diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/UserSettings.js b/src/controllers/organisms/UserSettings.js
index 60d643c22b..d7bb8d391a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/UserSettings.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     getInitialState: function() {
         return {
-            displayName: null,
             avatarUrl: null,
             threePids: [],
             clientVersion: version,
@@ -34,16 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
         };
     },
 
-    changeDisplayname: function(new_displayname) {
-        if (this.state.displayName == new_displayname) return;
-
-        var self = this;
-        return MatrixClientPeg.get().setDisplayName(new_displayname).then(
-            function() { self.setState({displayName: new_displayname}); },
-            function(err) { console.err(err); }
-        );
-    },
-
     componentWillMount: function() {
         var self = this;
         var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
@@ -54,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
         q.all([profile_d, threepid_d]).then(
             function(resps) {
                 self.setState({
-                    displayName: resps[0].displayname,
                     avatarUrl: resps[0].avatar_url,
                     threepids: resps[1].threepids,
                     phase: self.Phases.Display,