diff --git a/helpers/publishHelpers.js b/helpers/publishHelpers.js
index d218c844..329f6787 100644
--- a/helpers/publishHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/publishHelpers.js
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ module.exports = {
       throw new Error('The claim name you provided is not allowed.  Only the following characters are allowed: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and "-"');
     }
   },
-  validateLicense (license) {
-    if ((license.indexOf('Public Domain') === -1) && (license.indexOf('Creative Commons') === -1)) {
-      throw new Error('Only posts with a "Public Domain" or "Creative Commons" license are eligible for publishing through spee.ch');
-    }
-  },
   cleanseChannelName (channelName) {
     if (!channelName) {
       return null;
@@ -84,15 +79,6 @@ module.exports = {
     }
     return channelName;
   },
-  cleanseUserName (userName) {
-    if (!userName) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    if (userName.indexOf('@') !== -1) {
-      userName = userName.substring(userName.indexOf('@'));
-    }
-    return userName;
-  },
   createPublishParams (filePath, name, title, description, license, nsfw, thumbnail, channelName) {
     logger.debug(`Creating Publish Parameters`);
     // provide defaults for title
diff --git a/routes/api-routes.js b/routes/api-routes.js
index 03f35454..95bf222b 100644
--- a/routes/api-routes.js
+++ b/routes/api-routes.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const multipartMiddleware = multipart({uploadDir: config.files.uploadDirectory})
 const db = require('../models');
 const { publish } = require('../controllers/publishController.js');
 const { getClaimList, resolveUri, getClaim } = require('../helpers/lbryApi.js');
-const { createPublishParams, validateApiPublishRequest, validatePublishSubmission, cleanseChannelName, cleanseUserName, checkClaimNameAvailability, checkChannelAvailability } = require('../helpers/publishHelpers.js');
+const { createPublishParams, validateApiPublishRequest, validatePublishSubmission, cleanseChannelName, checkClaimNameAvailability, checkChannelAvailability } = require('../helpers/publishHelpers.js');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
 const { authenticateOrSkip } = require('../auth/authentication.js');
 
@@ -234,44 +234,4 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
         errorHandlers.handleApiError(originalUrl, ip, error, res);
       });
   });
-  app.put('/api/password', ({ body, ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    let userName;
-    let { channelName, oldPassword, newPassword } = body;
-    // validate all necessary params were provided
-    if (!channelName || !oldPassword || !newPassword) {
-      res.status(400).json({success: false, message: 'provide channelName, oldPassword, and newPassword'});
-    }
-    // cleanse channel name
-    userName = cleanseUserName(channelName);
-    // validate password and respond
-    db
-      .User
-      .findOne({where: {userName: userName}})
-      .then(user => {
-        if (!user) {
-          return res.status(401).json({success: false, message: 'Incorrect username or password.'});
-        }
-        return user.comparePassword(oldPassword, (passwordErr, isMatch) => {
-          if (passwordErr) {
-            throw passwordErr;
-          }
-          if (!isMatch) {
-            return res.status(401).json({success: false, message: 'Incorrect username or password.'});
-          }
-          logger.debug('Password was a match, updating password');
-          return user
-            .changePassword(newPassword)
-            .then(() => {
-              logger.debug('Password successfully updated');
-              res.status(200).json({success: true, message: 'password successfully changed'});
-            })
-            .catch(error => {
-              throw error;
-            });
-        });
-      })
-      .catch(error => {
-        errorHandlers.handleApiError('password reset', originalUrl, ip, error, res);
-      });
-  });
 };