diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ede2918c..915d06db 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -66,28 +66,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     json['rtype'] = 'mapper'
     json
   end
-  
-  def recentMetacodes
-    array = []
-    self.topics.sort{|a,b| b.created_at <=> a.created_at }.each do |t|
-      if array.length < 5 and array.index(t.metacode_id) == nil
-        array.push(t.metacode_id)
-      end
-    end
-    array
-  end
-
-  def mostUsedMetacodes
-    self.topics.to_a.reduce({}) { |memo, topic| 
-      if memo[topic.metacode_id] == nil
-        memo[topic.metacode_id] = 1 
-      else 
-        memo[topic.metacode_id] = memo[topic.metacode_id] + 1
-      end
-      
-      memo
-    }.to_a.sort{ |a, b| b[1] <=> a[1] }.map{|i| i[0]}.slice(0, 5)
-  end
 
   def as_rdf(opts = {})
     base_url = opts[:base_url] || 'https://metamaps.cc'
diff --git a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
index 6e2a6db7..bd191cc5 100644
--- a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
   Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames.push("<%= metacode.name %>");
 <% end %> 
 Metamaps.Create.newTopic.metacode = <%= user_metacode().id %>
-<% current_user.recentMetacodes.each do |id| %>
+<% current_user.recent_metacodes.each do |id| %>
     Metamaps.Create.recentMetacodes.push(<%= id %>);
 <% end %>
-<% current_user.mostUsedMetacodes.each do |id| %>
+<% current_user.most_used_metacodes.each do |id| %>
     Metamaps.Create.mostUsedMetacodes.push(<%= id %>);
 <% end %>
 </script>