diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 6928cc579..64b7fc8ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -430,34 +430,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     render json: to_render
   end
 
-  # [LEGACY] avatars in quotes/oneboxes might still be pointing to this route
-  # fixing it requires a rebake of all the posts
-  def avatar
-    user = User.find_by(username_lower: params[:username].downcase)
-    if user.present?
-      size = determine_avatar_size(params[:size])
-      url = user.avatar_template.gsub("{size}", size.to_s)
-      expires_in 1.day
-      redirect_to url
-    else
-      raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    end
-  end
-
-  def determine_avatar_size(size)
-    size = size.to_i
-    size = 64 if size == 0
-    size = 10 if size < 10
-    size = 128 if size > 128
-    size
-  end
-
-  # LEGACY: used by the API
-  def upload_avatar
-    params[:image_type] = "avatar"
-    upload_user_image
-  end
-
   def upload_user_image
     params.require(:image_type)
     user = fetch_user_from_params
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 271d7d636..4c716ed72 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -244,15 +244,12 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
   put "users/:username/preferences/badge_title" => "users#badge_title", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   get "users/:username/preferences/username" => "users#preferences", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   put "users/:username/preferences/username" => "users#username", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
-  get "users/:username/avatar(/:size)" => "users#avatar", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT} # LEGACY ROUTE
-  post "users/:username/preferences/avatar" => "users#upload_avatar", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT} # LEGACY ROUTE
   post "users/:username/preferences/user_image" => "users#upload_user_image", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   delete "users/:username/preferences/user_image" => "users#destroy_user_image", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   put "users/:username/preferences/avatar/pick" => "users#pick_avatar", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   get "users/:username/preferences/card-badge" => "users#card_badge", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   put "users/:username/preferences/card-badge" => "users#update_card_badge", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
 
-
   get "users/:username/invited" => "users#invited", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   post "users/action/send_activation_email" => "users#send_activation_email"
   get "users/:username/activity" => "users#show", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index d5f203e61..f682ab631 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ describe UsersController do
             upload = Fabricate(:upload)
             Upload.expects(:create_for).returns(upload)
             # enqueues the user_image generator job
-            xhr :post, :upload_avatar, username: user.username, file: user_image_url, image_type: "avatar"
+            xhr :post, :upload_user_image, username: user.username, file: user_image_url, image_type: "avatar"
             json = JSON.parse(response.body)
             json['url'].should == "/uploads/default/1/1234567890123456.png"
             json['width'].should == 100