diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py b/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
index 5ffa962c..f6db4a92 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
@@ -221,17 +221,6 @@ def public_url(app, user_or_service=None):
         return public_host(app) + app.proxy.public_server.base_url
 
 
-def user_url(user, app):
-    """Return the full public URL for a given user.
-    
-    Args:
-        user: user object, as return by app.users['username']
-        app: MockHub instance
-    Returns:
-        url (str): The public URL for user.
-    """
-    return public_url(app, user)
-
 # single-user-server mocking:
 
 class MockSingleUserServer(SingleUserNotebookApp):
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
index e14b0662..5ccb1594 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .. import orm
 from ..user import User
 from ..utils import url_path_join as ujoin
 from . import mocking
-from .mocking import public_host, public_url, user_url
+from .mocking import public_host, public_url
 
 
 def check_db_locks(func):
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def test_spawn(app, io_loop):
     assert status is None
 
     assert user.server.base_url == ujoin(app.base_url, 'user/%s' % name)
-    url = user_url(user, app)
+    url = public_url(app, user)
     print(url)
     r = requests.get(url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
index 147e0a59..11e0c699 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from ..utils import url_path_join as ujoin
 from .. import orm
 
 import mock
-from .mocking import FormSpawner, public_url, public_host, user_url
+from .mocking import FormSpawner, public_url, public_host
 from .test_api import api_request
 
 def get_page(path, app, hub=True, **kw):
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_root_auth(app):
     cookies = app.login_user('river')
     r = requests.get(public_url(app), cookies=cookies)
     r.raise_for_status()
-    assert r.url == user_url(app.users['river'], app)
+    assert r.url == public_url(app, app.users['river'])
 
 def test_root_redirect(app):
     name = 'wash'
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_singleuser.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_singleuser.py
index fa82552c..155d7751 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_singleuser.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_singleuser.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from .mocking import TestSingleUserSpawner, user_url
+from .mocking import TestSingleUserSpawner, public_url
 from ..utils import url_path_join
 
 def test_singleuser_auth(app, io_loop):
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_singleuser_auth(app, io_loop):
     user = app.users['nandy']
     if not user.running:
         io_loop.run_sync(user.spawn)
-    url = user_url(user, app)
+    url = public_url(app, user)
     
     # no cookies, redirects to login page
     r = requests.get(url)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_disable_user_config(app, io_loop):
     io_loop.run_sync(user.spawn)
     io_loop.run_sync(lambda : app.proxy.add_user(user))
     
-    url = user_url(user, app)
+    url = public_url(app, user)
     
     # with cookies, login successful
     r = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies)