diff --git a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
index b23cdd14..f97385b3 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ class SelfAPIHandler(APIHandler):
             user = self.get_current_user_oauth_token()
         if user is None:
             raise web.HTTPError(403)
-        user_ = self.user_model(user)
-        user_['auth_state'] = await user.get_auth_state()
-        self.write(json.dumps(user_))
+        self.write(json.dumps(self.user_model(user)))
 
 
 class UserListAPIHandler(APIHandler):
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
index c984f0cb..fca69685 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import jupyterhub
 from .. import orm
 from ..user import User
 from ..utils import url_path_join as ujoin
-from ..utils import maybe_future
 from . import mocking
 from .mocking import public_host, public_url
 from .utils import async_requests