diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
index 424f227fae..7a66b5892a 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
@@ -152,13 +152,17 @@ QtObject:
     read = getContactToAddPubKey
     notify = contactToAddChanged
 
-  proc isAdded*(self: ContactsView, id: string): bool {.slot.} =
-    if id == "": return false
-    self.status.contacts.isAdded(id)
+  proc isAdded*(self: ContactsView, pubkey: string): bool {.slot.} =
+    for contact in self.addedContacts.contacts:
+      if contact.id == pubkey:
+        return true
+    return false
 
-  proc contactRequestReceived*(self: ContactsView, id: string): bool {.slot.} =
-    if id == "": return false
-    self.status.contacts.contactRequestReceived(id)
+  proc contactRequestReceived*(self: ContactsView, pubkey: string): bool {.slot.} =
+    for contact in self.contactRequests.contacts:
+      if contact.id == pubkey:
+        return true
+    return false
 
   proc lookupContact*(self: ContactsView, value: string) {.slot.} =
     if value == "":
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
index 70daa7c77f..b81717456d 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ proc removePeer*(peer: string) =
 proc markTrustedPeer*(peer: string) =
   discard callPrivateRPC("markTrustedPeer".prefix(false), %* [peer])
 
-proc getContactByID*(id: string): string =
-  result = callPrivateRPC("getContactByID".prefix, %* [id])
-
 proc getBlockByNumber*(blockNumber: string): string =
   result = callPrivateRPC("eth_getBlockByNumber", %* [blockNumber, false])