diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
index 85f967eca7829cfbef74d8a788b0de4192b1245e..10f2940c2ba5e45fe701e56249e94bb30bca425c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
@@ -399,10 +399,6 @@ public class Account extends AbstractEntity {
 		return this.avatar;
 	}
 
-	public int getReadableStatusId() {
-		return this.getStatus().getReadableId();
-	}
-
 	public void activateGracePeriod() {
 		this.mEndGracePeriod = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
 			+ (Config.CARBON_GRACE_PERIOD * 1000);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
index 82be4eed0fb540bb5e1897400616e9c4920fdf39..dc818599446a2ff8eacece4551051b6074b8753c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@ public class EditAccountActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnAccountUpdate
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (this.mAccount.errorStatus()) {
-				this.mAccountJid.setError(getString(this.mAccount
-						.getReadableStatusId()));
+				this.mAccountJid.setError(getString(this.mAccount.getStatus().getReadableId()));
 				this.mAccountJid.requestFocus();
 			}
 			this.mStats.setVisibility(View.GONE);