diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 86ae7f70..4dfc0a02 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ const fetchAllFollowing = ({username, credentials}) => {
     .then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
-const fetchMentions = ({username, sinceId = 0, credentials}) => {
-  let url = `${MENTIONS_URL}?since_id=${sinceId}&screen_name=${username}`
-  return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
-    .then((data) => data.json())
-}
-
 const fetchConversation = ({id, credentials}) => {
   let url = `${CONVERSATION_URL}/${id}.json?count=100`
   return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
@@ -193,7 +187,6 @@ const apiService = {
   fetchTimeline,
   fetchConversation,
   fetchStatus,
-  fetchMentions,
   fetchFriends,
   followUser,
   unfollowUser,
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index d379e602..bc68d02c 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     return apiService.fetchConversation({id, credentials})
   }
 
-  const fetchMentions = ({sinceId, username}) => {
-    return apiService.fetchMentions({sinceId, username, credentials})
-  }
-
   const fetchFriends = () => {
     return apiService.fetchFriends({credentials})
   }
@@ -43,7 +39,6 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
   const backendInteractorServiceInstance = {
     fetchStatus,
     fetchConversation,
-    fetchMentions,
     fetchFriends,
     followUser,
     unfollowUser,