diff --git a/packages/server/modules/auth/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/auth/index.ts
index bb4203e97..b55c42f23 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/auth/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/auth/index.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import {
   getUserByEmail,
   findOrCreateUser,
   validatePasssword,
-  createUser,
-  getUserById
+  createUser
 } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import {
   validateServerInviteFactory,
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import localStrategyBuilderFactory from '@/modules/auth/strategies/local'
 import oidcStrategyBuilderFactory from '@/modules/auth/strategies/oidc'
 import { getRateLimitResult } from '@/modules/core/services/ratelimiter'
 import { passportAuthenticateHandlerBuilderFactory } from '@/modules/auth/services/passportService'
+import { legacyGetUserFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
 
 const initializeDefaultApps = initializeDefaultAppsFactory({
   getAllScopes: getAllScopesFactory({ db }),
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const commonBuilderDeps = {
   validateServerInvite,
   finalizeInvitedServerRegistration,
   resolveAuthRedirectPath,
-  getUserById,
   passportAuthenticateHandlerBuilder: passportAuthenticateHandlerBuilderFactory()
 }
 const setupStrategies = setupStrategiesFactory({
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ const setupStrategies = setupStrategiesFactory({
   }),
   oidcStrategyBuilder: oidcStrategyBuilderFactory({ ...commonBuilderDeps }),
   createAuthorizationCode: createAuthorizationCodeFactory({ db }),
-  getUserById
+  getUser: legacyGetUserFactory({ db })
 })
 
 let authStrategies: AuthStrategyMetadata[]
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/auth/middleware.ts b/packages/server/modules/auth/middleware.ts
index f75a13e99..e89e7b554 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/auth/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/auth/middleware.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
 import { getSessionSecret } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper'
 import { isString, noop } from 'lodash'
 import { CreateAuthorizationCode } from '@/modules/auth/domain/operations'
-import { getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import { mixpanel } from '@/modules/shared/utils/mixpanel'
 import {
   addToMailchimpAudience,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/auth/services/mailchimp'
 import { authLogger, logger } from '@/logging/logging'
 import { ensureError } from '@speckle/shared'
+import { LegacyGetUser } from '@/modules/core/domain/users/operations'
 
 export const sessionMiddlewareFactory = (): RequestHandler => {
   const RedisStore = ConnectRedis(ExpressSession)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const moveAuthParamsToSessionMiddlewareFactory =
 export const finalizeAuthMiddlewareFactory =
   (deps: {
     createAuthorizationCode: CreateAuthorizationCode
-    getUserById: typeof getUserById
+    getUser: LegacyGetUser
   }): RequestHandler =>
   async (req, res) => {
     try {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const finalizeAuthMiddlewareFactory =
 
         if (getMailchimpStatus()) {
           try {
-            const user = await deps.getUserById({ userId: req.user.id })
+            const user = await deps.getUser(req.user.id)
             if (!user)
               throw new Error(
                 'Could not register user for mailchimp lists - no db user record found.'
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/auth/strategies.ts b/packages/server/modules/auth/strategies.ts
index 28d837394..4d9282d9b 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/auth/strategies.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/auth/strategies.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import passport from 'passport'
-import { getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import type { Express } from 'express'
 import {
   AuthStrategyBuilder,
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   moveAuthParamsToSessionMiddlewareFactory,
   sessionMiddlewareFactory
 } from '@/modules/auth/middleware'
+import { LegacyGetUser } from '@/modules/core/domain/users/operations'
 
 const setupStrategiesFactory =
   (deps: {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const setupStrategiesFactory =
     localStrategyBuilder: AuthStrategyBuilder
     oidcStrategyBuilder: AuthStrategyBuilder
     createAuthorizationCode: CreateAuthorizationCode
-    getUserById: typeof getUserById
+    getUser: LegacyGetUser
   }) =>
   async (app: Express) => {
     passport.serializeUser((user, done) => done(null, user))
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/automate/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/automate/index.ts
index 001ed2158..461c07420 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/automate/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/automate/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
 import { setupRunFinishedTrackingFactory } from '@/modules/automate/services/tracking'
 import authGithubAppRest from '@/modules/automate/rest/authGithubApp'
 import { getFeatureFlags } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper'
-import { getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import { TokenScopeData } from '@/modules/shared/domain/rolesAndScopes/types'
 import db from '@/db/knex'
 import { AutomationsEmitter } from '@/modules/automate/events/automations'
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import { AutomateRunsEmitter } from '@/modules/automate/events/runs'
 import { createAppToken } from '@/modules/core/services/tokens'
 import { getBranchLatestCommitsFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 import { getCommitFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
+import { legacyGetUserFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
 
 const { FF_AUTOMATE_MODULE_ENABLED } = getFeatureFlags()
 let quitListeners: Optional<() => void> = undefined
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const initializeEventListeners = () => {
     })
   const setupRunFinishedTrackingInvoke = setupRunFinishedTrackingFactory({
     getFullAutomationRevisionMetadata,
-    getUserById,
+    getUser: legacyGetUserFactory({ db }),
     getCommit: getCommitFactory({ db }),
     getFullAutomationRunById: getFullAutomationRunByIdFactory({ db }),
     automateRunsEventListener: AutomateRunsEmitter.listen
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/automate/services/tracking.ts b/packages/server/modules/automate/services/tracking.ts
index 385b5dd5e..d2eadbe79 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/automate/services/tracking.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/automate/services/tracking.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/automate/helpers/types'
 import { InsertableAutomationRun } from '@/modules/automate/repositories/automations'
 import { GetCommit } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
-import { getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
+import { LegacyGetUser } from '@/modules/core/domain/users/operations'
 import { mixpanel } from '@/modules/shared/utils/mixpanel'
 import { throwUncoveredError } from '@speckle/shared'
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export type AutomateTrackingDeps = {
   getFullAutomationRevisionMetadata: GetFullAutomationRevisionMetadata
   getFullAutomationRunById: GetFullAutomationRunById
   getCommit: GetCommit
-  getUserById: typeof getUserById
+  getUser: LegacyGetUser
 }
 
 const onAutomationRunStatusUpdatedFactory =
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const getUserEmailFromAutomationRunFactory =
         if (!version) throw new Error("Version doesn't exist any more")
         const userId = version.author
         if (userId) {
-          const user = await deps.getUserById({ userId })
+          const user = await deps.getUser(userId)
           if (user) userEmail = user.email
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branches.js b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branches.js
index 0c26f422d..4710d40a3 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branches.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branches.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const {
   getPaginatedStreamBranches
 } = require('@/modules/core/services/branch/retrieval')
 
-const { getUserById } = require('../../services/users')
 const { Roles } = require('@speckle/shared')
 const {
   getBranchByIdFactory,
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ const {
   markBranchStreamUpdatedFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
 const { ModelsEmitter } = require('@/modules/core/events/modelsEmitter')
+const { legacyGetUserFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/users')
 
 // subscription events
 const BRANCH_CREATED = BranchPubsubEvents.BranchCreated
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const deleteBranchAndNotify = deleteBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   addBranchDeletedActivity,
   deleteBranchById: deleteBranchByIdFactory({ db })
 })
+const getUser = legacyGetUserFactory({ db })
 
 /** @type {import('@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql').Resolvers} */
 module.exports = {
@@ -94,8 +95,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   Branch: {
     async author(parent, args, context) {
-      if (parent.authorId && context.auth)
-        return await getUserById({ userId: parent.authorId })
+      if (parent.authorId && context.auth) return await getUser(parent.authorId)
       else return null
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js b/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
index 4eb50a9cc..bb45c56af 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ const Users = () => UsersSchema.knex()
 const Acl = () => ServerAclSchema.knex()
 
 const { LIMITED_USER_FIELDS } = require('@/modules/core/helpers/userHelper')
-const {
-  getUserByEmail,
-  getUserFactory,
-  legacyGetUserFactory
-} = require('@/modules/core/repositories/users')
+const { getUserByEmail, getUserFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/users')
 const { UsersEmitter, UsersEvents } = require('@/modules/core/events/usersEmitter')
 const { pick, omit } = require('lodash')
 const { dbLogger } = require('@/logging/logging')
@@ -194,14 +190,6 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use getUser instead
-   */
-  async getUserById({ userId }) {
-    const getUser = legacyGetUserFactory({ db })
-    return await getUser(userId)
-  },
-
   // TODO: this should be moved to repository
   async getUserByEmail({ email }) {
     const user = await Users()
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/integration/createUser.spec.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/integration/createUser.spec.ts
index d170dba7c..4343325ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/integration/createUser.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/integration/createUser.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
-import { createUser, getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
+import { createUser } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import { beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha'
 import { beforeEachContext } from '@/test/hooks'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('Users @core-users', () => {
       password: createRandomPassword()
     })
 
-    const user = await getUserById({ userId })
+    const user = await getUser(userId)
     expect(user).to.be.ok
     expect(user!.email.toLowerCase()).to.eq(email.toLowerCase())
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
index 941d2a58f..bead17f6e 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ const {
   updateUser,
   deleteUser,
   validatePasssword,
-  updateUserPassword,
-  getUserById
+  updateUserPassword
 } = require('../services/users')
 const {
   createPersonalAccessToken,
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ describe('Actors & Tokens @user-services', () => {
       const { id } = await findOrCreateUser({ user: newUser })
       ballmerUserId = id
       expect(id).to.be.a('string')
-      const user = await getUserById({ userId: id })
+      const user = await getUser(id)
       expect(user.verified).to.equal(true)
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/rest/sso.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/rest/sso.ts
index 5c0e5d695..3288a9d76 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/rest/sso.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/rest/sso.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ import {
   sessionMiddlewareFactory
 } from '@/modules/auth/middleware'
 import { createAuthorizationCodeFactory } from '@/modules/auth/repositories/apps'
-import { getUserById } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
+import { legacyGetUserFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
 
 const router = Router()
 
 const sessionMiddleware = sessionMiddlewareFactory()
 const finalizeAuthMiddleware = finalizeAuthMiddlewareFactory({
   createAuthorizationCode: createAuthorizationCodeFactory({ db }),
-  getUserById
+  getUser: legacyGetUserFactory({ db })
 })
 
 const buildAuthRedirectUrl = (workspaceSlug: string): URL =>