diff --git a/lib/oneboxer.rb b/lib/oneboxer.rb
index def706b0ef2..cf8e9a7e512 100644
--- a/lib/oneboxer.rb
+++ b/lib/oneboxer.rb
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ module Oneboxer
       preview_result = Onebox.preview(uri.to_s, onebox_options)
       result = {
         onebox: WordWatcher.censor(preview_result.to_s),
-        preview: WordWatcher.censor(preview_result&.placeholder_html.to_s)
+        preview: WordWatcher.censor(preview_result.placeholder_html.to_s)
       }
 
       # NOTE: Call preview_result.errors after calling placeholder_html
diff --git a/lib/twitter_api.rb b/lib/twitter_api.rb
index 8bcc182f55d..9d5e626fb2f 100644
--- a/lib/twitter_api.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter_api.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 # lightweight Twitter api calls
 class TwitterApi
-
   class << self
     include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
 
+    BASE_URL = 'https://api.twitter.com'
+
     def prettify_tweet(tweet)
       text = tweet["full_text"].dup
       if (entities = tweet["entities"]) && (urls = entities["urls"])
@@ -74,20 +75,11 @@ class TwitterApi
       number_to_human(count, format: '%n%u', precision: 2, units: { thousand: 'K', million: 'M', billion: 'B' })
     end
 
-    def user_timeline(screen_name)
-      JSON.parse(twitter_get(user_timeline_uri_for screen_name))
-    end
-
     def tweet_for(id)
-      JSON.parse(twitter_get(tweet_uri_for id))
+      JSON.parse(twitter_get(tweet_uri_for(id)))
     end
-
     alias_method :status, :tweet_for
 
-    def raw_tweet_for(id)
-      twitter_get(tweet_uri_for id)
-    end
-
     def twitter_credentials_missing?
       consumer_key.blank? || consumer_secret.blank?
     end
@@ -110,18 +102,10 @@ class TwitterApi
       end.strip
     end
 
-    def user_timeline_uri_for(screen_name)
-      URI.parse "#{BASE_URL}/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json?screen_name=#{screen_name}&count=50&include_rts=false&exclude_replies=true"
-    end
-
     def tweet_uri_for(id)
       URI.parse "#{BASE_URL}/1.1/statuses/show.json?id=#{id}&tweet_mode=extended"
     end
 
-    unless defined? BASE_URL
-      BASE_URL = 'https://api.twitter.com'
-    end
-
     def twitter_get(uri)
       request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
       request.add_field 'Authorization', "Bearer #{bearer_token}"
@@ -172,6 +156,5 @@ class TwitterApi
     def consumer_secret
       SiteSetting.twitter_consumer_secret
     end
-
   end
 end