diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/util.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/util.js
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--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/util.js
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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-const common = require('./common');
-
-function getData(...props) {
-    return function (req, res, next) {
-        if (!req.body) {
-            res.writeHead(400);
-            return res.end();
-        }
-
-        const data = props.concat('origin').reduce((data, prop) => {
-            if (!data) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            let propObj = typeof prop === 'string' ? {
-                name: prop,
-                required: true
-            } : prop;
-
-            const value = req.body[propObj.name];
-            if (propObj.required && !value) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            return Object.assign(data, {
-                [propObj.name]: value
-            });
-        }, {});
-
-        if (!data) {
-            res.writeHead(400);
-            return res.end(`Expected {${props.join(', ')}}`);
-        }
-        req.data = data || {};
-        next();
-    };
-}
-
-function handleError(status, res) {
-    return function (err) {
-        common.logging.error(err);
-        res.writeHead(status);
-        res.end();
-    };
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-    getData,
-    handleError
-};