diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 3f3bfeb3..a6d96f77 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     ((!current_user.nil?) && ((current_user == user) || current_user.mod?)) ? true : false
   end
 
+  # @deprecated Use {User#profile_picture.url} instead.
   def gravatar_url(user)
     return user.profile_picture.url
     # return '/cage.png'
-    return '//www.gravatar.com/avatar' if user.nil?
-    return "//www.gravatar.com/avatar/#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(user)}" if user.is_a? String
-    "//www.gravatar.com/avatar/#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(user.email)}"
+    #return '//www.gravatar.com/avatar' if user.nil?
+    #return "//www.gravatar.com/avatar/#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(user)}" if user.is_a? String
+    #"//www.gravatar.com/avatar/#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(user.email)}"
   end
 
   def ios_web_app?