diff --git a/include/ircd/m/user/user.h b/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
index 105e19c3b..dfe950ef0 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/user/user.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	bool my(const user &);
 	bool exists(const id::user &);
 	bool exists(const user &);
+	bool active(const user &);
 	bool is_oper(const user &);
 
 	user create(const id::user &, const json::members &args = {});
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ struct ircd::m::user
 	bool is_password(const string_view &password) const;
 	event::id::buf password(const string_view &password);
 
-	bool is_active() const;
 	event::id::buf deactivate();
 	event::id::buf activate();
 
diff --git a/matrix/user.cc b/matrix/user.cc
index 20d53fa5c..0e4cd38fa 100644
--- a/matrix/user.cc
+++ b/matrix/user.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,26 @@ ircd::m::is_oper(const user &user)
 	return m::membership(control_room_id, user, "join");
 }
 
+bool
+ircd::m::active(const user &user)
+{
+	const m::user::room user_room
+	{
+		user.user_id
+	};
+
+	const m::event::idx &event_idx
+	{
+		user_room.get(std::nothrow, "ircd.account", "active")
+	};
+
+	return m::query(std::nothrow, event_idx, "content", []
+	(const json::object &content)
+	{
+		return content.get<bool>("value", false);
+	});
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::m::exists(const user &user)
 {
@@ -157,27 +177,6 @@ ircd::m::user::deactivate()
 	});
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::m::user::is_active()
-const
-{
-	const m::user::room user_room
-	{
-		user_id
-	};
-
-	const m::event::idx &event_idx
-	{
-		user_room.get(std::nothrow, "ircd.account", "active")
-	};
-
-	return m::query(std::nothrow, event_idx, "content", []
-	(const json::object &content)
-	{
-		return content.get<bool>("value", false);
-	});
-}
-
 ircd::m::event::id::buf
 ircd::m::user::password(const string_view &password)
 {
diff --git a/modules/client/login.cc b/modules/client/login.cc
index 96abe54e0..6e27e367e 100644
--- a/modules/client/login.cc
+++ b/modules/client/login.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ post__login_password(client &client,
 			"Access denied."
 		};
 
-	if(!user.is_active())
+	if(!active(user))
 		throw m::FORBIDDEN
 		{
 			"Access denied."
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 2cd067388..790d79d36 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -11173,7 +11173,7 @@ console_cmd__user__active(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	};
 
 	out << user.user_id << " is "
-	    << (user.is_active()? "active" : "inactive")
+	    << (active(user)? "active" : "inactive")
 	    << std::endl;
 
 	return true;
@@ -11195,7 +11195,7 @@ console_cmd__user__activate(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		param.at(0)
 	};
 
-	if(user.is_active())
+	if(active(user))
 	{
 		out << user.user_id << " is already active" << std::endl;
 		return true;
@@ -11226,7 +11226,7 @@ console_cmd__user__deactivate(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		param.at(0)
 	};
 
-	if(!user.is_active())
+	if(!active(user))
 	{
 		out << user.user_id << " is already inactive" << std::endl;
 		return true;