diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 7ccfc6c46..3e2486b0a 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ from person import removeAccount
 from person import canRemovePost
 from person import personSnooze
 from person import personUnsnooze
-from posts import getPersonKey
 from posts import isModerator
 from posts import mutePost
 from posts import unmutePost
@@ -590,33 +589,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.send_header('ETag', etag)
         self.end_headers()
 
-    def _set_headers_with_sig(self, fileFormat: str, length: int,
-                              baseDir: str, path: str,
-                              domain: str, domainFull: str, port: int,
-                              httpPrefix: str,
-                              callingDomain: str, debug: bool,
-                              jsonStr: str) -> None:
-        self._set_headers_base(fileFormat, length, None, callingDomain)
-        nickname = path.split('/users/')[1]
-        if '/' in nickname:
-            nickname = nickname.split('/')[0]
-        privateKeyPem = \
-            getPersonKey(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'private', debug)
-        if len(privateKeyPem) > 0:
-            boxPath = '/inbox'
-            signatureHeaderJson = \
-                createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem, nickname,
-                                   domain, port,
-                                   callingDomain, port,
-                                   boxPath,
-                                   httpPrefix, True, jsonStr)
-            print('@ detected signatureHeaderJson: ' + str(signatureHeaderJson))
-            for headerName, headerItem in signatureHeaderJson.items():
-                self.send_header(headerName, headerItem)
-            self.send_header('User-Agent', 'Epicyon/' + __version__ +
-                             '; +' + httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/')
-        self.end_headers()
-
     def _set_headers_etag(self, mediaFilename: str, fileFormat: str,
                           data, cookie: str, callingDomain: str) -> None:
         datalen = len(data)
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 65299a2be..6c22f1ca5 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ def noOfFollowersOnDomain(baseDir: str, handle: str,
     return ctr
 
 
-def getPersonKey(nickname: str, domain: str, baseDir: str, keyType='public',
-                 debug=False):
+def _getPersonKey(nickname: str, domain: str, baseDir: str, keyType='public',
+                  debug=False):
     """Returns the public or private key of a person
     """
     handle = nickname + '@' + domain
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ def sendPost(projectVersion: str,
                         None, None, None, None, None)
 
     # get the senders private key
-    privateKeyPem = getPersonKey(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'private')
+    privateKeyPem = _getPersonKey(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'private')
     if len(privateKeyPem) == 0:
         return 6
 
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ def sendSignedJson(postJsonObject: {}, session, baseDir: str,
     # sharedInbox is optional
 
     # get the senders private key
-    privateKeyPem = getPersonKey(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'private', debug)
+    privateKeyPem = _getPersonKey(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'private', debug)
     if len(privateKeyPem) == 0:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: Private key not found for ' +