diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
index b638dcdff5..f02cd8eaae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
             // Initialize base provider class
             base.Initialize(name, config);
 
-            _applicationName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(config["applicationName"]) ? SecurityHelper.GetDefaultAppName() : config["applicationName"];
+            _applicationName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(config["applicationName"]) ? GetDefaultAppName() : config["applicationName"];
 
-            _enablePasswordRetrieval = SecurityHelper.GetBooleanValue(config, "enablePasswordRetrieval", false);
-            _enablePasswordReset = SecurityHelper.GetBooleanValue(config, "enablePasswordReset", false);
-            _requiresQuestionAndAnswer = SecurityHelper.GetBooleanValue(config, "requiresQuestionAndAnswer", false);
-            _requiresUniqueEmail = SecurityHelper.GetBooleanValue(config, "requiresUniqueEmail", true);
-            _maxInvalidPasswordAttempts = SecurityHelper.GetIntValue(config, "maxInvalidPasswordAttempts", 5, false, 0);
-            _passwordAttemptWindow = SecurityHelper.GetIntValue(config, "passwordAttemptWindow", 10, false, 0);
-            _minRequiredPasswordLength = SecurityHelper.GetIntValue(config, "minRequiredPasswordLength", 7, true, 0x80);
-            _minRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters = SecurityHelper.GetIntValue(config, "minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters", 1, true, 0x80);
+            _enablePasswordRetrieval = GetBooleanValue(config, "enablePasswordRetrieval", false);
+            _enablePasswordReset = GetBooleanValue(config, "enablePasswordReset", false);
+            _requiresQuestionAndAnswer = GetBooleanValue(config, "requiresQuestionAndAnswer", false);
+            _requiresUniqueEmail = GetBooleanValue(config, "requiresUniqueEmail", true);
+            _maxInvalidPasswordAttempts = GetIntValue(config, "maxInvalidPasswordAttempts", 5, false, 0);
+            _passwordAttemptWindow = GetIntValue(config, "passwordAttemptWindow", 10, false, 0);
+            _minRequiredPasswordLength = GetIntValue(config, "minRequiredPasswordLength", 7, true, 0x80);
+            _minRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters = GetIntValue(config, "minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters", 1, true, 0x80);
             _passwordStrengthRegularExpression = config["passwordStrengthRegularExpression"];
 
             // make sure password format is Hashed by default.
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/SecurityHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/SecurityHelper.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ca22aa9901..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/SecurityHelper.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
-using System.Configuration.Provider;
-using System.Web.Hosting;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.Security
-{
-    internal class SecurityHelper
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the boolean value.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="config">The config.</param>
-        /// <param name="valueName">Name of the value.</param>
-        /// <param name="defaultValue">if set to <c>true</c> [default value].</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static bool GetBooleanValue(NameValueCollection config, string valueName, bool defaultValue)
-        {
-            bool flag;
-            var str = config[valueName];
-            if (str == null)
-                return defaultValue;
-            
-            if (bool.TryParse(str, out flag) == false)
-            {
-                throw new ProviderException("Value must be boolean.");
-            }
-            return flag;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the int value.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="config">The config.</param>
-        /// <param name="valueName">Name of the value.</param>
-        /// <param name="defaultValue">The default value.</param>
-        /// <param name="zeroAllowed">if set to <c>true</c> [zero allowed].</param>
-        /// <param name="maxValueAllowed">The max value allowed.</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static int GetIntValue(NameValueCollection config, string valueName, int defaultValue, bool zeroAllowed, int maxValueAllowed)
-        {
-            int num;
-            var s = config[valueName];
-            if (s == null)
-            {
-                return defaultValue;
-            }
-            if (int.TryParse(s, out num) == false)
-            {
-                if (zeroAllowed)
-                {
-                    throw new ProviderException("Value must be non negative integer");
-                }
-                throw new ProviderException("Value must be positive integer");
-            }
-            if (zeroAllowed && (num < 0))
-            {
-                throw new ProviderException("Value must be non negativeinteger");
-            }
-            if (zeroAllowed == false && (num <= 0))
-            {
-                throw new ProviderException("Value must be positive integer");
-            }
-            if ((maxValueAllowed > 0) && (num > maxValueAllowed))
-            {
-                throw new ProviderException("Value too big");
-            }
-            return num;
-        }
-
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the name of the default app.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static string GetDefaultAppName()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var applicationVirtualPath = HostingEnvironment.ApplicationVirtualPath;
-                return string.IsNullOrEmpty(applicationVirtualPath) ? "/" : applicationVirtualPath;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return "/";
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index a87f2fa449..ed3c6a1822 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Controllers\ProfileController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\LoginStatusController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\MediaController.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Security\SecurityHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\ContentSortOrder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\RegisterController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ProfileModel.cs" />