diff --git a/models/access.go b/models/access.go
index 500bcc1e19094..7af88e1b4a1e7 100644
--- a/models/access.go
+++ b/models/access.go
@@ -105,66 +105,6 @@ func accessLevel(e db.Engine, user *User, repo *Repository) (AccessMode, error)
 	return a.Mode, nil
 }
 
-type repoAccess struct {
-	Access     `xorm:"extends"`
-	Repository `xorm:"extends"`
-}
-
-func (repoAccess) TableName() string {
-	return "access"
-}
-
-// GetRepositoryAccesses finds all repositories with their access mode where a user has access but does not own.
-func (user *User) GetRepositoryAccesses() (map[*Repository]AccessMode, error) {
-	rows, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
-		Join("INNER", "repository", "repository.id = access.repo_id").
-		Where("access.user_id = ?", user.ID).
-		And("repository.owner_id <> ?", user.ID).
-		Rows(new(repoAccess))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-
-	repos := make(map[*Repository]AccessMode, 10)
-	ownerCache := make(map[int64]*User, 10)
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var repo repoAccess
-		err = rows.Scan(&repo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		var ok bool
-		if repo.Owner, ok = ownerCache[repo.OwnerID]; !ok {
-			if err = repo.GetOwner(); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			ownerCache[repo.OwnerID] = repo.Owner
-		}
-
-		repos[&repo.Repository] = repo.Access.Mode
-	}
-	return repos, nil
-}
-
-// GetAccessibleRepositories finds repositories which the user has access but does not own.
-// If limit is smaller than 1 means returns all found results.
-func (user *User) GetAccessibleRepositories(limit int) (repos []*Repository, _ error) {
-	sess := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
-		Where("owner_id !=? ", user.ID).
-		Desc("updated_unix")
-	if limit > 0 {
-		sess.Limit(limit)
-		repos = make([]*Repository, 0, limit)
-	} else {
-		repos = make([]*Repository, 0, 10)
-	}
-	return repos, sess.
-		Join("INNER", "access", "access.user_id = ? AND access.repo_id = repository.id", user.ID).
-		Find(&repos)
-}
-
 func maxAccessMode(modes ...AccessMode) AccessMode {
 	max := AccessModeNone
 	for _, mode := range modes {
diff --git a/models/access_test.go b/models/access_test.go
index 942ca4af42864..81e36ed2e0242 100644
--- a/models/access_test.go
+++ b/models/access_test.go
@@ -90,39 +90,6 @@ func TestHasAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestUser_GetRepositoryAccesses(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	user1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 1}).(*User)
-	accesses, err := user1.GetRepositoryAccesses()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, accesses, 0)
-
-	user29 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 29}).(*User)
-	accesses, err = user29.GetRepositoryAccesses()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, accesses, 2)
-}
-
-func TestUser_GetAccessibleRepositories(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	user1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 1}).(*User)
-	repos, err := user1.GetAccessibleRepositories(0)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, repos, 0)
-
-	user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 2}).(*User)
-	repos, err = user2.GetAccessibleRepositories(0)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, repos, 4)
-
-	user29 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 29}).(*User)
-	repos, err = user29.GetAccessibleRepositories(0)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, repos, 2)
-}
-
 func TestRepository_RecalculateAccesses(t *testing.T) {
 	// test with organization repo
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
diff --git a/models/star.go b/models/star.go
index baf724d7e08f7..c0b15be21a0ad 100644
--- a/models/star.go
+++ b/models/star.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func isStaring(e db.Engine, userID, repoID int64) bool {
 }
 
 // GetStargazers returns the users that starred the repo.
-func (repo *Repository) GetStargazers(opts db.ListOptions) ([]*User, error) {
+func GetStargazers(repo *Repository, opts db.ListOptions) ([]*User, error) {
 	sess := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Where("star.repo_id = ?", repo.ID).
 		Join("LEFT", "star", "`user`.id = star.uid")
 	if opts.Page > 0 {
@@ -87,48 +87,3 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetStargazers(opts db.ListOptions) ([]*User, error) {
 	users := make([]*User, 0, 8)
 	return users, sess.Find(&users)
 }
-
-// GetStarredRepos returns the repos the user starred.
-func (u *User) GetStarredRepos(private bool, page, pageSize int, orderBy string) (repos RepositoryList, err error) {
-	if len(orderBy) == 0 {
-		orderBy = "updated_unix DESC"
-	}
-	sess := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
-		Join("INNER", "star", "star.repo_id = repository.id").
-		Where("star.uid = ?", u.ID).
-		OrderBy(orderBy)
-
-	if !private {
-		sess = sess.And("is_private = ?", false)
-	}
-
-	if page <= 0 {
-		page = 1
-	}
-	sess.Limit(pageSize, (page-1)*pageSize)
-
-	repos = make([]*Repository, 0, pageSize)
-
-	if err = sess.Find(&repos); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err = repos.loadAttributes(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext)); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-// GetStarredRepoCount returns the numbers of repo the user starred.
-func (u *User) GetStarredRepoCount(private bool) (int64, error) {
-	sess := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
-		Join("INNER", "star", "star.repo_id = repository.id").
-		Where("star.uid = ?", u.ID)
-
-	if !private {
-		sess = sess.And("is_private = ?", false)
-	}
-
-	return sess.Count(&Repository{})
-}
diff --git a/models/star_test.go b/models/star_test.go
index f9a7ddb0f2af4..eef1a0c5fb9f8 100644
--- a/models/star_test.go
+++ b/models/star_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestRepository_GetStargazers(t *testing.T) {
 	// repo with stargazers
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Repository{ID: 4}).(*Repository)
-	gazers, err := repo.GetStargazers(db.ListOptions{Page: 0})
+	gazers, err := GetStargazers(repo, db.ListOptions{Page: 0})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	if assert.Len(t, gazers, 1) {
 		assert.Equal(t, int64(2), gazers[0].ID)
@@ -47,53 +47,7 @@ func TestRepository_GetStargazers2(t *testing.T) {
 	// repo with stargazers
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Repository{ID: 3}).(*Repository)
-	gazers, err := repo.GetStargazers(db.ListOptions{Page: 0})
+	gazers, err := GetStargazers(repo, db.ListOptions{Page: 0})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, gazers, 0)
 }
-
-func TestUser_GetStarredRepos(t *testing.T) {
-	// user who has starred repos
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 2}).(*User)
-	starred, err := user.GetStarredRepos(false, 1, 10, "")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	if assert.Len(t, starred, 1) {
-		assert.Equal(t, int64(4), starred[0].ID)
-	}
-
-	starred, err = user.GetStarredRepos(true, 1, 10, "")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	if assert.Len(t, starred, 2) {
-		assert.Equal(t, int64(2), starred[0].ID)
-		assert.Equal(t, int64(4), starred[1].ID)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUser_GetStarredRepos2(t *testing.T) {
-	// user who has no starred repos
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 1}).(*User)
-	starred, err := user.GetStarredRepos(false, 1, 10, "")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, starred, 0)
-
-	starred, err = user.GetStarredRepos(true, 1, 10, "")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, starred, 0)
-}
-
-func TestUserGetStarredRepoCount(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &User{ID: 2}).(*User)
-	counts, err := user.GetStarredRepoCount(false)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), counts)
-
-	counts, err = user.GetStarredRepoCount(true)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), counts)
-}
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index c32bebf3b79ab..4126606e2405f 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ func (u *User) SetLastLogin() {
 	u.LastLoginUnix = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
 }
 
-// UpdateDiffViewStyle updates the users diff view style
-func (u *User) UpdateDiffViewStyle(style string) error {
+// UpdateUserDiffViewStyle updates the users diff view style
+func UpdateUserDiffViewStyle(u *User, style string) error {
 	u.DiffViewStyle = style
 	return UpdateUserCols(db.DefaultContext, u, "diff_view_style")
 }
 
-// UpdateTheme updates a users' theme irrespective of the site wide theme
-func (u *User) UpdateTheme(themeName string) error {
+// UpdateUserTheme updates a users' theme irrespective of the site wide theme
+func UpdateUserTheme(u *User, themeName string) error {
 	u.Theme = themeName
 	return UpdateUserCols(db.DefaultContext, u, "theme")
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/star.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/star.go
index 5fa42c3244e42..b8a54a6bdaf44 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/star.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/star.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package repo
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/convert"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func ListStargazers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/UserList"
 
-	stargazers, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetStargazers(utils.GetListOptions(ctx))
+	stargazers, err := models.GetStargazers(ctx.Repo.Repository, utils.GetListOptions(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetStargazers", err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go b/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
index a5d478dd73b3f..0dc6e1cb7204e 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/middlewares.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package repo
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	admin_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/admin"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func SetDiffViewStyle(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	ctx.Data["IsSplitStyle"] = style == "split"
-	if err := ctx.User.UpdateDiffViewStyle(style); err != nil {
+	if err := models.UpdateUserDiffViewStyle(ctx.User, style); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("ErrUpdateDiffViewStyle", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index 72726f0545f02..1293882cc5f16 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -928,7 +928,9 @@ func Stars(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.stargazers")
 	ctx.Data["CardsTitle"] = ctx.Tr("repo.stargazers")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsStargazers"] = true
-	RenderUserCards(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.NumStars, ctx.Repo.Repository.GetStargazers, tplWatchers)
+	RenderUserCards(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.NumStars, func(opts db.ListOptions) ([]*models.User, error) {
+		return models.GetStargazers(ctx.Repo.Repository, opts)
+	}, tplWatchers)
 }
 
 // Forks render repository's forked users
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go b/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
index e0277e1256d3e..1e515f2fd3119 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func UpdateUIThemePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := ctx.User.UpdateTheme(form.Theme); err != nil {
+	if err := models.UpdateUserTheme(ctx.User, form.Theme); err != nil {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("settings.theme_update_error"))
 		ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/user/settings/appearance")
 		return