diff --git a/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/AccountInfo.java b/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/AccountInfo.java
index 8614be5fdf..e8f9fd591c 100644
--- a/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/AccountInfo.java
+++ b/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/AccountInfo.java
@@ -76,51 +76,4 @@ public class AccountInfo {
   public String getUsername() {
     return username;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Formats an account name.
-   * <p>
-   * If the account has a full name, it returns only the full name. Otherwise it
-   * returns a longer form that includes the email address.
-   */
-  public String getName(String anonymousCowardName) {
-    if (getFullName() != null) {
-      return getFullName();
-    }
-    if (getPreferredEmail() != null) {
-      return getPreferredEmail();
-    }
-    return getNameEmail(anonymousCowardName);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Formats an account as a name and an email address.
-   * <p>
-   * Example output:
-   * <ul>
-   * <li>{@code A U. Thor &lt;author@example.com&gt;}: full populated</li>
-   * <li>{@code A U. Thor (12)}: missing email address</li>
-   * <li>{@code Anonymous Coward &lt;author@example.com&gt;}: missing name</li>
-   * <li>{@code Anonymous Coward (12)}: missing name and email address</li>
-   * </ul>
-   */
-  public String getNameEmail(String anonymousCowardName) {
-    String name = getFullName();
-    if (name == null) {
-      name = anonymousCowardName;
-    }
-
-    final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
-    b.append(name);
-    if (getPreferredEmail() != null) {
-      b.append(" <");
-      b.append(getPreferredEmail());
-      b.append(">");
-    } else if (getId() != null) {
-      b.append(" (");
-      b.append(getId().get());
-      b.append(")");
-    }
-    return b.toString();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/client/Account.java b/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/client/Account.java
index 295239f905..2bb67023b6 100644
--- a/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/client/Account.java
+++ b/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/client/Account.java
@@ -243,6 +243,49 @@ public final class Account {
     preferredEmail = addr;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Formats an account name.
+   * <p>
+   * If the account has a full name, it returns only the full name. Otherwise it
+   * returns a longer form that includes the email address.
+   */
+  public String getName(String anonymousCowardName) {
+    if (fullName != null) {
+      return fullName;
+    }
+    if (preferredEmail != null) {
+      return preferredEmail;
+    }
+    return getNameEmail(anonymousCowardName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the name and email address.
+   * <p>
+   * Example output:
+   * <ul>
+   * <li>{@code A U. Thor &lt;author@example.com&gt;}: full populated</li>
+   * <li>{@code A U. Thor (12)}: missing email address</li>
+   * <li>{@code Anonymous Coward &lt;author@example.com&gt;}: missing name</li>
+   * <li>{@code Anonymous Coward (12)}: missing name and email address</li>
+   * </ul>
+   */
+  public String getNameEmail(String anonymousCowardName) {
+    String name = fullName != null ? fullName : anonymousCowardName;
+    StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+    b.append(name);
+    if (preferredEmail != null) {
+      b.append(" <");
+      b.append(preferredEmail);
+      b.append(">");
+    } else if (accountId != null) {
+      b.append(" (");
+      b.append(accountId.get());
+      b.append(")");
+    }
+    return b.toString();
+  }
+
   /** Get the date and time the user first registered. */
   public Timestamp getRegisteredOn() {
     return registeredOn;
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
index e9f37e96fd..2e93ce738b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.Nullable;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.AccountProjectWatch;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ public class IdentifiedUser extends CurrentUser {
   }
 
   public String getNameEmail() {
-    return new AccountInfo(getAccount()).getNameEmail(anonymousCowardName);
+    return getAccount().getNameEmail(anonymousCowardName);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeNoteUtil.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeNoteUtil.java
index 3199a47376..f6f7dd5e8b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeNoteUtil.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeNoteUtil.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package com.google.gerrit.server.notedb;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class ChangeNoteUtil {
   public static PersonIdent newIdent(Account author, Date when,
       PersonIdent serverIdent, String anonymousCowardName) {
     return new PersonIdent(
-        new AccountInfo(author).getName(anonymousCowardName),
+        author.getName(anonymousCowardName),
         author.getId().get() + "@" + GERRIT_PLACEHOLDER_HOST,
         when, serverIdent.getTimeZone());
   }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/CommentsInNotesUtil.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/CommentsInNotesUtil.java
index a35e7b9b85..b59386bbef 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/CommentsInNotesUtil.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/CommentsInNotesUtil.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.CommentRange;
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ public class CommentsInNotesUtil {
 
   private PersonIdent newIdent(Account author, Date when) {
     return new PersonIdent(
-        new AccountInfo(author).getName(anonymousCowardName),
+        author.getName(anonymousCowardName),
         author.getId().get() + "@" + GERRIT_PLACEHOLDER_HOST,
         when, serverIdent.getTimeZone());
   }