diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-smart-search/gr-smart-search.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-smart-search/gr-smart-search.js
index 664d59f61b..cfdd52438b 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-smart-search/gr-smart-search.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-smart-search/gr-smart-search.js
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    _accountOrAnon(name) {
-      return this.getUserName(this._serverConfig, name, false);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Fetch from the API the predicted projects.
      *
@@ -154,11 +150,12 @@
 
     _mapAccountsHelper(accounts, predicate) {
       return accounts.map(account => {
+        const userName = this.getUserName(this._serverConfig, account, false);
         return {
           label: account.name || '',
           text: account.email ?
             `${predicate}:${account.email}` :
-            `${predicate}:"${this._accountOrAnon(account)}"`,
+            `${predicate}:"${userName}"`,
         };
       });
     }
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/gr-display-name-utils/gr-display-name-utils.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/gr-display-name-utils/gr-display-name-utils.js
index 6e503c73b0..f0d0e7fcd6 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/gr-display-name-utils/gr-display-name-utils.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/gr-display-name-utils/gr-display-name-utils.js
@@ -44,17 +44,13 @@
     }
 
     static getAccountDisplayName(config, account, enableEmail) {
-      const reviewerName = this._accountOrAnon(config, account, enableEmail);
+      const reviewerName = this.getUserName(config, account, !!enableEmail);
       const reviewerEmail = this._accountEmail(account.email);
       const reviewerStatus = account.status ? '(' + account.status + ')' : '';
       return [reviewerName, reviewerEmail, reviewerStatus]
           .filter(p => p.length > 0).join(' ');
     }
 
-    static _accountOrAnon(config, reviewer, enableEmail) {
-      return this.getUserName(config, reviewer, !!enableEmail);
-    }
-
     static _accountEmail(email) {
       if (typeof email !== 'undefined') {
         return '<' + email + '>';