diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
index 3ee708c40..40a96b869 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ class ApiUsersController < ApiController
   respond_to :json
 
   def index
-    # don't return users that aren't yet confirmed
-    @users = User.where('email_confirmed=TRUE').paginate(page: params[:page])
+    @users = User.paginate(page: params[:page])
     respond_with @users, responder: ApiResponder, :status => 200
   end
 
   def show
-    # don't return users that aren't yet confirmed
-    @user = User.where('email_confirmed=TRUE').find(params[:id])
+    @user = User.find(params[:id])
     respond_with @user, responder: ApiResponder, :status => 200
   end