diff --git a/src/api/public.js b/src/api/public.js
index 0acd95a18..f2fc4e071 100644
--- a/src/api/public.js
+++ b/src/api/public.js
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ import {
 import { RegistrationError, StatusCodeError } from 'src/services/errors/errors'
 
 const SUGGESTIONS_URL = '/api/v1/suggestions'
-/* eslint-env browser */
 const MASTODON_LOGIN_URL = '/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials'
 const MASTODON_REGISTRATION_URL = '/api/v1/accounts'
+const MASTODON_PASSWORD_RESET_URL = ({ email }) =>
+  `/auth/password${paramsString({ email })}`
+
 const MASTODON_USER_FAVORITES_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/v1/favourites'
 const MASTODON_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_URL = '/api/v1/notifications'
 const MASTODON_FOLLOWING_URL = (
@@ -313,6 +315,13 @@ export const verifyCredentials = ({ credentials }) =>
     credentials,
   }).then(({ data, ...rest }) => ({ ...rest, data: parseUser(data) }))
 
+export const resetPassword = ({ instance, email }) => {
+  return promisedRequest({
+    url: MASTODON_PASSWORD_RESET_URL({ email }),
+    method: 'POST',
+  })
+}
+
 export const suggestions = ({ credentials }) =>
   promisedRequest({
     url: SUGGESTIONS_URL,
diff --git a/src/services/new_api/password_reset.js b/src/services/new_api/password_reset.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 65342c04b..000000000
--- a/src/services/new_api/password_reset.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import { reduce } from 'lodash'
-
-const MASTODON_PASSWORD_RESET_URL = '/auth/password'
-
-const resetPassword = ({ instance, email }) => {
-  const params = { email }
-  const query = reduce(
-    params,
-    (acc, v, k) => {
-      const encoded = `${k}=${encodeURIComponent(v)}`
-      return `${acc}&${encoded}`
-    },
-    '',
-  )
-  const url = `${instance}${MASTODON_PASSWORD_RESET_URL}?${query}`
-
-  return window.fetch(url, {
-    method: 'POST',
-  })
-}
-
-export default resetPassword