diff --git a/src/Settings/DatabaseSettingsRepository.php b/src/Settings/DatabaseSettingsRepository.php
index d0700a8e5..a74d68c37 100644
--- a/src/Settings/DatabaseSettingsRepository.php
+++ b/src/Settings/DatabaseSettingsRepository.php
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ class DatabaseSettingsRepository implements SettingsRepositoryInterface
         $query->$method(compact('key', 'value'));
     }
 
-    public function delete($keyLike)
+    public function delete($key)
     {
-        $this->database->table('settings')->where('key', 'like', $keyLike)->delete();
+        $this->database->table('settings')->where('key', $key)->delete();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/User/UserRepository.php b/src/User/UserRepository.php
index f294a63ac..45611d0dd 100644
--- a/src/User/UserRepository.php
+++ b/src/User/UserRepository.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class UserRepository
      */
     public function getIdForUsername($username, User $actor = null)
     {
-        $query = User::where('username', 'like', $username);
+        $query = User::where('username', $username);
 
         return $this->scopeVisibleTo($query, $actor)->value('id');
     }