diff --git a/app/lib/services/domain_ownership_service.rb b/app/lib/services/domain_ownership_service.rb
index 70e594e..1035e37 100644
--- a/app/lib/services/domain_ownership_service.rb
+++ b/app/lib/services/domain_ownership_service.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Services
   class DomainOwnershipService
     def authorize!(identity, cert_req)
       cert_req.fqdns.each do |fqdn|
-        domain = get_domain_name(fqdn)
+        domain = Domain.where(fqdn: fqdn).first
         raise AuthError unless domain.present? &&
                                (domain.owner == identity.subject ||
                                (domain.group_delegation &&
@@ -10,11 +10,5 @@ def authorize!(identity, cert_req)
       end
       nil
     end
-
-    private
-
-    def get_domain_name(fqdn)
-      Domain.where(fqdn: fqdn).first
-    end
   end
 end