diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
index 519f1cd1..3a137269 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/user-limits.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-var step = require('step');
-
 /**
  *
  * @param metadataBackend
@@ -43,41 +41,39 @@ UserLimitsBackend.prototype.getRenderLimits = function (username, apiKey, callba
 UserLimitsBackend.prototype.getTimeoutRenderLimit = function (username, apiKey, callback) {
     var self = this;
 
-    step(
-        function isAuthorized() {
-            var next = this;
+    function isAuthorized() {
+        var next = this;
 
-            if (!apiKey) {
-                return next(null, false);
-            }
-
-            self.metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(username, function (err, userApiKey) {
-                if (err) {
-                    return next(err);
-                }
-
-                return next(null, userApiKey === apiKey);
-            });
-        },
-        function getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(err, authorized) {
-            var next = this;
+        if (!apiKey) {
+            return next(null, false);
+        }
 
+        self.metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(username, function (err, userApiKey) {
             if (err) {
                 return next(err);
             }
 
-            self.metadataBackend.getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(username, function (err, timeoutRenderLimit) {
-                if (err) {
-                    return next(err);
-                }
+            return next(null, userApiKey === apiKey);
+        });
+    },
+    function getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(err, authorized) {
+        var next = this;
 
-                next(null, {
-                    render: authorized ? timeoutRenderLimit.render : timeoutRenderLimit.renderPublic
-                });
+        if (err) {
+            return next(err);
+        }
+
+        self.metadataBackend.getUserTimeoutRenderLimits(username, function (err, timeoutRenderLimit) {
+            if (err) {
+                return next(err);
+            }
+
+            next(null, {
+                render: authorized ? timeoutRenderLimit.render : timeoutRenderLimit.renderPublic
             });
-        },
-        callback
-    );
+        });
+    },
+    callback
 };
 
 UserLimitsBackend.prototype.preprareRateLimit = function () {