diff --git a/src/buddy.cpp b/src/buddy.cpp
index 07d1a76cd38aae9aec3531ce63131253e37cfef9..eb5388f51bee6bfb2e0edac848710208501c7c13 100644
--- a/src/buddy.cpp
+++ b/src/buddy.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ Buddy::~Buddy() {
 // 	m_rosterManager->unsetBuddy(this);
 }
 
+void Buddy::sendPresence() {
+	Swift::Presence::ref presence = generatePresenceStanza(255);
+	if (presence) {
+		m_rosterManager->getUser()->getComponent()->getStanzaChannel()->sendPresence(presence);
+	}
+}
+
 void Buddy::generateJID() {
 	m_jid = Swift::JID();
 	m_jid = Swift::JID(getSafeName(), m_rosterManager->getUser()->getComponent()->getJID().toString(), "bot");
@@ -150,13 +157,6 @@ std::string Buddy::getSafeName() {
 	return name;
 }
 
-void Buddy::handleBuddyChanged() {
-	Swift::Presence::ref presence = generatePresenceStanza(255);
-	if (presence) {
-		m_rosterManager->getUser()->getComponent()->getStanzaChannel()->sendPresence(presence);
-	}
-}
-
 void Buddy::handleVCardReceived(const std::string &id, Swift::VCard::ref vcard) {
 	boost::shared_ptr<Swift::GenericRequest<Swift::VCard> > request(new Swift::GenericRequest<Swift::VCard>(Swift::IQ::Result, m_rosterManager->getUser()->getJID(), vcard, m_rosterManager->getUser()->getComponent()->getIQRouter()));
 	request->send();