diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreApi.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreApi.java
index fac92b31..25f98c34 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreApi.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreApi.java
@@ -561,10 +561,6 @@ public class CoreApi {
         return coreTradesService.getTrades();
     }
 
-    public String getTradeRole(String tradeId) {
-        return coreTradesService.getTradeRole(tradeId);
-    }
-
     public List<ChatMessage> getChatMessages(String tradeId) {
         return coreTradesService.getChatMessages(tradeId);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/model/TradeInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/model/TradeInfo.java
index f53d3ee9..fa94fd27 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/model/TradeInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/model/TradeInfo.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import haveno.common.Payload;
 import haveno.core.api.model.builder.TradeInfoV1Builder;
 import haveno.core.trade.Contract;
 import haveno.core.trade.Trade;
+import haveno.core.trade.TradeUtil;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
 
@@ -142,10 +143,7 @@ public class TradeInfo implements Payload {
     }
 
     public static TradeInfo toTradeInfo(Trade trade) {
-        return toTradeInfo(trade, null);
-    }
-
-    public static TradeInfo toTradeInfo(Trade trade, String role) {
+        String role = TradeUtil.getRole(trade);
         ContractInfo contractInfo;
         if (trade.getContract() != null) {
             Contract contract = trade.getContract();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/TradeUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/TradeUtil.java
index 1b55a6b2..bfebca48 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/TradeUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/TradeUtil.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class TradeUtil {
      * @param trade Trade
      * @return String describing a trader's role for a given trade
      */
-    public String getRole(Trade trade) {
+    public static String getRole(Trade trade) {
         Offer offer = trade.getOffer();
         if (offer == null)
             throw new IllegalStateException(format("could not get role because no offer was found for trade '%s'",
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class TradeUtil {
      * @param currencyCode String
      * @return String describing a trader's role
      */
-    public String getRole(boolean isBuyerMakerAndSellerTaker, boolean isMaker, String currencyCode) {
+    private static String getRole(boolean isBuyerMakerAndSellerTaker, boolean isMaker, String currencyCode) {
         if (isTraditionalCurrency(currencyCode)) {
             String baseCurrencyCode = Res.getBaseCurrencyCode();
             if (isBuyerMakerAndSellerTaker)
diff --git a/daemon/src/main/java/haveno/daemon/grpc/GrpcTradesService.java b/daemon/src/main/java/haveno/daemon/grpc/GrpcTradesService.java
index e521a7ee..123078b2 100644
--- a/daemon/src/main/java/haveno/daemon/grpc/GrpcTradesService.java
+++ b/daemon/src/main/java/haveno/daemon/grpc/GrpcTradesService.java
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ class GrpcTradesService extends TradesImplBase {
                          StreamObserver<GetTradeReply> responseObserver) {
         try {
             Trade trade = coreApi.getTrade(req.getTradeId());
-            String role = coreApi.getTradeRole(req.getTradeId());
             var reply = GetTradeReply.newBuilder()
-                    .setTrade(toTradeInfo(trade, role).toProtoMessage())
+                    .setTrade(toTradeInfo(trade).toProtoMessage())
                     .build();
             responseObserver.onNext(reply);
             responseObserver.onCompleted();