diff --git a/src/main/java/com/corbado/services/SessionService.java b/src/main/java/com/corbado/services/SessionService.java
index cfe0569..c765b85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/corbado/services/SessionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/corbado/services/SessionService.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void setIssuerMismatchError(final String issuer) {
    * @throws JwkException the jwk exception
    * @throws IncorrectClaimException the incorrect claim exception
    */
-  private SessionValidationResult getAndValidateUserFromShortSessionValue(final String sessionToken)
+  public SessionValidationResult validateToken(final String sessionToken)
       throws JWTVerificationException, JwkException, IncorrectClaimException {
 
     if (sessionToken == null || sessionToken.isEmpty()) {
@@ -163,19 +163,4 @@ private SessionValidationResult getAndValidateUserFromShortSessionValue(final St
       throw e;
     }
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Retrieves userID and full name if 'sessionToken' is valid.
-   *
-   * @param sessionToken the short session
-   * @return the and validate current user
-   * @throws IncorrectClaimException the incorrect claim exception
-   * @throws JWTVerificationException the JWT verification exception
-   * @throws JwkException the jwk exception
-   */
-  public SessionValidationResult getAndValidateCurrentUser(final String sessionToken)
-      throws IncorrectClaimException, JWTVerificationException, JwkException {
-
-    return getAndValidateUserFromShortSessionValue(sessionToken);
-  }
 }