diff --git a/src/DI.php b/src/DI.php
index e64c5cef2d..562532f5c1 100644
--- a/src/DI.php
+++ b/src/DI.php
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@ abstract class DI
 		return self::$dice->create(Profile\ProfileField\Depository\ProfileField::class);
 	}
 
+	public static function profileFieldFactory(): Profile\ProfileField\Factory\ProfileField
+	{
+		return self::$dice->create(Profile\ProfileField\Factory\ProfileField::class);
+	}
+
 	public static function notification(): Navigation\Notifications\Depository\Notification
 	{
 		return self::$dice->create(Navigation\Notifications\Depository\Notification::class);
diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
index 1ab3e32fc2..28fe695ba3 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseSettings;
@@ -100,16 +101,13 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 			$homepage = 'http://' . $homepage;
 		}
 
-		$profileFields = DI::profileFieldNew()->selectByUserId(local_user());
-
-		$profileFields = DI::profileField()->updateCollectionFromForm(
+		$profileFieldsNew = self::getProfileFieldsFromInput(
 			local_user(),
-			$profileFields,
 			$_REQUEST['profile_field'],
 			$_REQUEST['profile_field_order']
 		);
 
-		DI::profileField()->saveCollection($profileFields);
+		DI::profileFieldNew()->saveCollectionForUser(local_user(), $profileFieldsNew);
 
 		$result = Profile::update(
 			[
@@ -265,6 +263,53 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 		return $o;
 	}
 
+	private static function getProfileFieldsFromInput(int $uid, array $profileFieldInputs, array $profileFieldOrder): ProfileFields
+	{
+		$profileFields = new ProfileFields();
+
+		// Returns an associative array of id => order values
+		$profileFieldOrder = array_flip($profileFieldOrder);
+
+		// Creation of the new field
+		if (!empty($profileFieldInputs['new']['label'])) {
+			$permissionSet = DI::permissionSet()->selectOrCreate(DI::permissionSetFactory()->createFromString(
+				$uid,
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['contact_allow'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['group_allow'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['contact_deny'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['group_deny'] ?? ''
+			));
+
+			$profileFields->append(DI::profileFieldFactory()->createFromString(
+				$uid,
+				$profileFieldOrder['new'],
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['label'],
+				$profileFieldInputs['new']['value'],
+				$permissionSet
+			));
+		}
+
+		foreach ($profileFieldInputs as $id => $profileFieldInput) {
+			$permissionSet = DI::permissionSet()->selectOrCreate(DI::permissionSetFactory()->createFromString(
+				$uid,
+				$profileFieldInput['contact_allow'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInput['group_allow'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInput['contact_deny'] ?? '',
+				$profileFieldInput['group_deny'] ?? ''
+			));
+
+			$profileFields->append(DI::profileFieldFactory()->createFromString(
+				$uid,
+				$profileFieldOrder[$id],
+				$profileFieldInput['label'],
+				$profileFieldInput['value'],
+				$permissionSet
+			));
+		}
+
+		return $profileFields;
+	}
+
 	private static function cleanKeywords($keywords)
 	{
 		$keywords = str_replace(',', ' ', $keywords);
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Collection/ProfileFields.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Collection/ProfileFields.php
index b235ad2ecd..b954e3ba37 100644
--- a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Collection/ProfileFields.php
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Collection/ProfileFields.php
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@
 namespace Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection;
 
 use Friendica\BaseCollection;
+use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity;
 
 class ProfileFields extends BaseCollection
 {
+	public function current(): Entity\ProfileField
+	{
+		return parent::current();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param callable $callback
 	 * @return ProfileFields
 	 */
-	public function map(callable $callback)
+	public function map(callable $callback): self
 	{
 		return parent::map($callback);
 	}
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ class ProfileFields extends BaseCollection
 	 * @param int           $flag
 	 * @return ProfileFields
 	 */
-	public function filter(callable $callback = null, int $flag = 0)
+	public function filter(callable $callback = null, int $flag = 0): self
 	{
 		return parent::filter($callback, $flag);
 	}
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
index 9ec2d4fb45..8ae74fefa1 100644
--- a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Depository;
 use Friendica\BaseDepository;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception\ProfileFieldNotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception\ProfileFieldPersistenceException;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Factory;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection;
@@ -25,23 +27,57 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseDepository
 	{
 		parent::__construct($database, $logger, $factory);
 
-		$this->permissionSetDepository = $this->permissionSetDepository;
+		$this->permissionSetDepository = permissionSetDepository;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param array $condition
 	 * @param array $params
 	 * @return Entity\ProfileField
-	 * @throws NotFoundException
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldNotFoundException
 	 */
 	private function selectOne(array $condition, array $params = []): Entity\ProfileField
 	{
-		return parent::_selectOne($condition, $params);
+		try {
+			return parent::_selectOne($condition, $params);
+		} catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldNotFoundException($exception->getMessage());
+		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param array $condition
+	 * @param array $params
+	 *
+	 * @return Collection\ProfileFields
+	 *
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldPersistenceException In case of underlying persistence exceptions
+	 */
 	private function select(array $condition, array $params = []): Collection\ProfileFields
 	{
-		return new Collection\ProfileFields(parent::_select($condition, $params)->getArrayCopy());
+		try {
+			return new Collection\ProfileFields(parent::_select($condition, $params)->getArrayCopy());
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldPersistenceException('Cannot select ProfileFields', $exception);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a given ProfileField into a DB compatible row array
+	 *
+	 * @param Entity\ProfileField $profileField
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function convertToTableRow(Entity\ProfileField $profileField): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'label'   => $profileField->label,
+			'value'   => $profileField->value,
+			'order'   => $profileField->order,
+			'created' => $profileField->created,
+			'edited'  => $profileField->edited,
+		];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -50,26 +86,36 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseDepository
 	 * @param int $uid the user id
 	 *
 	 * @return Collection\ProfileFields
+	 *
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldPersistenceException In case of underlying persistence exceptions
 	 */
 	public function selectPublicFieldsByUserId(int $uid): Collection\ProfileFields
 	{
-		return $this->select([
-			'uid'  => $uid,
-			'psid' => PermissionSetDepository::PUBLIC,
-		]);
+		try {
+			return $this->select([
+				'uid'  => $uid,
+				'psid' => PermissionSetDepository::PUBLIC,
+			]);
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot select public ProfileField for user "%d"', $uid), $exception);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param int $uid Field owner user Id
 	 *
-	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldPersistenceException In case of underlying persistence exceptions
 	 */
 	public function selectByUserId(int $uid): Collection\ProfileFields
 	{
-		return $this->select(
-			['uid' => $uid],
-			['order' => ['order']]
-		);
+		try {
+			return $this->select(
+				['uid' => $uid],
+				['order' => ['order']]
+			);
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot select ProfileField for user "%d"', $uid), $exception);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,4 +140,103 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseDepository
 			['order' => ['order']]
 		);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int $id
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\ProfileField
+	 *
+	 * @ProfileFieldNotFoundException In case there is no ProfileField found
+	 */
+	public function selectOnyById(int $id): Entity\ProfileField
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->selectOne(['id' => $id]);
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldNotFoundException(sprintf('Cannot find Profile "%s"', $id), $exception);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delets a whole collection of ProfileFields
+	 *
+	 * @param Collection\ProfileFields $profileFields
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldPersistenceException in case the persistence layer cannot delete the ProfileFields
+	 */
+	public function deleteCollection(Collection\ProfileFields $profileFields): bool
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->db->delete(self::$table_name, ['id' => $profileFields->column('id')]);
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldPersistenceException('Cannot delete ProfileFields', $exception);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param Entity\ProfileField $profileField
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\ProfileField
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldPersistenceException in case the persistence layer cannot save the ProfileField
+	 */
+	public function save(Entity\ProfileField $profileField): Entity\ProfileField
+	{
+		$fields = $this->convertToTableRow($profileField);
+
+		try {
+			if ($profileField->id) {
+				$this->db->update(self::$table_name, $fields, ['id' => $profileField]);
+			} else {
+				$this->db->insert(self::$table_name, $fields);
+
+				$profileField = $this->selectOnyById($this->db->lastInsertId());
+			}
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new ProfileFieldPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot save ProfileField with id "%d" and label "%s"', $profileField->id, $profileField->label), $exception);
+		}
+
+		return $profileField;
+	}
+
+	public function saveCollectionForUser(int $uid, Collection\ProfileFields $profileFields): Collection\ProfileFields
+	{
+		$savedProfileFields = new Collection\ProfileFields();
+
+		$profileFieldsOld = $this->selectByUserId($uid);
+
+		// Prunes profile field whose label has been emptied
+		$labels                 = $profileFields->column('label');
+		$prunedProfileFieldsOld = $profileFieldsOld->filter(function (Entity\ProfileField $profileFieldOld) use ($labels) {
+			return array_search($profileFieldOld->label, $labels) === false;
+		});
+		$this->deleteCollection($prunedProfileFieldsOld);
+
+		// Update the order based on the new Profile Field Collection
+		$order                 = 0;
+		$labelProfileFieldsOld = $profileFieldsOld->column('id', 'label');
+
+		foreach ($profileFields as $profileField) {
+			// Update existing field (preserve
+			if (array_key_exists($profileField->label, $labelProfileFieldsOld)) {
+				$profileFieldOldId = $labelProfileFieldsOld[$profileField->label];
+				/** @var Entity\ProfileField $foundProfileFieldOld */
+				$foundProfileFieldOld = $profileFieldsOld[$profileFieldOldId];
+				$foundProfileFieldOld->update(
+					$profileField->value,
+					$order,
+					$profileField->permissionSet
+				);
+
+				$savedProfileFields->append($this->save($foundProfileFieldOld));
+			} else {
+				$profileField->setOrder($order);
+				$savedProfileFields->append($this->save($profileField));
+			}
+
+			$order++;
+		}
+
+		return $savedProfileFields;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Entity/ProfileField.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Entity/ProfileField.php
index ad122344f1..deab955d3c 100644
--- a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Entity/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Entity/ProfileField.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 namespace Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity;
 
 use Friendica\BaseEntity;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception\ProfileFieldNotFoundException;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception\UnexpectedPermissionSetException;
 use Friendica\Security\PermissionSet\Depository\PermissionSet as PermissionSetDepository;
 use Friendica\Security\PermissionSet\Entity\PermissionSet;
@@ -65,9 +68,10 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseEntity
 	/** @var \DateTime */
 	protected $edited;
 
-	public function __construct(PermissionSetDepository $permissionSetDepository, int $uid, int $order, int $permissionSetId, string $label, string $value, \DateTime $created, \DateTime $edited, int $id = null)
+	public function __construct(PermissionSetDepository $permissionSetDepository, int $uid, int $order, int $permissionSetId, string $label, string $value, \DateTime $created, \DateTime $edited, int $id = null, PermissionSet $permissionSet = null)
 	{
 		$this->permissionSetDepository = $permissionSetDepository;
+		$this->permissionSet           = $permissionSet;
 
 		$this->uid     = $uid;
 		$this->order   = $order;
@@ -79,26 +83,65 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseEntity
 		$this->id      = $id;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws ProfileFieldNotFoundException
+	 * @throws UnexpectedPermissionSetException
+	 */
 	public function __get($name)
 	{
 		switch ($name) {
 			case 'permissionSet':
 				if (empty($this->permissionSet)) {
-					$permissionSet = $this->permissionSetDepository->selectOneById($this->psid, $this->uid);
-					if ($permissionSet->uid !== $this->uid) {
-						throw new UnexpectedPermissionSetException(sprintf('PermissionSet %d (user-id: %d) for ProfileField %d (user-id: %d) is invalid.', $permissionSet->id, $permissionSet->uid, $this->id, $this->uid));
-					}
+					try {
+						$permissionSet = $this->permissionSetDepository->selectOneById($this->psid, $this->uid);
+						if ($permissionSet->uid !== $this->uid) {
+							throw new UnexpectedPermissionSetException(sprintf('PermissionSet %d (user-id: %d) for ProfileField %d (user-id: %d) is invalid.', $permissionSet->id, $permissionSet->uid, $this->id, $this->uid));
+						}
 
-					$this->permissionSet = $permissionSet;
+						$this->permissionSet = $permissionSet;
+					} catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
+						throw new UnexpectedPermissionSetException(sprintf('No PermissionSet found for ProfileField %d (user-id: %d).', $this->id, $this->uid));
+					}
 				}
 
 				$return = $this->permissionSet;
 				break;
 			default:
-				$return = parent::__get($name);
+				try {
+					$return = parent::__get($name);
+				} catch (InternalServerErrorException $exception) {
+					throw new ProfileFieldNotFoundException($exception->getMessage());
+				}
 				break;
 		}
 
 		return $return;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Updates a ProfileField
+	 *
+	 * @param string        $value         The current or changed value
+	 * @param int           $order         The current or changed order
+	 * @param PermissionSet $permissionSet The current or changed PermissionSet
+	 */
+	public function update(string $value, int $order, PermissionSet $permissionSet)
+	{
+		$this->value         = $value;
+		$this->order         = $order;
+		$this->permissionSet = $permissionSet;
+		$this->psid          = $permissionSet->id;
+		$this->edited        = new \DateTime('now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the order of the ProfileField
+	 *
+	 * @param int $order
+	 */
+	public function setOrder(int $order)
+	{
+		$this->order  = $order;
+		$this->edited = new \DateTime('now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldNotFoundException.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldNotFoundException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b204d9e545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldNotFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception;
+
+use OutOfBoundsException;
+use Throwable;
+
+class ProfileFieldNotFoundException extends OutOfBoundsException
+{
+	public function __construct($message = "", Throwable $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($message, 404, $previous);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldPersistenceException.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldPersistenceException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef4f76e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Exception/ProfileFieldPersistenceException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Exception;
+
+use Throwable;
+
+class ProfileFieldPersistenceException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+	public function __construct($message = "", Throwable $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($message, 500, $previous);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Factory/ProfileField.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Factory/ProfileField.php
index ad0ebd6051..77de7908a6 100644
--- a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Factory/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Factory/ProfileField.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Friendica\BaseFactory;
 use Friendica\Security\PermissionSet\Depository\PermissionSet as PermissionSetDepository;
 use Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity;
 use Friendica\Capabilities\ICanCreateFromTableRow;
+use Friendica\Security\PermissionSet\Entity\PermissionSet;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class ProfileField extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
 	/**
 	 * @inheritDoc
 	 */
-	public function createFromTableRow(array $row): Entity\ProfileField
+	public function createFromTableRow(array $row, PermissionSet $permissionSet = null): Entity\ProfileField
 	{
 		return new Entity\ProfileField(
 			$this->permissionSetDepository,
@@ -32,8 +33,26 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
 			$row['psid'],
 			$row['label'],
 			$row['value'],
-			new \DateTime($row['created'], new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
-			new \DateTime($row['edited'] ?? 'now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC'))
+			new \DateTime($row['created'] ?? 'now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
+			new \DateTime($row['edited'] ?? 'now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
+			$row['id'],
+			$permissionSet
 		);
 	}
+
+	public function createFromString(
+		int $uid,
+		int $order,
+		string $label,
+		string $value,
+		PermissionSet $permissionSet
+	): Entity\ProfileField {
+		return $this->createFromTableRow([
+			'uid'   => $uid,
+			'order' => $order,
+			'psid'  => $permissionSet->id,
+			'label' => $label,
+			'value' => $value,
+		], $permissionSet);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Repository/ProfileField.php b/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
index c7fe74ea1a..3bb4a0b44b 100644
--- a/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Repository;
 
-use Friendica\BaseModel;
 use Friendica\BaseRepository;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
@@ -55,56 +54,6 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseRepository
 		$this->l10n                 = $l10n;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param array $data
-	 *
-	 * @return \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField
-	 */
-	protected function create(array $data)
-	{
-		return new Model\ProfileField($this->dba, $this->logger, $this->permissionSet, $data);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array $condition
-	 *
-	 * @return \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException
-	 */
-	public function selectFirst(array $condition)
-	{
-		return parent::selectFirst($condition);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array $condition
-	 * @param array $params
-	 *
-	 * @return \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function select(array $condition = [], array $params = [])
-	{
-		return parent::select($condition, $params);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array    $condition
-	 * @param array    $params
-	 * @param int|null $min_id
-	 * @param int|null $max_id
-	 * @param int      $limit
-	 *
-	 * @return \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function selectByBoundaries(array $condition = [], array $params = [], int $min_id = null, int $max_id = null, int $limit = self::LIMIT)
-	{
-		return parent::selectByBoundaries($condition, $params, $min_id, $max_id, $limit);
-	}
-
-
-
 	/**
 	 * @param array $fields
 	 *
@@ -119,102 +68,6 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseRepository
 		return parent::insert($fields);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField $model
-	 *
-	 * @return bool
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function update(BaseModel $model)
-	{
-		$model->edited = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
-
-		return parent::update($model);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param int                                                      $uid                User Id
-	 * @param \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields $profileFields      Collection of existing profile fields
-	 * @param array                                                    $profileFieldInputs Array of profile field form inputs indexed by profile field id
-	 * @param array                                                    $profileFieldOrder  List of profile field id in order
-	 *
-	 * @return \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function updateCollectionFromForm(int $uid, \Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Collection\ProfileFields $profileFields, array $profileFieldInputs, array $profileFieldOrder)
-	{
-		// Returns an associative array of id => order values
-		$profileFieldOrder = array_flip($profileFieldOrder);
-
-		// Creation of the new field
-		if (!empty($profileFieldInputs['new']['label'])) {
-			$psid = $this->permissionSet->selectOrCreate($this->permissionSetFactory->createFromString(
-				$uid,
-				$profileFieldInputs['new']['contact_allow'] ?? '',
-				$profileFieldInputs['new']['group_allow'] ?? '',
-				$profileFieldInputs['new']['contact_deny'] ?? '',
-				$profileFieldInputs['new']['group_deny'] ?? ''
-			))->id;
-
-			$newProfileField = $this->insert([
-				'uid'   => $uid,
-				'label' => $profileFieldInputs['new']['label'],
-				'value' => $profileFieldInputs['new']['value'],
-				'psid'  => $psid,
-				'order' => $profileFieldOrder['new'],
-			]);
-
-			$profileFieldInputs[$newProfileField->id] = $profileFieldInputs['new'];
-			$profileFieldOrder[$newProfileField->id]  = $profileFieldOrder['new'];
-
-			$profileFields[] = $newProfileField;
-		}
-
-		unset($profileFieldInputs['new']);
-		unset($profileFieldOrder['new']);
-
-		// Prunes profile field whose label has been emptied
-		$profileFields = $profileFields->filter(function (\Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField $profileField) use (&$profileFieldInputs, &$profileFieldOrder) {
-			$keepModel = !isset($profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]) || !empty($profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['label']);
-
-			if (!$keepModel) {
-				unset($profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]);
-				unset($profileFieldOrder[$profileField->id]);
-				$this->delete($profileField);
-			}
-
-			return $keepModel;
-		});
-
-		// Regenerates the order values if items were deleted
-		$profileFieldOrder = array_flip(array_keys($profileFieldOrder));
-
-		// Update existing profile fields from form values
-		$profileFields = $profileFields->map(function (\Friendica\Profile\ProfileField\Entity\ProfileField $profileField) use ($uid, &$profileFieldInputs, &$profileFieldOrder) {
-			if (isset($profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]) && isset($profileFieldOrder[$profileField->id])) {
-				$psid = $this->permissionSet->selectOrCreate($this->permissionSetFactory->createFromString(
-					$uid,
-					$profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['contact_allow'] ?? '',
-					$profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['group_allow'] ?? '',
-					$profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['contact_deny'] ?? '',
-					$profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['group_deny'] ?? ''
-				))->id;
-
-				$profileField->permissionSetId = $psid;
-				$profileField->label           = $profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['label'];
-				$profileField->value = $profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]['value'];
-				$profileField->order = $profileFieldOrder[$profileField->id];
-
-				unset($profileFieldInputs[$profileField->id]);
-				unset($profileFieldOrder[$profileField->id]);
-			}
-
-			return $profileField;
-		});
-
-		return $profileFields;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Migrates a legacy profile to the new slimmer profile with extra custom fields.
 	 * Multi profiles are converted to ACl-protected custom fields and deleted.