diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonDuplicateController.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonDuplicateController.php
index 182a90d5a..e91732269 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonDuplicateController.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonDuplicateController.php
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\PersonNotDuplicate;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Form\PersonConfimDuplicateType;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Form\PersonFindManuallyDuplicateType;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Privacy\PrivacyEvent;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonNotDuplicateRepository;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonRepository;
-use Chill\PersonBundle\Search\SimilarPersonMatcher;
 use Chill\TaskBundle\Entity\SingleTask;
 use http\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class PersonDuplicateController extends Controller
     private $personRepository;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Chill\PersonBundle\Search\SimilarPersonMatcher
+     * @var PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface
      */
-    private $similarPersonMatcher;
+    private $personACLAwareRepository;
 
     /**
      * @var \Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class PersonDuplicateController extends Controller
     private $translator;
 
     public function __construct(
-        SimilarPersonMatcher $similarPersonMatcher,
+        PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface $personACLAwareRepository,
         TranslatorInterface $translator,
         PersonRepository $personRepository,
         PersonMove $personMove,
         EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher
     ) {
-        $this->similarPersonMatcher = $similarPersonMatcher;
+        $this->personACLAwareRepository = $personACLAwareRepository;
         $this->translator = $translator;
         $this->personRepository = $personRepository;
         $this->personMove = $personMove;
@@ -246,8 +246,12 @@ class PersonDuplicateController extends Controller
             'You are not allowed to see this person.'
         );
 
-        $duplicatePersons = $this->similarPersonMatcher->
-            matchPerson($person, $personNotDuplicateRepository, 0.5, SimilarPersonMatcher::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_ALPHABETICAL);
+
+        $duplicatePersons = $this->personACLAwareRepository->findMatchingPersons(
+            $person,
+            0.5,
+            PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_ALPHABETICAL
+        );
 
         $notDuplicatePersons = $personNotDuplicateRepository->findNotDuplicatePerson($person);
 
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Search/SimilarPersonMatcher.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Search/SimilarPersonMatcher.php
index 98dc14110..f919c38a2 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Search/SimilarPersonMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Search/SimilarPersonMatcher.php
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInt
 
 use function count;
 
+/*
+* @deprecated
+*/
 class SimilarPersonMatcher
 {
     public const SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_ALPHABETICAL = 'alphabetical';
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/config/services/controller.yaml b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/config/services/controller.yaml
index f5ead52f7..e7c43bb7f 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/config/services/controller.yaml
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/config/services/controller.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
 
     Chill\PersonBundle\Controller\PersonDuplicateController:
         arguments:
-            $similarPersonMatcher: '@Chill\PersonBundle\Search\SimilarPersonMatcher'
+            $personACLAwareRepository: '@Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface'
             $translator: '@Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface'
             $personRepository: '@Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonRepository'
             $personMove: '@Chill\PersonBundle\Actions\Remove\PersonMove'