UsernameExists & DuplicateEmail Helper Methods for Entity Framework MVC3 Razor Custom Member Provider C# Using LINQ

// helper method
public MembershipCreateStatus UsernameExists(string username)
{
    using (var context = new SSSEntities())
    {
        if (context.UserProfiles.Any(
                    u => u.UserName == username))
        {
            return MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateUserName;
        }
        return MembershipCreateStatus.Success;
    }
}

// helper method
public MembershipCreateStatus DuplicateEmail(string email)
{
    using (var context = new SSSEntities())
    {
        if (context.UserProfiles.Any(
                    u => u.Email == email))
        {
            return MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateEmail;
        }
        return MembershipCreateStatus.Success;
    }
}