diff --git a/server/src/apub/comment.rs b/server/src/apub/comment.rs
index 7c77a1c7..d18908d0 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/comment.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ use activitystreams::{
   activity::{Create, Delete, Dislike, Like, Remove, Undo, Update},
   context,
   link::Mention,
-  object::{kind::NoteType, properties::ObjectProperties, Note, Tombstone},
+  object::{kind::NoteType, properties::ObjectProperties, Note},
 };
+use activitystreams_new::object::Tombstone;
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web::Path, HttpResponse, Result};
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use failure::Error;
diff --git a/server/src/apub/community.rs b/server/src/apub/community.rs
index a81e21cf..79615aca 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/community.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/community.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ use activitystreams::{
   collection::UnorderedCollection,
   context,
   endpoint::EndpointProperties,
-  object::{properties::ObjectProperties, Tombstone},
+  object::properties::ObjectProperties,
   Activity,
   Base,
   BaseBox,
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext3;
+use activitystreams_new::object::Tombstone;
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web::Path, HttpResponse, Result};
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use failure::{Error, _core::fmt::Debug};
diff --git a/server/src/apub/mod.rs b/server/src/apub/mod.rs
index 805e6a0c..5260e309 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/mod.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ use crate::{
 use activitystreams::{
   activity::Follow,
   actor::{properties::ApActorProperties, Group, Person},
-  object::{Page, Tombstone},
+  object::Page,
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::{Ext1, Ext2, Ext3};
+use activitystreams_new::{
+  base::BaseExt,
+  object::{Tombstone, TombstoneExt},
+  primitives::XsdString,
+};
 use actix_web::{body::Body, HttpResponse, Result};
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
@@ -132,12 +137,10 @@ fn create_tombstone(
 ) -> Result<Tombstone, Error> {
   if deleted {
     if let Some(updated) = updated {
-      let mut tombstone = Tombstone::default();
-      tombstone.object_props.set_id(object_id)?;
-      tombstone
-        .tombstone_props
-        .set_former_type_xsd_string(former_type)?
-        .set_deleted(convert_datetime(updated))?;
+      let mut tombstone = Tombstone::new();
+      tombstone.set_id(object_id.parse()?);
+      tombstone.set_former_type(former_type.parse::<XsdString>()?);
+      tombstone.set_deleted(convert_datetime(updated).into());
       Ok(tombstone)
     } else {
       Err(format_err!(
diff --git a/server/src/apub/post.rs b/server/src/apub/post.rs
index f53af309..3f86d34d 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/post.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ use crate::{
 use activitystreams::{
   activity::{Create, Delete, Dislike, Like, Remove, Undo, Update},
   context,
-  object::{kind::PageType, properties::ObjectProperties, AnyImage, Image, Page, Tombstone},
+  object::{kind::PageType, properties::ObjectProperties, AnyImage, Image, Page},
   BaseBox,
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext1;
+use activitystreams_new::object::Tombstone;
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web::Path, HttpResponse, Result};
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use failure::Error;
diff --git a/server/src/apub/private_message.rs b/server/src/apub/private_message.rs
index a222b1fe..a700043b 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/private_message.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/private_message.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ use crate::{
 use activitystreams::{
   activity::{Create, Delete, Undo, Update},
   context,
-  object::{kind::NoteType, properties::ObjectProperties, Note, Tombstone},
+  object::{kind::NoteType, properties::ObjectProperties, Note},
 };
+use activitystreams_new::object::Tombstone;
 use actix_web::Result;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use failure::Error;
diff --git a/server/src/apub/user.rs b/server/src/apub/user.rs
index 0a651d1f..77b012fd 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/user.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/user.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ use activitystreams::{
   actor::{properties::ApActorProperties, Person},
   context,
   endpoint::EndpointProperties,
-  object::{properties::ObjectProperties, AnyImage, Image, Tombstone},
+  object::{properties::ObjectProperties, AnyImage, Image},
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext2;
+use activitystreams_new::object::Tombstone;
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web::Path, HttpResponse, Result};
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use failure::Error;