diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 0b0fad5dc..5a1a47ccc 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   send_activity::SendActivityData,
   utils::{
     check_community_user_action,
-    generate_local_apub_endpoint,
     get_url_blocklist,
     honeypot_check,
     local_site_to_slur_regex,
@@ -147,24 +146,6 @@ pub async fn create_post(
     .await
     .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePost)?;
 
-  let inserted_post_id = inserted_post.id;
-  let protocol_and_hostname = context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname();
-  let apub_id = generate_local_apub_endpoint(
-    EndpointType::Post,
-    &inserted_post_id.to_string(),
-    &protocol_and_hostname,
-  )?;
-  let updated_post = Post::update(
-    &mut context.pool(),
-    inserted_post_id,
-    &PostUpdateForm {
-      ap_id: Some(apub_id),
-      ..Default::default()
-    },
-  )
-  .await
-  .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePost)?;
-
   generate_post_link_metadata(
     updated_post.clone(),
     custom_thumbnail.map(Into::into),
@@ -189,11 +170,11 @@ pub async fn create_post(
 
   mark_post_as_read(person_id, post_id, &mut context.pool()).await?;
 
-  if let Some(url) = updated_post.url.clone() {
+  if let Some(url) = inserted_post.url.clone() {
     if community.visibility == CommunityVisibility::Public {
       spawn_try_task(async move {
         let mut webmention =
-          Webmention::new::<Url>(updated_post.ap_id.clone().into(), url.clone().into())?;
+          Webmention::new::<Url>(inserted_post.ap_id.clone().into(), url.clone().into())?;
         webmention.set_checked(true);
         match webmention
           .send()