diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 68ad717..66c5539 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -2305,8 +2305,6 @@ void process_user_queue_item(snac *snac, xs_dict *q_item)
             return;
 
         if (!process_input_message(snac, msg, req)) {
-            srv_archive_error("input", "process_input_message", req, msg);
-
             if (retries > queue_retry_max)
                 snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("input giving up"));
             else {