diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 79bc8a9..066a49d 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -511,9 +511,6 @@ void notify(snac *snac, const char *type, const char *utype, const char *actor,
 
     if (xs_type(objid) == XSTYPE_DICT)
         objid = xs_dict_get(objid, "id");
-    else
-    if (objid == NULL)
-        objid = id;
 
     if (strcmp(type, "Like") == 0 || strcmp(type, "Announce") == 0) {
         /* if it's not an admiration about something by us, done */