diff --git a/src/controllers/activitypub/topics.js b/src/controllers/activitypub/topics.js
index eaa51cd2f9..46f2294c44 100644
--- a/src/controllers/activitypub/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/activitypub/topics.js
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ controller.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 	 * Ideally we would use the existing topicsController.get...
 	 * this controller may be a stopgap towards that end goal.
 	 */
-	// const pid = await notes.resolveId(req.uid, req.query.resource);
-	// if (pid !== req.query.resource) {
-	// 	return helpers.redirect(res, `/topic/remote?resource=${pid}`, true);
-	// }
 
 	const tid = req.params.topic_id;
 	let postIndex = parseInt(req.params.post_index, 10) || 1;
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 4dc388b2c4..4c6300895e 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const privileges = require('../privileges');
 const cacheCreate = require('../cache/lru');
 const helpers = require('./helpers');
 const api = require('../api');
-const activitypub = require('../activitypub');
 
 const controllers = {
 	api: require('../controllers/api'),
diff --git a/src/topics/index.js b/src/topics/index.js
index 0f09e1444a..1c9d8fcbc4 100644
--- a/src/topics/index.js
+++ b/src/topics/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const meta = require('../meta');
 const user = require('../user');
 const categories = require('../categories');
 const privileges = require('../privileges');
-const activitypub = require('../activitypub');
 const social = require('../social');
 
 const Topics = module.exports;