diff --git a/src/api/posts.js b/src/api/posts.js
index 74c02a210e..a7eecaa633 100644
--- a/src/api/posts.js
+++ b/src/api/posts.js
@@ -190,9 +190,12 @@ async function deleteOrRestore(caller, data, params) {
 	if (!data || !data.pid) {
 		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 	}
-	const postData = await posts.tools[params.command](caller.uid, data.pid);
-	const results = await isMainAndLastPost(data.pid);
-	if (results.isMain && results.isLast) {
+	const [postData, { isMain, isLast }] = await Promise.all([
+		posts.tools[params.command](caller.uid, data.pid),
+		isMainAndLastPost(data.pid),
+		activitypub.out.delete.note(caller.uid, data.pid),
+	]);
+	if (isMain && isLast) {
 		await deleteOrRestoreTopicOf(params.command, data.pid, caller);
 	}
 
@@ -205,11 +208,6 @@ async function deleteOrRestore(caller, data, params) {
 		tid: postData.tid,
 		ip: caller.ip,
 	});
-
-	// Explicitly non-awaited
-	posts.getPostSummaryByPids([data.pid], caller.uid, { extraFields: ['edited'] }).then(([post]) => {
-		activitypub.out.update.note(caller.uid, post);
-	});
 }
 
 async function deleteOrRestoreTopicOf(command, pid, caller) {