diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 82f9fcc1c..9441a37ab 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ def create(to, actor, context, object, additional \\ %{}, published \\ nil) do
     |> Map.merge(additional)
 
     with {:ok, activity} <- insert(activity) do
-      {:ok, activity} = add_conversation_id(activity)
-
       if actor.local do
         Pleroma.Web.Federator.enqueue(:publish, activity)
        end
@@ -43,24 +41,6 @@ def create(to, actor, context, object, additional \\ %{}, published \\ nil) do
     end
   end
 
-  defp add_conversation_id(activity) do
-    if is_integer(activity.data["statusnetConversationId"]) do
-      {:ok, activity}
-    else
-      data = activity.data
-      |> put_in(["object", "statusnetConversationId"], activity.id)
-      |> put_in(["statusnetConversationId"], activity.id)
-
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["id"])
-
-      changeset = Ecto.Changeset.change(object, data: data["object"])
-      Repo.update(changeset)
-
-      changeset = Ecto.Changeset.change(activity, data: data)
-      Repo.update(changeset)
-    end
-  end
-
   def like(%User{ap_id: ap_id} = user, %Object{data: %{ "id" => id}} = object) do
     cond do
       # There's already a like here, so return the original activity.
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index 720011257..eb061d334 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ test "create a status" do
     assert Enum.member?(get_in(activity.data, ["to"]), "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public")
     assert Enum.member?(get_in(activity.data, ["to"]), "shp")
 
-    # Add a context + 'statusnet_conversation_id'
+    # Add a context
     assert is_binary(get_in(activity.data, ["context"]))
     assert is_binary(get_in(activity.data, ["object", "context"]))
-    assert get_in(activity.data, ["object", "statusnetConversationId"]) == activity.id
-    assert get_in(activity.data, ["statusnetConversationId"]) == activity.id
 
     assert is_list(activity.data["object"]["attachment"])