diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index e1e92034f..d4695c1c6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -321,11 +321,9 @@ def render("card.json", %{rich_media: rich_media, page_url: page_url}) do
         nil
       end
 
-    site_name = rich_media[:site_name] || page_url_data.host
-
     %{
       type: "link",
-      provider_name: site_name,
+      provider_name: page_url_data.host,
       provider_url: page_url_data.scheme <> "://" <> page_url_data.host,
       url: page_url,
       image: image_url |> MediaProxy.url(),
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index ba58e48e8..560f8179f 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ test "a rich media card without an image renders correctly" do
         title: "Example website"
       }
 
-      %{provider_name: "Example site name"} =
+      %{provider_name: "example.com"} =
         StatusView.render("card.json", %{page_url: page_url, rich_media: card})
     end
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ test "a rich media card with all relevant data renders correctly" do
         description: "Example description"
       }
 
-      %{provider_name: "Example site name"} =
+      %{provider_name: "example.com"} =
         StatusView.render("card.json", %{page_url: page_url, rich_media: card})
     end
   end