diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user_invite_token.ex b/lib/pleroma/user_invite_token.ex
index 6247831d5..86f0a5486 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user_invite_token.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user_invite_token.ex
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ def valid_invite?(%{invite_type: "reusable_date_limited"} = invite) do
     not_overdue_date?(invite) and invite.uses < invite.max_use and not invite.used
   end
 
-  defp not_overdue_date?(%{expires_at: expires_at} = invite) do
-    Date.compare(Date.utc_today(), expires_at) in [:lt, :eq] ||
-      (update_invite!(invite, %{used: true}) && false)
+  defp not_overdue_date?(%{expires_at: expires_at}) do
+    Date.compare(Date.utc_today(), expires_at) in [:lt, :eq]
   end
 
   @spec update_usage!(UserInviteToken.t()) :: nil | UserInviteToken.t() | no_return()
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index 798a009fe..a4540e651 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ test "returns an error on overdue date", %{data: data} do
       refute User.get_by_nickname("vinny")
       invite = Repo.get_by(UserInviteToken, token: invite.token)
 
-      assert invite.used == true
+      refute invite.used
     end
   end