diff --git a/plume-models/src/posts.rs b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
index a4390dcb..2ce03101 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/posts.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     Connection, Error, PostEvent::*, Result, CONFIG, POST_CHAN,
 };
 use activitypub::{
-    activity::Delete,
-    object::{Article, Image, Tombstone},
+    object::{Article, Image},
     CustomObject,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
@@ -653,22 +652,6 @@ impl Post {
             .and_then(|c| c.url().ok())
     }
 
-    pub fn build_delete(&self, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Delete> {
-        let mut act = Delete::default();
-        act.delete_props
-            .set_actor_link(self.get_authors(conn)?[0].clone().into_id())?;
-
-        let mut tombstone = Tombstone::default();
-        tombstone.object_props.set_id_string(self.ap_url.clone())?;
-        act.delete_props.set_object_object(tombstone)?;
-
-        act.object_props
-            .set_id_string(format!("{}#delete", self.ap_url))?;
-        act.object_props
-            .set_to_link_vec(vec![Id::new(PUBLIC_VISIBILITY)])?;
-        Ok(act)
-    }
-
     pub fn build_delete07(&self, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Delete07> {
         let mut tombstone = Tombstone07::new();
         tombstone.set_id(self.ap_url.parse()?);
@@ -1411,32 +1394,6 @@ mod tests {
         });
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn build_delete() {
-        let conn = db();
-        conn.test_transaction::<_, Error, _>(|| {
-            let (post, _mention, _posts, _users, _blogs) = prepare_activity(&conn);
-            let act = post.build_delete(&conn)?;
-
-            let expected = json!({
-                "actor": "https://plu.me/@/admin/",
-                "id": "https://plu.me/~/BlogName/testing#delete",
-                "object": {
-                    "id": "https://plu.me/~/BlogName/testing",
-                    "type": "Tombstone"
-                },
-                "to": [
-                    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
-                ],
-                "type": "Delete"
-            });
-
-            assert_json_eq!(to_value(act)?, expected);
-
-            Ok(())
-        });
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn build_delete07() {
         let conn = db();
diff --git a/src/routes/posts.rs b/src/routes/posts.rs
index 6c973d4a..ef76f1cf 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::routes::{
 use crate::template_utils::{IntoContext, Ructe};
 use crate::utils::requires_login;
 use plume_common::activity_pub::{
-    broadcast, broadcast07, ActivityStream, ApRequest, LicensedArticle as LicensedArticle07,
+    broadcast07, ActivityStream, ApRequest, LicensedArticle as LicensedArticle07,
 };
 use plume_common::utils::md_to_html;
 use plume_models::{
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ pub fn delete(
         }
 
         let dest = User::one_by_instance(&conn)?;
-        let delete_activity = post.build_delete(&conn)?;
+        let delete_activity = post.build_delete07(&conn)?;
         inbox(
             &conn,
             serde_json::to_value(&delete_activity).map_err(Error::from)?,
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ pub fn delete(
         let user_c = user.clone();
         rockets
             .worker
-            .execute(move || broadcast(&user_c, delete_activity, dest, CONFIG.proxy().cloned()));
+            .execute(move || broadcast07(&user_c, delete_activity, dest, CONFIG.proxy().cloned()));
         rockets
             .worker
             .execute_after(Duration::from_secs(10 * 60), move || {