diff --git a/src/activity_pub/actor.rs b/src/activity_pub/actor.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b699652e..00000000
--- a/src/activity_pub/actor.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-use diesel::PgConnection;
-
-use activity_pub::ap_url;
-use models::instance::Instance;
-
-pub trait Actor: Sized {
-    fn get_box_prefix() -> &'static str;
-
-    fn get_actor_id(&self) -> String;
-
-    fn get_instance(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> Instance;
-
-    // fn compute_outbox(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> String {
-    //     self.compute_box(conn, "outbox")
-    // }
-
-    // fn compute_inbox(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> String {
-    //     self.compute_box(conn, "inbox")
-    // }
-
-    // fn compute_box(&self, conn: &PgConnection, box_name: &str) -> String {
-    //     format!("{id}/{name}", id = self.compute_id(conn), name = box_name)
-    // }
-
-    // fn compute_id(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> String {
-    //     String::new()
-    // }
-}
diff --git a/src/activity_pub/mod.rs b/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
index 9903ac88..b7eb6155 100644
--- a/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
+++ b/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use serde_json;
 
 use self::sign::Signable;
 
-pub mod actor;
 pub mod inbox;
 pub mod request;
 pub mod sign;
diff --git a/src/models/blogs.rs b/src/models/blogs.rs
index f2fdd9a9..16aa13f3 100644
--- a/src/models/blogs.rs
+++ b/src/models/blogs.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use webfinger::*;
 
 use activity_pub::{
     ActivityStream, Id, IntoId,
-    actor::{Actor as APActor},
     inbox::WithInbox,
     sign
 };
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ impl Blog {
     insert!(blogs, NewBlog);
     get!(blogs);
 
+    pub fn get_instance(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> Instance {
+        Instance::get(conn, self.instance_id).expect("Couldn't find instance")
+    }
+
     pub fn find_for_author(conn: &PgConnection, author_id: i32) -> Vec<Blog> {
         use schema::blog_authors;
         let author_ids = blog_authors::table.filter(blog_authors::author_id.eq(author_id)).select(blog_authors::blog_id);
@@ -232,20 +235,6 @@ impl WithInbox for Blog {
     }
 }
 
-impl APActor for Blog {
-    fn get_box_prefix() -> &'static str {
-        "~"
-    }
-
-    fn get_actor_id(&self) -> String {
-        self.actor_id.to_string()
-    }
-
-    fn get_instance(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> Instance {
-        Instance::get(conn, self.instance_id).unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
 impl sign::Signer for Blog {
     fn get_key_id(&self) -> String {
         format!("{}#main-key", self.ap_url)
diff --git a/src/models/users.rs b/src/models/users.rs
index f55edce5..3cbf1df6 100644
--- a/src/models/users.rs
+++ b/src/models/users.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use webfinger::*;
 use BASE_URL;
 use activity_pub::{
     ap_url, ActivityStream, Id, IntoId,
-    actor::{Actor as APActor},
     inbox::{Inbox, WithInbox},
     sign::{Signer, gen_keypair}
 };
@@ -92,6 +91,10 @@ impl User {
     find_by!(users, find_by_name, username as String, instance_id as i32);
     find_by!(users, find_by_ap_url, ap_url as String);
 
+    pub fn get_instance(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> Instance {
+        Instance::get(conn, self.instance_id).expect("Couldn't find instance")
+    }
+
     pub fn grant_admin_rights(&self, conn: &PgConnection) {
         diesel::update(self)
             .set(users::is_admin.eq(true))
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@ impl User {
         actor.object_props.set_url_string(self.ap_url.clone()).expect("User::into_activity: url error");
         actor.ap_actor_props.set_inbox_string(self.inbox_url.clone()).expect("User::into_activity: inbox error");
         actor.ap_actor_props.set_outbox_string(self.outbox_url.clone()).expect("User::into_activity: outbox error");
-        actor.ap_actor_props.set_preferred_username_string(self.get_actor_id()).expect("User::into_activity: preferredUsername error");
+        actor.ap_actor_props.set_preferred_username_string(self.username.clone()).expect("User::into_activity: preferredUsername error");
 
         let mut endpoints = Endpoint::default();
         endpoints.set_shared_inbox_string(ap_url(format!("{}/inbox/", BASE_URL.as_str()))).expect("User::into_activity: endpoints.sharedInbox error");
@@ -380,20 +383,6 @@ impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for User {
     }
 }
 
-impl APActor for User {
-    fn get_box_prefix() -> &'static str {
-        "@"
-    }
-
-    fn get_actor_id(&self) -> String {
-        self.username.to_string()
-    }
-
-    fn get_instance(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> Instance {
-        Instance::get(conn, self.instance_id).unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
 impl IntoId for User {
     fn into_id(self) -> Id {
         Id::new(self.ap_url.clone())
diff --git a/src/routes/user.rs b/src/routes/user.rs
index cfc416f8..2f9ae0b3 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.rs
+++ b/src/routes/user.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ use serde_json;
 
 use activity_pub::{
     ActivityStream, broadcast, Id, IntoId,
-    inbox::{Inbox, Notify},
-    actor::Actor
+    inbox::{Inbox, Notify}
 };
 use db_conn::DbConn;
 use models::{