diff --git a/src/activitypub/index.js b/src/activitypub/index.js
index ff3aaa3bb5..95c509d451 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/index.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/index.js
@@ -488,10 +488,6 @@ ActivityPub.buildRecipients = async function (object, options) {
 	 *     - `targets`: boolean; whether to calculate targets (default: true)
 	 */
 
-	const getMainPid = async (pid) => {
-		const { tid } = await posts.getPostField(pid, 'tid');
-		return db.getSortedSetMember('tid:' + tid + ':posts', 0);
-	};
 	let { to, cc } = object;
 	to = new Set(to);
 	cc = new Set(cc);