diff --git a/src/activitypub/contexts.js b/src/activitypub/contexts.js
index 0748e42ece..9d6c948a5e 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/contexts.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/contexts.js
@@ -113,19 +113,6 @@ Contexts.getItems = async (uid, id, options) => {
 		return chain;
 	}
 
-	// Handle special case where originating object is not actually part of the context collection
-	const inputId = activitypub.helpers.isUri(options.input) ? options.input : options.input.id;
-	const inCollection = Array.from(chain).map(p => p.pid).includes(inputId);
-	if (!inCollection) {
-		const item = activitypub.helpers.isUri(options.input) ?
-			await parseString(uid, options.input) :
-			await parseItem(uid, options.input);
-
-		if (item) {
-			chain.add(item);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return chain;
 };