diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33da12d0e3..ce6bf7959e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+#### v4.2.1 (2025-04-10)
+
+##### Chores
+
+*  up harmony (d161eb6f)
+*  up persona (2237e17a)
+*  up persona (75f1f6fb)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.2.0 (87581958)
+*  update changelog for v4.2.0 (c9e0198d)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.1.1 (b2afbb16)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.1.0 (36c80850)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.6 (4a52fb2e)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.5 (1792a62b)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.4 (b1125cce)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.3 (2b65c735)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.2 (73fe5fcf)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.1 (a461b758)
+*  incrementing version number - v4.0.0 (c1eaee45)
+
+##### Bug Fixes
+
+*  closes #13317, fix email confirm for changing email (33d50637)
+*  check if latestversion is valid before using semver.gt (6fe066ce)
+*  closes #13256, allow keyboard access to icon colors (c6620170)
+
+##### Refactors
+
+*  get rid of async.parallel (e722e869)
+*  remove pointless true (747457d7)
+*  make register intro heading (c258f597)
+
 #### v4.2.0 (2025-03-19)
 
 ##### Chores
diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 266d417e4f..55e47bb9e4 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "nodebb",
     "license": "GPL-3.0",
     "description": "NodeBB Forum",
-    "version": "4.2.0",
+    "version": "4.2.1",
     "homepage": "https://www.nodebb.org",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json b/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
index f4d04ebe27..065cd6aeed 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 	"email-confirmed": "Email Confirmed",
 	"email-confirmed-message": "Thank you for validating your email. Your account is now fully activated.",
 	"email-confirm-error-message": "There was a problem validating your email address. Perhaps the code was invalid or has expired.",
-	"email-confirm-error-message-already-validated": "Your email address was already validated.",
 	"email-confirm-sent": "Confirmation email sent.",
 
 	"none": "None",
diff --git a/public/openapi/read/confirm/code.yaml b/public/openapi/read/confirm/code.yaml
index 9677cb1a66..9d55b016c1 100644
--- a/public/openapi/read/confirm/code.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/read/confirm/code.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ get:
                   error:
                     type: string
                     description: Translation key for client-side localisation
-                  alreadyValidated:
-                    type: boolean
-                    description: set to true if the email was already validated
                 required:
                   - title
               - $ref: ../../components/schemas/CommonProps.yaml#/CommonProps
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index f8152a6933..879774c17f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -235,12 +235,6 @@ Controllers.confirmEmail = async (req, res) => {
 		return renderPage();
 	}
 	try {
-		if (req.loggedIn) {
-			const emailValidated = await user.getUserField(req.uid, 'email:confirmed');
-			if (emailValidated) {
-				return renderPage({ alreadyValidated: true });
-			}
-		}
 		await user.email.confirmByCode(req.params.code, req.session.id);
 		if (req.session.registration) {
 			// After confirmation, no need to send user back to email change form
diff --git a/src/user/follow.js b/src/user/follow.js
index c89f90b979..0595e50ff8 100644
--- a/src/user/follow.js
+++ b/src/user/follow.js
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 			]);
 		}
 
-		const [followingCount, followingRemoteCount, followerCount, followerRemoteCount] = await Promise.all([
-			db.sortedSetCard(`following:${uid}`),
-			db.sortedSetCard(`followingRemote:${uid}`),
-			db.sortedSetCard(`followers:${theiruid}`),
-			db.sortedSetCard(`followersRemote:${theiruid}`),
+		const [followingCount, followingRemoteCount, followerCount, followerRemoteCount] = await db.sortedSetsCard([
+			`following:${uid}`, `followingRemote:${uid}`, `followers:${theiruid}`, `followersRemote:${theiruid}`,
 		]);
 		await Promise.all([
 			User.setUserField(uid, 'followingCount', followingCount + followingRemoteCount),
diff --git a/src/views/confirm.tpl b/src/views/confirm.tpl
index 0235ced0d5..00396818b8 100644
--- a/src/views/confirm.tpl
+++ b/src/views/confirm.tpl
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-{{{ if alreadyValidated }}}
-<div class="alert alert-info">
-	<p>[[notifications:email-confirm-error-message-already-validated]]</p>
-{{{ end }}}
-
 {{{ if error }}}
 <div class="alert alert-warning">
 	<p>[[notifications:email-confirm-error-message]]</p>
 {{{ end }}}
 
-{{{ if (!error && !alreadyValidated )}}}
+{{{ if !error }}}
 <div class="alert alert-success">
 	<strong>[[notifications:email-confirmed]]</strong>
 	<p>[[notifications:email-confirmed-message]]</p>