diff --git a/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs b/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
index 0640b0bb7..0f982707c 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ async fn convert_response(
   match object {
     Person(p) => {
       removed_or_deleted = p.deleted;
-      res.person = Some(PersonView::read(&mut *conn, p.id).await?)
+      res.person = Some(PersonView::read(conn, p.id).await?)
     }
     Community(c) => {
       removed_or_deleted = c.deleted || c.removed;
-      res.community = Some(CommunityView::read(&mut *conn, c.id, Some(user_id), None).await?)
+      res.community = Some(CommunityView::read(conn, c.id, Some(user_id), None).await?)
     }
     Post(p) => {
       removed_or_deleted = p.deleted || p.removed;
-      res.post = Some(PostView::read(&mut *conn, p.id, Some(user_id), None).await?)
+      res.post = Some(PostView::read(conn, p.id, Some(user_id), None).await?)
     }
     Comment(c) => {
       removed_or_deleted = c.deleted || c.removed;
-      res.comment = Some(CommentView::read(&mut *conn, c.id, Some(user_id)).await?)
+      res.comment = Some(CommentView::read(conn, c.id, Some(user_id)).await?)
     }
   };
   // if the object was deleted from database, dont return it