diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs
index a2a1f25bf..7f0e9eb72 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ impl BlockUser {
         &context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname(),
       )?,
       audience,
-      expires,
       end_time: expires,
     })
   }
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for BlockUser {
   #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
   async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
-    let expires = self.expires.or(self.end_time).map(Into::into);
+    let expires = self.end_time.map(Into::into);
     let mod_person = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
     let blocked_person = self.object.dereference(context).await?;
     let target = self.target.dereference(context).await?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs
index 756d0a149..d9edf28da 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoBlockUser {
   #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
   async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
-    let expires = self.object.expires.or(self.object.end_time).map(Into::into);
+    let expires = self.object.end_time.map(Into::into);
     let mod_person = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
     let blocked_person = self.object.object.dereference(context).await?;
     match self.object.target.dereference(context).await? {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/block_user.rs
index 8d30ca384..e8c7fd206 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/block_user.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ pub struct BlockUser {
   pub(crate) remove_data: Option<bool>,
   /// block reason, written to mod log
   pub(crate) summary: Option<String>,
-  /// deprecated
-  pub(crate) expires: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
   pub(crate) end_time: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 }