diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/answer_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/answer_validator.ex
index ebddd5038..323367642 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/answer_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/answer_validator.ex
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AnswerValidator do
     |> validate_required([:id, :inReplyTo, :name, :attributedTo, :actor])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:cc, :to])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_fields_match([:actor, :attributedTo])
-    |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_is_active()
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_presence()
     |> CommonValidations.validate_host_match()
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_validations.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_validations.ex
index 57d4456aa..67352f801 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_validations.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/common_validations.ex
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonValidations do
     end)
   end
 
-  def validate_actor_is_active(cng, options \\ []) do
-    field_name = Keyword.get(options, :field_name, :actor)
-
-    cng
-    |> validate_change(field_name, fn field_name, actor ->
-      if %User{deactivated: false} = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor) do
-        []
-      else
-        [{field_name, "can't find user (or deactivated)"}]
-      end
-    end)
-  end
-
   def validate_object_presence(cng, options \\ []) do
     field_name = Keyword.get(options, :field_name, :object)
     allowed_types = Keyword.get(options, :allowed_types, false)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
index ff889330e..2569df7f6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/create_generic_validator.ex
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CreateGenericValidator do
     cng
     |> validate_required([:actor, :type, :object])
     |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Create"])
-    |> validate_actor_is_active()
+    |> validate_actor_presence()
     |> validate_any_presence([:to, :cc])
     |> validate_actors_match(meta)
     |> validate_context_match(meta)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
index d248c6aec..694cb6730 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/question_validator.ex
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.QuestionValidator do
     |> validate_required([:id, :actor, :attributedTo, :type, :context])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:cc, :to])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_fields_match([:actor, :attributedTo])
-    |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_is_active()
+    |> CommonValidations.validate_actor_presence()
     |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:oneOf, :anyOf])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_host_match()
   end