diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
index 4bd13defb..70d4a5baf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubController do
     assign(conn, :tracking_fun_data, object_id)
   end
 
-  defp maybe_set_tracking_data(conn, _activity), do: assign(conn, :tracking_fun_data, nil)
+  defp maybe_set_tracking_data(conn, _activity), do: conn
 
   defp set_cache_ttl_for(conn, %Activity{object: object}) do
     set_cache_ttl_for(conn, object)