diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 4b181ec59..a4dbc3947 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ def get_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
     Repo.one(from(object in Object, where: fragment("(?)->>'id' = ?", object.data, ^ap_id)))
   end
 
+  defp warn_on_no_object_preloaded(ap_id) do
+    "Object.normalize() called without preloaded object (#{ap_id}). Consider preloading the object"
+    |> Logger.debug()
+
+    Logger.debug("Backtrace: #{inspect(Process.info(:erlang.self(), :current_stacktrace))}")
+  end
+
   def normalize(_, fetch_remote \\ true)
+
   # If we pass an Activity to Object.normalize(), we can try to use the preloaded object.
   # Use this whenever possible, especially when walking graphs in an O(N) loop!
   def normalize(%Object{} = object, _), do: object
@@ -55,25 +63,15 @@ def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"fake" => true} = data}}, _) do
     %Object{id: "pleroma:fake_object_id", data: data}
   end
 
-  # Catch and log Object.normalize() calls where the Activity's child object is not
-  # preloaded.
+  # No preloaded object
   def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"id" => ap_id}}}, fetch_remote) do
-    Logger.debug(
-      "Object.normalize() called without preloaded object (#{ap_id}).  Consider preloading the object!"
-    )
-
-    Logger.debug("Backtrace: #{inspect(Process.info(:erlang.self(), :current_stacktrace))}")
-
+    warn_on_no_object_preloaded(ap_id)
     normalize(ap_id, fetch_remote)
   end
 
+  # No preloaded object
   def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => ap_id}}, fetch_remote) do
-    Logger.debug(
-      "Object.normalize() called without preloaded object (#{ap_id}).  Consider preloading the object!"
-    )
-
-    Logger.debug("Backtrace: #{inspect(Process.info(:erlang.self(), :current_stacktrace))}")
-
+    warn_on_no_object_preloaded(ap_id)
     normalize(ap_id, fetch_remote)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/activity_test.exs b/test/activity_test.exs
index 7ba4363c8..b27f6fd36 100644
--- a/test/activity_test.exs
+++ b/test/activity_test.exs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ActivityTest do
   use Pleroma.DataCase
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.Bookmark
+  alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.ThreadMute
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
@@ -18,15 +19,18 @@ test "returns an activity by it's AP id" do
 
   test "returns activities by it's objects AP ids" do
     activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    [found_activity] = Activity.get_all_create_by_object_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["id"])
+    object_data = Object.normalize(activity).data
+
+    [found_activity] = Activity.get_all_create_by_object_ap_id(object_data["id"])
 
     assert activity == found_activity
   end
 
   test "returns the activity that created an object" do
     activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object_data = Object.normalize(activity).data
 
-    found_activity = Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["id"])
+    found_activity = Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object_data["id"])
 
     assert activity == found_activity
   end
diff --git a/test/bbs/handler_test.exs b/test/bbs/handler_test.exs
index 7d5d68d11..6f6533e3d 100644
--- a/test/bbs/handler_test.exs
+++ b/test/bbs/handler_test.exs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ test "replying" do
     another_user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(another_user, %{"status" => "this is a test post"})
+    activity_object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     output =
       capture_io(fn ->
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ test "replying" do
       )
 
     assert reply.actor == user.ap_id
-    object = Object.normalize(reply)
-    assert object.data["content"] == "this is a reply"
-    assert object.data["inReplyTo"] == activity.data["object"]
+
+    reply_object_data = Object.normalize(reply).data
+    assert reply_object_data["content"] == "this is a reply"
+    assert reply_object_data["inReplyTo"] == activity_object.data["id"]
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/support/factory.ex b/test/support/factory.ex
index c2812e8f7..b1023da38 100644
--- a/test/support/factory.ex
+++ b/test/support/factory.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Factory do
   use ExMachina.Ecto, repo: Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Object
 
   def participation_factory do
     conversation = insert(:conversation)
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ def note_activity_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
       "type" => "Create",
       "actor" => note.data["actor"],
       "to" => note.data["to"],
-      "object" => note.data,
+      "object" => note.data["id"],
       "published" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601(),
       "context" => note.data["context"]
     }
@@ -176,13 +177,14 @@ def announce_activity_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
 
   def like_activity_factory do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     data = %{
       "id" => Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.generate_activity_id(),
       "actor" => user.ap_id,
       "type" => "Like",
-      "object" => note_activity.data["object"]["id"],
+      "object" => object.data["id"],
       "published_at" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
     }
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index 8b3233729..c99726180 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ test "it returns 404 for tombstone objects", %{conn: conn} do
   describe "/object/:uuid/likes" do
     test "it returns the like activities in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       like = insert(:like_activity)
-      uuid = String.split(like.data["object"], "/") |> List.last()
+      like_object_ap_id = Object.normalize(like).data["id"]
+      uuid = String.split(like_object_ap_id, "/") |> List.last()
 
       result =
         conn
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ test "it rejects reads from other users", %{conn: conn} do
 
     test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:direct_note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(hd(note_activity.data["to"]))
 
       conn =
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
         |> put_req_header("accept", "application/activity+json")
         |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}/inbox")
 
-      assert response(conn, 200) =~ note_activity.data["object"]["content"]
+      assert response(conn, 200) =~ note_object.data["content"]
     end
 
     test "it clears `unreachable` federation status of the sender", %{conn: conn, data: data} do
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ test "it will not bomb when there is no activity", %{conn: conn} do
 
     test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       conn =
@@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
         |> put_req_header("accept", "application/activity+json")
         |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}/outbox")
 
-      assert response(conn, 200) =~ note_activity.data["object"]["content"]
+      assert response(conn, 200) =~ note_object.data["content"]
     end
 
     test "it returns an announce activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -457,12 +460,13 @@ test "it rejects an incoming activity with bogus type", %{conn: conn} do
 
     test "it erects a tombstone when receiving a delete activity", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       data = %{
         type: "Delete",
         object: %{
-          id: note_activity.data["object"]["id"]
+          id: note_object.data["id"]
         }
       }
 
@@ -475,19 +479,19 @@ test "it erects a tombstone when receiving a delete activity", %{conn: conn} do
       result = json_response(conn, 201)
       assert Activity.get_by_ap_id(result["id"])
 
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
-      assert object
+      assert object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_object.data["id"])
       assert object.data["type"] == "Tombstone"
     end
 
     test "it rejects delete activity of object from other actor", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = insert(:user)
 
       data = %{
         type: "Delete",
         object: %{
-          id: note_activity.data["object"]["id"]
+          id: note_object.data["id"]
         }
       }
 
@@ -502,12 +506,13 @@ test "it rejects delete activity of object from other actor", %{conn: conn} do
 
     test "it increases like count when receiving a like action", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       data = %{
         type: "Like",
         object: %{
-          id: note_activity.data["object"]["id"]
+          id: note_object.data["id"]
         }
       }
 
@@ -520,8 +525,7 @@ test "it increases like count when receiving a like action", %{conn: conn} do
       result = json_response(conn, 201)
       assert Activity.get_by_ap_id(result["id"])
 
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
-      assert object
+      assert object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_object.data["id"])
       assert object.data["like_count"] == 1
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 76586ee4a..2728fef25 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -254,10 +254,8 @@ test "adds an id to a given object if it lacks one and is a note and inserts it
       }
 
       {:ok, %Activity{} = activity} = ActivityPub.insert(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
-
+      assert object = Object.normalize(activity)
       assert is_binary(object.data["id"])
-      assert %Object{} = Object.get_by_ap_id(activity.data["object"])
     end
   end
 
@@ -659,7 +657,8 @@ test "returns reblogs for users for whom reblogs have not been muted" do
   describe "like an object" do
     test "adds a like activity to the db" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      assert object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+
       user = insert(:user)
       user_two = insert(:user)
 
@@ -667,7 +666,7 @@ test "adds a like activity to the db" do
 
       assert like_activity.data["actor"] == user.ap_id
       assert like_activity.data["type"] == "Like"
-      assert like_activity.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
+      # assert like_activity.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
       assert like_activity.data["to"] == [User.ap_followers(user), note_activity.data["actor"]]
       assert like_activity.data["context"] == object.data["context"]
       assert object.data["like_count"] == 1
@@ -678,9 +677,7 @@ test "adds a like activity to the db" do
 
       assert like_activity == same_like_activity
       assert object.data["likes"] == [user.ap_id]
-
-      [note_activity] = Activity.get_all_create_by_object_ap_id(object.data["id"])
-      assert note_activity.data["object"]["like_count"] == 1
+      assert object.data["like_count"] == 1
 
       {:ok, _like_activity, object} = ActivityPub.like(user_two, object)
       assert object.data["like_count"] == 2
@@ -690,7 +687,7 @@ test "adds a like activity to the db" do
   describe "unliking" do
     test "unliking a previously liked object" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = insert(:user)
 
       # Unliking something that hasn't been liked does nothing
@@ -710,7 +707,7 @@ test "unliking a previously liked object" do
   describe "announcing an object" do
     test "adds an announce activity to the db" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, announce_activity, object} = ActivityPub.announce(user, object)
@@ -731,7 +728,7 @@ test "adds an announce activity to the db" do
   describe "unannouncing an object" do
     test "unannouncing a previously announced object" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       user = insert(:user)
 
       # Unannouncing an object that is not announced does nothing
@@ -810,10 +807,11 @@ test "creates an undo activity for the last follow" do
       assert activity.data["type"] == "Undo"
       assert activity.data["actor"] == follower.ap_id
 
-      assert is_map(activity.data["object"])
-      assert activity.data["object"]["type"] == "Follow"
-      assert activity.data["object"]["object"] == followed.ap_id
-      assert activity.data["object"]["id"] == follow_activity.data["id"]
+      embedded_object = activity.data["object"]
+      assert is_map(embedded_object)
+      assert embedded_object["type"] == "Follow"
+      assert embedded_object["object"] == followed.ap_id
+      assert embedded_object["id"] == follow_activity.data["id"]
     end
   end
 
@@ -839,22 +837,23 @@ test "creates an undo activity for the last block" do
       assert activity.data["type"] == "Undo"
       assert activity.data["actor"] == blocker.ap_id
 
-      assert is_map(activity.data["object"])
-      assert activity.data["object"]["type"] == "Block"
-      assert activity.data["object"]["object"] == blocked.ap_id
-      assert activity.data["object"]["id"] == block_activity.data["id"]
+      embedded_object = activity.data["object"]
+      assert is_map(embedded_object)
+      assert embedded_object["type"] == "Block"
+      assert embedded_object["object"] == blocked.ap_id
+      assert embedded_object["id"] == block_activity.data["id"]
     end
   end
 
   describe "deletion" do
     test "it creates a delete activity and deletes the original object" do
       note = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"])
+      object = Object.normalize(note)
       {:ok, delete} = ActivityPub.delete(object)
 
       assert delete.data["type"] == "Delete"
       assert delete.data["actor"] == note.data["actor"]
-      assert delete.data["object"] == note.data["object"]["id"]
+      assert delete.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
 
       assert Activity.get_by_id(delete.id) != nil
 
@@ -900,13 +899,14 @@ test "decrements user note count only for public activities" do
     test "it creates a delete activity and checks that it is also sent to users mentioned by the deleted object" do
       user = insert(:user)
       note = insert(:note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note)
 
       {:ok, object} =
-        Object.get_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"])
+        object
         |> Object.change(%{
           data: %{
-            "actor" => note.data["object"]["actor"],
-            "id" => note.data["object"]["id"],
+            "actor" => object.data["actor"],
+            "id" => object.data["id"],
             "to" => [user.ap_id],
             "type" => "Note"
           }
@@ -1018,8 +1018,9 @@ test "it creates an update activity with the new user data" do
 
       assert update.data["actor"] == user.ap_id
       assert update.data["to"] == [user.follower_address]
-      assert update.data["object"]["id"] == user_data["id"]
-      assert update.data["object"]["type"] == user_data["type"]
+      assert embedded_object = update.data["object"]
+      assert embedded_object["id"] == user_data["id"]
+      assert embedded_object["type"] == user_data["type"]
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 68ec03c33..e0ab7b4c6 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test "it ignores an incoming notice if we already have it" do
       data =
         File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity.json")
         |> Poison.decode!()
-        |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
+        |> Map.put("object", Object.normalize(activity).data)
 
       {:ok, returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test "it fetches replied-to activities if we don't have them" do
         |> Map.put("object", object)
 
       {:ok, returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity.data["object"])
+      returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity)
 
       assert activity =
                Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(
@@ -99,25 +99,27 @@ test "it works for incoming notices" do
 
       assert data["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
 
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"]).data
-      assert object["id"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/statuses/99512778738411822"
+      object_data = Object.normalize(data["object"]).data
 
-      assert object["to"] == ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
+      assert object_data["id"] ==
+               "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/statuses/99512778738411822"
 
-      assert object["cc"] == [
+      assert object_data["to"] == ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
+
+      assert object_data["cc"] == [
                "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/followers",
                "http://localtesting.pleroma.lol/users/lain"
              ]
 
-      assert object["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
-      assert object["attributedTo"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
+      assert object_data["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
+      assert object_data["attributedTo"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
 
-      assert object["context"] ==
+      assert object_data["context"] ==
                "tag:mastodon.example.org,2018-02-12:objectId=20:objectType=Conversation"
 
-      assert object["sensitive"] == true
+      assert object_data["sensitive"] == true
 
-      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object["actor"])
+      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object_data["actor"])
 
       assert user.info.note_count == 1
     end
@@ -548,10 +550,11 @@ test "it works for incoming unannounces with an existing notice" do
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
       assert data["type"] == "Undo"
-      assert data["object"]["type"] == "Announce"
-      assert data["object"]["object"] == activity.data["object"]
+      assert object_data = data["object"]
+      assert object_data["type"] == "Announce"
+      assert object_data["object"] == activity.data["object"]
 
-      assert data["object"]["id"] ==
+      assert object_data["id"] ==
                "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/statuses/99542391527669785/activity"
     end
 
@@ -861,7 +864,7 @@ test "it accepts Flag activities" do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "test post"})
-      object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
       message = %{
         "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
index d939fc5a7..281f96e1e 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectViewTest do
   use Pleroma.DataCase
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
+  alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
 
@@ -19,19 +20,21 @@ test "renders a note object" do
 
   test "renders a note activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note)
 
     result = ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: note})
 
     assert result["id"] == note.data["id"]
     assert result["to"] == note.data["to"]
     assert result["object"]["type"] == "Note"
-    assert result["object"]["content"] == note.data["object"]["content"]
+    assert result["object"]["content"] == object.data["content"]
     assert result["type"] == "Create"
     assert result["@context"]
   end
 
   test "renders a like activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, like_activity, _} = CommonAPI.favorite(note.id, user)
@@ -39,12 +42,13 @@ test "renders a like activity" do
     result = ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: like_activity})
 
     assert result["id"] == like_activity.data["id"]
-    assert result["object"] == note.data["object"]["id"]
+    assert result["object"] == object.data["id"]
     assert result["type"] == "Like"
   end
 
   test "renders an announce activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, announce_activity, _} = CommonAPI.repeat(note.id, user)
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ test "renders an announce activity" do
     result = ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: announce_activity})
 
     assert result["id"] == announce_activity.data["id"]
-    assert result["object"] == note.data["object"]["id"]
+    assert result["object"] == object.data["id"]
     assert result["type"] == "Announce"
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
index 6f57bbe1f..958c931c4 100644
--- a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test "it de-duplicates tags" do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "#2hu #2HU"})
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert object.data["tag"] == ["2hu"]
   end
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test "it filters out obviously bad tags when accepting a post as HTML" do
           "content_type" => "text/html"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>alert('xss')"
     end
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test "it filters out obviously bad tags when accepting a post as Markdown" do
           "content_type" => "text/markdown"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>alert('xss')"
     end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
index ec75150ab..f637097b8 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test "tries to get a user by nickname if fetching by ap_id doesn't work" do
 
   test "a note with null content" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    note_object = Object.normalize(note.data["object"])
+    note_object = Object.normalize(note)
 
     data =
       note_object.data
@@ -73,26 +73,27 @@ test "a note with null content" do
 
   test "a note activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
+    object_data = Object.normalize(note).data
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note.data["actor"])
 
-    convo_id = Utils.context_to_conversation_id(note.data["object"]["context"])
+    convo_id = Utils.context_to_conversation_id(object_data["context"])
 
     status = StatusView.render("status.json", %{activity: note})
 
     created_at =
-      (note.data["object"]["published"] || "")
+      (object_data["published"] || "")
       |> String.replace(~r/\.\d+Z/, ".000Z")
 
     expected = %{
       id: to_string(note.id),
-      uri: note.data["object"]["id"],
+      uri: object_data["id"],
       url: Pleroma.Web.Router.Helpers.o_status_url(Pleroma.Web.Endpoint, :notice, note),
       account: AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user}),
       in_reply_to_id: nil,
       in_reply_to_account_id: nil,
       card: nil,
       reblog: nil,
-      content: HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(note.data["object"]["content"]),
+      content: HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(object_data["content"]),
       created_at: created_at,
       reblogs_count: 0,
       replies_count: 0,
@@ -104,14 +105,14 @@ test "a note activity" do
       pinned: false,
       sensitive: false,
       poll: nil,
-      spoiler_text: HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(note.data["object"]["summary"]),
+      spoiler_text: HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(object_data["summary"]),
       visibility: "public",
       media_attachments: [],
       mentions: [],
       tags: [
         %{
-          name: "#{note.data["object"]["tag"]}",
-          url: "/tag/#{note.data["object"]["tag"]}"
+          name: "#{object_data["tag"]}",
+          url: "/tag/#{object_data["tag"]}"
         }
       ],
       application: %{
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ test "a note activity" do
         local: true,
         conversation_id: convo_id,
         in_reply_to_account_acct: nil,
-        content: %{"text/plain" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(note.data["object"]["content"])},
-        spoiler_text: %{"text/plain" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(note.data["object"]["summary"])}
+        content: %{"text/plain" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(object_data["content"])},
+        spoiler_text: %{"text/plain" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(object_data["summary"])}
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
index 16ee02abb..a3a92ce5b 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/activity_representer_test.exs
@@ -38,22 +38,23 @@ test "an external note activity" do
 
   test "a note activity" do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object_data = Object.normalize(note_activity).data
 
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
     expected = """
     <activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/note</activity:object-type>
     <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb>
-    <id>#{note_activity.data["object"]["id"]}</id>
+    <id>#{object_data["id"]}</id>
     <title>New note by #{user.nickname}</title>
-    <content type="html">#{note_activity.data["object"]["content"]}</content>
-    <published>#{note_activity.data["object"]["published"]}</published>
-    <updated>#{note_activity.data["object"]["published"]}</updated>
+    <content type="html">#{object_data["content"]}</content>
+    <published>#{object_data["published"]}</published>
+    <updated>#{object_data["published"]}</updated>
     <ostatus:conversation ref="#{note_activity.data["context"]}">#{note_activity.data["context"]}</ostatus:conversation>
     <link ref="#{note_activity.data["context"]}" rel="ostatus:conversation" />
-    <summary>#{note_activity.data["object"]["summary"]}</summary>
-    <link type="application/atom+xml" href="#{note_activity.data["object"]["id"]}" rel="self" />
-    <link type="text/html" href="#{note_activity.data["object"]["id"]}" rel="alternate" />
+    <summary>#{object_data["summary"]}</summary>
+    <link type="application/atom+xml" href="#{object_data["id"]}" rel="self" />
+    <link type="text/html" href="#{object_data["id"]}" rel="alternate" />
     <category term="2hu"/>
     <link rel="mentioned" ostatus:object-type="http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collection" href="http://activityschema.org/collection/public"/>
     <link name="2hu" rel="emoji" href="corndog.png" />
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ test "a reply note" do
   test "an announce activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
     user = insert(:user)
-    object = Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"])
+    object = Object.normalize(note)
 
     {:ok, announce, _object} = ActivityPub.announce(user, object)
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ test "an announce activity" do
     <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/share</activity:verb>
     <id>#{announce.data["id"]}</id>
     <title>#{user.nickname} repeated a notice</title>
-    <content type="html">RT #{note.data["object"]["content"]}</content>
+    <content type="html">RT #{object.data["content"]}</content>
     <published>#{announce.data["published"]}</published>
     <updated>#{announce.data["published"]}</updated>
     <ostatus:conversation ref="#{announce.data["context"]}">#{announce.data["context"]}</ostatus:conversation>
diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/incoming_documents/delete_handling_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/incoming_documents/delete_handling_test.exs
index ca6e61339..1fe714d00 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/incoming_documents/delete_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/incoming_documents/delete_handling_test.exs
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.DeleteHandlingTest do
     test "it removes the mentioned activity" do
       note = insert(:note_activity)
       second_note = insert(:note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note)
+      second_object = Object.normalize(second_note)
       user = insert(:user)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"])
 
       {:ok, like, _object} = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub.like(user, object)
 
@@ -26,16 +27,16 @@ test "it removes the mentioned activity" do
         File.read!("test/fixtures/delete.xml")
         |> String.replace(
           "tag:mastodon.sdf.org,2017-06-10:objectId=310513:objectType=Status",
-          note.data["object"]["id"]
+          object.data["id"]
         )
 
       {:ok, [delete]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
 
       refute Activity.get_by_id(note.id)
       refute Activity.get_by_id(like.id)
-      assert Object.get_by_ap_id(note.data["object"]["id"]).data["type"] == "Tombstone"
+      assert Object.get_by_ap_id(object.data["id"]).data["type"] == "Tombstone"
       assert Activity.get_by_id(second_note.id)
-      assert Object.get_by_ap_id(second_note.data["object"]["id"])
+      assert Object.get_by_ap_id(second_object.data["id"])
 
       assert delete.data["type"] == "Delete"
     end
diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller_test.exs
index 7441e5fce..9e958f6ca 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_controller_test.exs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ test "decodes a salmon with a changed magic key", %{conn: conn} do
 
   test "gets a feed", %{conn: conn} do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
     conn =
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ test "gets a feed", %{conn: conn} do
       |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/atom+xml")
       |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}/feed.atom")
 
-    assert response(conn, 200) =~ note_activity.data["object"]["content"]
+    assert response(conn, 200) =~ object.data["content"]
   end
 
   test "returns 404 for a missing feed", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@ test "returns 404 for a missing feed", %{conn: conn} do
 
   test "gets an object", %{conn: conn} do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
-    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, note_activity.data["object"]["id"]))
+    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, object.data["id"]))
     url = "/objects/#{uuid}"
 
     conn =
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ test "gets an object", %{conn: conn} do
 
   test "404s on private objects", %{conn: conn} do
     note_activity = insert(:direct_note_activity)
-    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, note_activity.data["object"]["id"]))
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, object.data["id"]))
 
     conn
     |> get("/objects/#{uuid}")
@@ -131,8 +134,8 @@ test "gets an activity in xml format", %{conn: conn} do
 
   test "404s on deleted objects", %{conn: conn} do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, note_activity.data["object"]["id"]))
-    object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+    [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, object.data["id"]))
 
     conn
     |> put_req_header("accept", "application/xml")
diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_test.exs
index f6be16862..e9ca31bc4 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/ostatus_test.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test "don't insert create notes twice" do
   test "handle incoming note - GS, Salmon" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/incoming_note_activity.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"])
     assert user.info.note_count == 1
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test "handle incoming note - GS, Salmon" do
   test "handle incoming notes - GS, subscription" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/ostatus_incoming_post.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test "handle incoming notes - GS, subscription" do
   test "handle incoming notes with attachments - GS, subscription" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/incoming_websub_gnusocial_attachments.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test "handle incoming notes with attachments - GS, subscription" do
   test "handle incoming notes with tags" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/ostatus_incoming_post_tag.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert object.data["tag"] == ["nsfw"]
     assert "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" in activity.data["to"]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test "handle incoming notes - Mastodon, salmon, reply" do
 
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/incoming_reply_mastodon.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test "handle incoming notes - Mastodon, salmon, reply" do
   test "handle incoming notes - Mastodon, with CW" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-note-cw.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test "handle incoming notes - Mastodon, with CW" do
   test "handle incoming unlisted messages, put public into cc" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-note-unlisted.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     refute "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" in activity.data["to"]
     assert "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" in activity.data["cc"]
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ test "handle incoming unlisted messages, put public into cc" do
   test "handle incoming retweets - Mastodon, with CW" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/cw_retweet.xml")
     {:ok, [[_activity, retweeted_activity]]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity.data["object"])
+    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity)
 
     assert retweeted_object.data["summary"] == "Hey."
   end
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test "handle incoming retweets - Mastodon, with CW" do
   test "handle incoming notes - GS, subscription, reply" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/ostatus_incoming_reply.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ test "handle incoming retweets - GS, subscription" do
     refute activity.local
 
     retweeted_activity = Activity.get_by_id(retweeted_activity.id)
-    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity.data["object"])
+    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity)
     assert retweeted_activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert retweeted_activity.data["actor"] == "https://pleroma.soykaf.com/users/lain"
     refute retweeted_activity.local
@@ -176,18 +176,19 @@ test "handle incoming retweets - GS, subscription" do
   test "handle incoming retweets - GS, subscription - local message" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/share-gs-local.xml")
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
     incoming =
       incoming
-      |> String.replace("LOCAL_ID", note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      |> String.replace("LOCAL_ID", object.data["id"])
       |> String.replace("LOCAL_USER", user.ap_id)
 
     {:ok, [[activity, retweeted_activity]]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Announce"
     assert activity.data["actor"] == "https://social.heldscal.la/user/23211"
-    assert activity.data["object"] == retweeted_activity.data["object"]["id"]
+    assert activity.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
     assert user.ap_id in activity.data["to"]
     refute activity.local
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ test "handle incoming retweets - GS, subscription - local message" do
   test "handle incoming retweets - Mastodon, salmon" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/share.xml")
     {:ok, [[activity, retweeted_activity]]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity.data["object"])
+    retweeted_object = Object.normalize(retweeted_activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Announce"
     assert activity.data["actor"] == "https://mastodon.social/users/lambadalambda"
@@ -251,16 +252,17 @@ test "handle conversation references" do
 
   test "handle incoming favorites with locally available object - GS, websub" do
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
 
     incoming =
       File.read!("test/fixtures/favorite_with_local_note.xml")
-      |> String.replace("localid", note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      |> String.replace("localid", object.data["id"])
 
     {:ok, [[activity, favorited_activity]]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Like"
     assert activity.data["actor"] == "https://social.heldscal.la/user/23211"
-    assert activity.data["object"] == favorited_activity.data["object"]["id"]
+    assert activity.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
     refute activity.local
     assert note_activity.id == favorited_activity.id
     assert favorited_activity.local
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ test "handle incoming favorites with locally available object - GS, websub" do
   test "handle incoming replies" do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/incoming_note_activity_answer.xml")
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
     assert object.data["type"] == "Note"
@@ -315,13 +317,14 @@ test "handle incoming unfollows with existing follow" do
              "undo:tag:social.heldscal.la,2017-05-07:subscription:23211:person:44803:2017-05-07T09:54:48+00:00"
 
     assert activity.data["actor"] == "https://social.heldscal.la/user/23211"
-    assert is_map(activity.data["object"])
-    assert activity.data["object"]["type"] == "Follow"
-    assert activity.data["object"]["object"] == "https://pawoo.net/users/pekorino"
+    embedded_object = activity.data["object"]
+    assert is_map(embedded_object)
+    assert embedded_object["type"] == "Follow"
+    assert embedded_object["object"] == "https://pawoo.net/users/pekorino"
     refute activity.local
 
     follower = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"])
-    followed = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["object"])
+    followed = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(embedded_object["object"])
 
     refute User.following?(follower, followed)
   end
@@ -538,8 +541,7 @@ test "Note objects are representable" do
 
     test "Article objects are not representable" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity.data["object"])
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
 
       note_data =
         note_object.data
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index 8187ffd0e..8be289789 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ test "without valid credentials", %{conn: conn} do
 
     test "with credentials", %{conn: conn, user: current_user} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
       ActivityPub.like(current_user, object)
 
       conn =
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index 475531a09..cbe83852e 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ test "create a status" do
     }
 
     {:ok, activity = %Activity{}} = TwitterAPI.create_status(user, input)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     expected_text =
       "Hello again, <span class='h-card'><a data-user='#{mentioned_user.id}' class='u-url mention' href='shp'>@<span>shp</span></a></span>.&lt;script&gt;&lt;/script&gt;<br>This is on another :firefox: line. <a class='hashtag' data-tag='2hu' href='http://localhost:4001/tag/2hu' rel='tag'>#2hu</a> <a class='hashtag' data-tag='epic' href='http://localhost:4001/tag/epic' rel='tag'>#epic</a> <a class='hashtag' data-tag='phantasmagoric' href='http://localhost:4001/tag/phantasmagoric' rel='tag'>#phantasmagoric</a><br><a href=\"http://example.org/image.jpg\" class='attachment'>image.jpg</a>"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ test "create a status that is a reply" do
     }
 
     {:ok, activity = %Activity{}} = TwitterAPI.create_status(user, input)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     input = %{
       "status" => "Here's your (you).",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test "create a status that is a reply" do
     }
 
     {:ok, reply = %Activity{}} = TwitterAPI.create_status(user, input)
-    reply_object = Object.normalize(reply.data["object"])
+    reply_object = Object.normalize(reply)
 
     assert get_in(reply.data, ["context"]) == get_in(activity.data, ["context"])
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test "it favorites a status, returns the updated activity" do
     updated_activity = Activity.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["id"])
     assert ActivityView.render("activity.json", %{activity: updated_activity})["fave_num"] == 1
 
-    object = Object.normalize(note_activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
 
     assert object.data["like_count"] == 1
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ test "it favorites a status, returns the updated activity" do
 
     {:ok, _status} = TwitterAPI.fav(other_user, note_activity.id)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(note_activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
 
     assert object.data["like_count"] == 2
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ test "it favorites a status, returns the updated activity" do
   test "it unfavorites a status, returns the updated activity" do
     user = insert(:user)
     note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    object = Object.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["object"]["id"])
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
 
     {:ok, _like_activity, _object} = ActivityPub.like(user, object)
     updated_activity = Activity.get_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["id"])
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/views/activity_view_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/views/activity_view_test.exs
index 43bd77f78..56d861efb 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/views/activity_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/views/activity_view_test.exs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ test "a create activity with a note" do
     other_user = insert(:user, %{nickname: "shp"})
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "Hey @shp!", "visibility" => "direct"})
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     result = ActivityView.render("activity.json", activity: activity)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ test "a list of activities" do
     user = insert(:user)
     other_user = insert(:user, %{nickname: "shp"})
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "Hey @shp!"})
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
     convo_id = Utils.context_to_conversation_id(object.data["context"])
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ test "a delete activity" do
       "is_post_verb" => false,
       "statusnet_html" => "deleted notice {{tag",
       "text" => "deleted notice {{tag",
-      "uri" => delete.data["object"],
+      "uri" => Object.normalize(delete).data["id"],
       "user" => UserView.render("show.json", user: user)
     }