diff --git a/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex b/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
index 3b9629d77..6a56a6f67 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ end
 defmodule Pleroma.Gopher.Server.ProtocolHandler do
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.HTML
-  alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Gopher.Server.ProtocolHandler do
   end
 
   def response("/notices/" <> id) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          true <- Visibility.is_public?(activity) do
       activities =
         ActivityPub.fetch_activities_for_context(activity.data["context"])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 2e9ffe41c..77841278a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
         [state, actor, object]
       )
 
-      activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
+      activity = Activity.get_by_id(activity.id)
       {:ok, activity}
     rescue
       e ->
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index f596f703b..4c338de12 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   def get_replied_to_activity(""), do: nil
 
   def get_replied_to_activity(id) when not is_nil(id) do
-    Repo.get(Activity, id)
+    Activity.get_by_id(id)
   end
 
   def get_replied_to_activity(_), do: nil
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index eee4e7678..18e4ddb88 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def get_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
       conn
       |> put_view(StatusView)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def get_context(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          activities <-
            ActivityPub.fetch_activities_for_context(activity.data["context"], %{
              "blocking_user" => user,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def bookmark_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          %User{} = user <- User.get_by_nickname(user.nickname),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user),
          {:ok, user} <- User.bookmark(user, activity.data["object"]["id"]) do
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def unbookmark_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          %User{} = user <- User.get_by_nickname(user.nickname),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user),
          {:ok, user} <- User.unbookmark(user, activity.data["object"]["id"]) do
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def favourited_by(conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"likes" => likes}}} <- Repo.get(Activity, id) do
+    with %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"likes" => likes}}} <- Activity.get_by_id(id) do
       q = from(u in User, where: u.ap_id in ^likes)
       users = Repo.all(q)
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def reblogged_by(conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"announcements" => announces}}} <- Repo.get(Activity, id) do
+    with %Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"announcements" => announces}}} <- Activity.get_by_id(id) do
       q = from(u in User, where: u.ap_id in ^announces)
       users = Repo.all(q)
 
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def status_card(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => status_id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, status_id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(status_id),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
       data =
         StatusView.render(
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index 9978c7f64..d0e58e71b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
   end
 
   def delete(%User{} = user, id) do
-    with %Activity{data: %{"type" => _type}} <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{data: %{"type" => _type}} <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          {:ok, activity} <- CommonAPI.delete(id, user) do
       {:ok, activity}
     end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 62cce18dc..eebd4dcd3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   end
 
   def fetch_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Activity{} = activity <- Repo.get(Activity, id),
+    with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
       conn
       |> put_view(ActivityView)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   end
 
   def get_by_id_or_ap_id(id) do
-    activity = Repo.get(Activity, id) || Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(id)
+    activity = Activity.get_by_id(id) || Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(id)
 
     if activity.data["type"] == "Create" do
       activity