diff --git a/app/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source.rb b/app/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source.rb
index 0c95d21a3e..93fb10f3b0 100644
--- a/app/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,31 @@
 
 class AccountSuggestions::FriendsOfFriendsSource < AccountSuggestions::Source
   def get(account, limit: DEFAULT_LIMIT)
-    first_degree = account.following.where.not(hide_collections: true).select(:id).reorder(nil)
-    base_account_scope(account)
-      .joins(:account_stat)
-      .where(id: Follow.where(account_id: first_degree).select(:target_account_id))
-      .group('accounts.id, account_stats.id')
-      .reorder('frequency DESC, followers_count DESC')
-      .limit(limit)
-      .pluck(Arel.sql('accounts.id, COUNT(*) AS frequency'))
-      .map { |id, _frequency| [id, key] }
+    Account.find_by_sql([<<~SQL.squish, { id: account.id, limit: limit }]).map { |row| [row.id, key] }
+      WITH first_degree AS (
+          SELECT target_account_id
+          FROM follows
+          JOIN accounts AS target_accounts ON follows.target_account_id = target_accounts.id
+          WHERE account_id = :id
+            AND NOT target_accounts.hide_collections
+      )
+      SELECT accounts.id, COUNT(*) AS frequency
+      FROM accounts
+      JOIN follows ON follows.target_account_id = accounts.id
+      JOIN account_stats ON account_stats.account_id = accounts.id
+      LEFT OUTER JOIN follow_recommendation_mutes ON follow_recommendation_mutes.target_account_id = accounts.id AND follow_recommendation_mutes.account_id = :id
+      WHERE follows.account_id IN (SELECT * FROM first_degree)
+        AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM follows f WHERE f.target_account_id = follows.target_account_id AND f.account_id = :id)
+        AND follows.target_account_id <> :id
+        AND accounts.discoverable
+        AND accounts.suspended_at IS NULL
+        AND accounts.silenced_at IS NULL
+        AND accounts.moved_to_account_id IS NULL
+        AND follow_recommendation_mutes.target_account_id IS NULL
+      GROUP BY accounts.id, account_stats.id
+      ORDER BY frequency DESC, account_stats.followers_count ASC
+      LIMIT :limit
+    SQL
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/models/account_suggestions/similar_profiles_source.rb b/app/models/account_suggestions/similar_profiles_source.rb
index 7ecdd607e5..3ece20aa51 100644
--- a/app/models/account_suggestions/similar_profiles_source.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_suggestions/similar_profiles_source.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class AccountSuggestions::SimilarProfilesSource < AccountSuggestions::Source
     recently_followed_account_ids = account.active_relationships.recent.limit(5).pluck(:target_account_id)
 
     if Chewy.enabled? && !recently_followed_account_ids.empty?
-      ids_from_es = QueryBuilder.new(recently_followed_account_ids, account).build.limit(limit).hits.pluck('_id').map(&:to_i)
-      base_account_scope(account).where(id: ids_from_es).pluck(:id).zip([key].cycle)
+      QueryBuilder.new(recently_followed_account_ids, account).build.limit(limit).hits.pluck('_id').map(&:to_i).zip([key].cycle)
     else
       []
     end
diff --git a/app/models/account_suggestions/source.rb b/app/models/account_suggestions/source.rb
index 7afc4c80ed..b2c3c7a3a2 100644
--- a/app/models/account_suggestions/source.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_suggestions/source.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ class AccountSuggestions::Source
   def base_account_scope(account)
     Account
       .searchable
-      .where(discoverable: true)
-      .without_silenced
       .where.not(follows_sql, id: account.id)
       .where.not(follow_requests_sql, id: account.id)
       .not_excluded_by_account(account)
diff --git a/spec/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source_spec.rb b/spec/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 56a974add5..0000000000
--- a/spec/models/account_suggestions/friends_of_friends_source_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-RSpec.describe AccountSuggestions::FriendsOfFriendsSource do
-  describe '#get' do
-    subject { described_class.new }
-
-    let!(:bob) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:alice) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: true) }
-    let!(:eve) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:mallory) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: false, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:eugen) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:john) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:jerk) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:neil) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-    let!(:larry) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true, hide_collections: false) }
-
-    context 'with follows and blocks' do
-      before do
-        bob.block!(jerk)
-        FollowRecommendationMute.create!(account: bob, target_account: neil)
-
-        # bob follows eugen, alice and larry
-        [eugen, alice, larry].each { |account| bob.follow!(account) }
-
-        # alice follows eve and mallory
-        [john, mallory].each { |account| alice.follow!(account) }
-
-        # eugen follows eve, john, jerk, larry and neil
-        [eve, mallory, jerk, larry, neil].each { |account| eugen.follow!(account) }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns eligible accounts', :aggregate_failures do
-        results = subject.get(bob)
-
-        # eve is returned through eugen
-        expect(results).to include([eve.id, :friends_of_friends])
-
-        # john is not reachable because alice hides who she follows
-        expect(results).to_not include([john.id, :friends_of_friends])
-
-        # mallory is not discoverable
-        expect(results).to_not include([mallory.id, :friends_of_friends])
-
-        # larry is not included because he's followed already
-        expect(results).to_not include([larry.id, :friends_of_friends])
-
-        # jerk is blocked
-        expect(results).to_not include([jerk.id, :friends_of_friends])
-
-        # the suggestion for neil has already been rejected
-        expect(results).to_not include([neil.id, :friends_of_friends])
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with deterministic order' do
-      before do
-        # bob follows eve and mallory
-        [eve, mallory].each { |account| bob.follow!(account) }
-
-        # eve follows eugen, john, and jerk
-        [jerk, eugen, john].each { |account| eve.follow!(account) }
-
-        # mallory follows eugen, john, and neil
-        [neil, eugen, john].each { |account| mallory.follow!(account) }
-
-        john.follow!(eugen)
-        john.follow!(neil)
-      end
-
-      it 'returns eligible accounts in the expected order' do
-        expect(subject.get(bob)).to eq [
-          [eugen.id, :friends_of_friends], # followed by 2 friends, 3 followers total
-          [john.id, :friends_of_friends], # followed by 2 friends, 2 followers total
-          [neil.id, :friends_of_friends], # followed by 1 friend, 2 followers total
-          [jerk.id, :friends_of_friends], # followed by 1 friend, 1 follower total
-        ]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/models/account_suggestions/source_spec.rb b/spec/models/account_suggestions/source_spec.rb
index 1666094082..d8227e01bc 100644
--- a/spec/models/account_suggestions/source_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/account_suggestions/source_spec.rb
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ RSpec.describe AccountSuggestions::Source do
     end
 
     context 'with follows and follow requests' do
-      let!(:account_domain_blocked_account) { Fabricate(:account, domain: 'blocked.host', discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:blocked_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:eligible_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:follow_recommendation_muted_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:follow_requested_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:following_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:moved_account) { Fabricate(:account, moved_to_account: Fabricate(:account), discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:silenced_account) { Fabricate(:account, silenced: true, discoverable: true) }
-      let!(:undiscoverable_account) { Fabricate(:account, discoverable: false) }
+      let!(:account_domain_blocked_account) { Fabricate(:account, domain: 'blocked.host') }
+      let!(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:blocked_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:eligible_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:follow_recommendation_muted_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:follow_requested_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:following_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let!(:moved_account) { Fabricate(:account, moved_to_account: Fabricate(:account)) }
 
       before do
         Fabricate :account_domain_block, account: account, domain: account_domain_blocked_account.domain
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ RSpec.describe AccountSuggestions::Source do
           .and not_include(follow_requested_account)
           .and not_include(following_account)
           .and not_include(moved_account)
-          .and not_include(silenced_account)
-          .and not_include(undiscoverable_account)
       end
     end
   end