diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_references_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_references_service.rb
index 0c71af58fd..8f3fce5f22 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_references_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_references_service.rb
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ class ActivityPub::FetchReferencesService < BaseService
     #
     # Therefore, retry with correct signatures if this fails.
     begin
-      fetch_resource_without_id_validation(collection_or_uri, nil, true)
+      fetch_resource_without_id_validation(collection_or_uri, nil)
     rescue Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError => e
       raise unless e.response && e.response.code == 401 && Addressable::URI.parse(collection_or_uri).query.present?
 
-      fetch_resource_without_id_validation(collection_or_uri, nil, true, request_options: { with_query_string: true })
+      fetch_resource_without_id_validation(collection_or_uri, nil, request_options: { with_query_string: true })
     end
   end
 end