diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
index 4f410ae97..d2e72d9a4 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::{
   activities::{
     community::{announce::GetCommunity, send_activity_in_community},
     generate_activity_id,
-    verify_is_public,
     verify_person_in_community,
     voting::{undo_vote_comment, undo_vote_post},
   },
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoVote {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
     let community = self.get_community(context, request_counter).await?;
     verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context, request_counter).await?;
     verify_urls_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.actor.inner())?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
index 7971704db..e08e4bb69 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::{
   activities::{
     community::{announce::GetCommunity, send_activity_in_community},
     generate_activity_id,
-    verify_is_public,
     verify_person_in_community,
     voting::{vote_comment, vote_post},
   },
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Vote {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
     let community = self.get_community(context, request_counter).await?;
     verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context, request_counter).await?;
     let site = blocking(context.pool(), Site::read_local_site).await??;