diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index 936af8ad7..83e2caeb2 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::structs::{CommunityPersonBanView, CommunityView};
 use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorExt, LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult};
 use serde::Serialize;
-use std::{ops::Deref, time::Duration};
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use tracing::info;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ pub mod deletion;
 pub mod following;
 pub mod voting;
 
-/// Amount of time that the list of dead instances is cached. This is only updated once a day,
-/// so there is no harm in caching it for a longer time.
-pub static DEAD_INSTANCE_LIST_CACHE_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30 * 60);
-
 /// Checks that the specified Url actually identifies a Person (by fetching it), and that the person
 /// doesn't have a site ban.
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]