diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/mod.rs
index e7b603455..cf13a866b 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/mod.rs
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ impl SiteOrCommunity {
   }
 }
 
-async fn generate_cc(
-  target: &SiteOrCommunity,
-  mut conn: impl DbConn,
-) -> Result<Vec<Url>, LemmyError> {
+async fn generate_cc(target: &SiteOrCommunity, conn: impl DbConn) -> Result<Vec<Url>, LemmyError> {
   Ok(match target {
     SiteOrCommunity::Site(_) => Site::read_remote_sites(conn)
       .await?
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs b/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
index 0f982707c..784278339 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/resolve_object.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn resolve_object(
 async fn convert_response(
   object: SearchableObjects,
   user_id: PersonId,
-  mut conn: impl DbConn,
+  conn: impl DbConn,
 ) -> Result<Json<ResolveObjectResponse>, LemmyError> {
   use SearchableObjects::*;
   let removed_or_deleted;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
index 33eeb552e..0252e0aa0 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
     local_site::LocalSite,
   },
   traits::Crud,
-  utils::{get_conn, DbConn, DbPool},
+  utils::{get_conn, DbPool},
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{error::LemmyError, settings::structs::Settings};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ pub struct VerifyUrlData(pub DbPool);
 #[async_trait]
 impl UrlVerifier for VerifyUrlData {
   async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
-    let mut conn = get_conn(&self.0).await.expect("get connection");
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(&mut *conn)
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(&self.0)
       .await
       .expect("read local site data");
     check_apub_id_valid(url, &local_site_data)?;
@@ -99,12 +98,12 @@ pub(crate) struct LocalSiteData {
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn fetch_local_site_data(
-  mut conn: impl DbConn,
+  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<LocalSiteData, diesel::result::Error> {
   // LocalSite may be missing
-  let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut *conn).await.ok();
-  let allowed_instances = Instance::allowlist(&mut *conn).await?;
-  let blocked_instances = Instance::blocklist(&mut *conn).await?;
+  let local_site = LocalSite::read(get_conn(pool).await?).await.ok();
+  let allowed_instances = Instance::allowlist(get_conn(pool).await?).await?;
+  let blocked_instances = Instance::blocklist(get_conn(pool).await?).await?;
 
   Ok(LocalSiteData {
     local_site,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
index 2c00e6329..65354c345 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl Object for ApubComment {
     verify_domains_match(note.attributed_to.inner(), note.id.inner())?;
     verify_is_public(&note.to, &note.cc)?;
     let community = note.community(context).await?;
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
 
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(
       note.id.inner(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
index 3f0fb31ff..408596814 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl ApubCommunity {
   ) -> Result<Vec<Url>, LemmyError> {
     let id = self.id;
 
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
     let follows = CommunityFollowerView::for_community(context.conn().await?, id).await?;
     let inboxes: Vec<Url> = follows
       .into_iter()
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs
index 8b395263f..d51a3ecef 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Object for ApubSite {
     expected_domain: &Url,
     data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(data.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(data.pool()).await?;
 
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(apub.id.inner(), true, &local_site_data, data.settings())?;
     verify_domains_match(expected_domain, apub.id.inner())?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
index 0462020e3..78d9b9acb 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPerson {
     expected_domain: &Url,
     context: &Data<Self::DataType>,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
     let slur_regex = &local_site_opt_to_slur_regex(&local_site_data.local_site);
 
     check_slurs(&person.preferred_username, slur_regex)?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index e0e405902..87786a8de 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPost {
       verify_is_remote_object(page.id.inner(), context.settings())?;
     };
 
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
 
     let community = page.community(context).await?;
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
index 083cf01eb..c10d7b8c5 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPrivateMessage {
     verify_domains_match(note.id.inner(), expected_domain)?;
     verify_domains_match(note.attributed_to.inner(), note.id.inner())?;
 
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
 
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(
       note.id.inner(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/group.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/group.rs
index b3bd5d08c..2b32915af 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/group.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/group.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl Group {
     expected_domain: &Url,
     context: &LemmyContext,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.conn().await?).await?;
+    let local_site_data = fetch_local_site_data(context.pool()).await?;
 
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(
       self.id.inner(),