diff --git a/src/Module/ActivityPub/Objects.php b/src/Module/ActivityPub/Objects.php
index 8c8109d66..528aa9405 100644
--- a/src/Module/ActivityPub/Objects.php
+++ b/src/Module/ActivityPub/Objects.php
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ class Objects extends BaseModule
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException();
 		}
 
-		$owner = User::getById($item['uid'], ['hidewall']);
-
-		$validated = empty($owner['hidewall']) && in_array($item['private'], [Item::PUBLIC, Item::UNLISTED]);
+		$validated = in_array($item['private'], [Item::PUBLIC, Item::UNLISTED]);
 
 		if (!$validated) {
 			$requester = HTTPSignature::getSigner('', $_SERVER);
diff --git a/src/Module/DFRN/Poll.php b/src/Module/DFRN/Poll.php
index 1562ce0de..e841e9b26 100644
--- a/src/Module/DFRN/Poll.php
+++ b/src/Module/DFRN/Poll.php
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class Poll extends BaseModule
 	{
 		$owner = User::getByNickname(
 			$this->parameters['nickname'] ?? '',
-			['nickname', 'blocked', 'account_expired', 'account_removed', 'hidewall']
+			['nickname', 'blocked', 'account_expired', 'account_removed']
 		);
 		if (!$owner || $owner['account_expired'] || $owner['account_removed']) {
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException($this->t('User not found.'));
 		}
 
-		if ($owner['blocked'] || $owner['hidewall']) {
+		if ($owner['blocked']) {
 			throw new HTTPException\UnauthorizedException($this->t('Access to this profile has been restricted.'));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Feed.php b/src/Module/Feed.php
index 59714af38..92d65fb4b 100644
--- a/src/Module/Feed.php
+++ b/src/Module/Feed.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Feed extends BaseModule
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException($this->t('User not found.'));
 		}
 
-		if ($owner['blocked'] || $owner['hidewall']) {
+		if ($owner['blocked']) {
 			throw new HTTPException\UnauthorizedException($this->t('Access to this profile has been restricted.'));
 		}