diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub.php
index 152cca98a..570348be2 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Util\HTTPSignature;
 use Friendica\Util\JsonLD;
-use Friendica\Util\Network;
 
 /**
  * ActivityPub Protocol class
@@ -287,13 +286,13 @@ class ActivityPub
 
 		$signer = HTTPSignature::getSigner('', $_SERVER);
 		if (!$signer) {
-			Logger::debug('No signer', ['uid' => $uid, 'agent' => $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '', 'called_by' => $called_by]);
+			Logger::debug('No signer or invalid signature', ['uid' => $uid, 'agent' => $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '', 'called_by' => $called_by]);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		$apcontact = APContact::getByURL($signer);
 		if (empty($apcontact)) {
-			Logger::debug('APContact not found', ['uid' => $uid, 'handle' => $signer, 'called_by' => $called_by]);
+			Logger::info('APContact not found', ['uid' => $uid, 'handle' => $signer, 'called_by' => $called_by]);
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -302,12 +301,6 @@ class ActivityPub
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Check added as a precaution. It should not occur.
-		if (Network::isUrlBlocked($apcontact['baseurl'])) {
-			Logger::info('Requesting domain is blocked', ['uid' => $uid, 'id' => $apcontact['gsid'], 'url' => $apcontact['baseurl'], 'signer' => $signer, 'called_by' => $called_by]);
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		$contact = Contact::getByURL($signer, false, ['id', 'baseurl', 'gsid']);
 		if (!empty($contact) && Contact\User::isBlocked($contact['id'], $uid)) {
 			Logger::info('Requesting contact is blocked', ['uid' => $uid, 'id' => $contact['id'], 'signer' => $signer, 'baseurl' => $contact['baseurl'], 'called_by' => $called_by]);