diff --git a/src/DI.php b/src/DI.php
index 24f06d279..78eb5bee4 100644
--- a/src/DI.php
+++ b/src/DI.php
@@ -382,14 +382,6 @@ abstract class DI
 		return self::$dice->create(Factory\Api\Mastodon\Error::class);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @return Factory\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest
-	 */
-	public static function mstdnFollowRequest()
-	{
-		return self::$dice->create(Factory\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest::class);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @return Factory\Api\Mastodon\Poll
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php b/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b12b1dbd..000000000
--- a/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-namespace Friendica\Factory\Api\Mastodon;
-
-use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\BaseFactory;
-use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity\Introduction;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
-use Friendica\Model\APContact;
-use Friendica\Model\Contact;
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
-use ImagickException;
-use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
-
-class FollowRequest extends BaseFactory
-{
-	/** @var BaseURL */
-	private $baseUrl;
-
-	public function __construct(LoggerInterface $logger, BaseURL $baseURL)
-	{
-		parent::__construct($logger);
-
-		$this->baseUrl = $baseURL;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param Introduction $introduction
-	 * @return \Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest
-	 * @throws ImagickException|HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
-	 */
-	public function createFromIntroduction(Introduction $introduction): \Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest
-	{
-		$account = DBA::selectFirst('account-user-view', [], ['id' => $introduction->cid, 'uid' => [0, $introduction->uid]]);
-		if (empty($account)) {
-			$this->logger->warning('Wrong introduction data', ['Introduction' => $introduction]);
-			throw new HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException('Wrong introduction data');
-		}
-
-		return new \Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest($this->baseUrl, $introduction->id, $account);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
index 723a98bcd..dfe3aadf3 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ class FollowRequests extends BaseApi
 		foreach ($introductions as $key => $introduction) {
 			try {
 				self::setBoundaries($introduction->id);
-				$return[] = DI::mstdnFollowRequest()->createFromIntroduction($introduction);
-			} catch (HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException $exception) {
+				$return[] = DI::mstdnAccount()->createFromContactId($introduction->cid, $introduction->uid);
+			} catch (HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+				| HTTPException\NotFoundException
+				| \ImagickException $exception) {
 				DI::intro()->delete($introduction);
 				unset($introductions[$key]);
 			}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index f401cad48..000000000
--- a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon;
-
-use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\Collection\Api\Mastodon\Fields;
-
-/**
- * Virtual entity to separate Accounts from Follow Requests.
- * In the Mastodon API they are one and the same.
- */
-class FollowRequest extends Account
-{
-	/**
-	 * Creates a follow request entity from an introduction record.
-	 *
-	 * The account ID is set to the Introduction ID to allow for later interaction with follow requests.
-	 *
-	 * @param BaseURL $baseUrl
-	 * @param int     $introduction_id Introduction record id
-	 * @param array   $account         entry of "account-user-view"
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
-	 */
-	public function __construct(BaseURL $baseUrl, int $introduction_id, array $account)
-	{
-		parent::__construct($baseUrl, $account, new Fields());
-
-		$this->id = $introduction_id;
-	}
-}