diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
index 24811ef0d..9ce172004 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl CreateOrUpdateComment {
     let maa = collect_non_local_mentions(comment, &community, context).await?;
 
     let create_or_update = CreateOrUpdateComment {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object: comment.to_apub(context.pool()).await?,
       cc: maa.ccs,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateComment {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let community = extract_community(&self.cc, context, request_counter).await?;
-    let community_id = ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id());
+    let community_id = ObjectId::new(community.actor_id());
 
     verify_activity(self)?;
     verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community_id, context, request_counter).await?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
index 0b5166bef..8f27e9bac 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
   for mention in &mentions {
     // TODO should it be fetching it every time?
     if let Ok(actor_id) = fetch_webfinger_url(mention, context.client()).await {
-      let actor_id: ObjectId<Person> = ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor_id);
+      let actor_id: ObjectId<Person> = ObjectId::new(actor_id);
       debug!("mention actor_id: {}", actor_id);
       addressed_ccs.push(actor_id.to_owned().to_string().parse()?);
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
index c2a2ff2d7..a066211f3 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ impl AddMod {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let id = generate_activity_id(AddType::Add)?;
     let add = AddMod {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
-      object: ObjectId::<Person>::new(added_mod.actor_id()),
+      object: ObjectId::new(added_mod.actor_id()),
       target: generate_moderators_url(&community.actor_id)?.into(),
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: AddType::Add,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
index 53ff05f0a..96797c8ff 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl AnnounceActivity {
     context: &LemmyContext,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let announce = AnnounceActivity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object,
       cc: vec![community.followers_url()],
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
index 4c7a09635..f7e81f97c 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ impl BlockUserFromCommunity {
     actor: &Person,
   ) -> Result<BlockUserFromCommunity, LemmyError> {
     Ok(BlockUserFromCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
-      object: ObjectId::<Person>::new(target.actor_id()),
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      object: ObjectId::new(target.actor_id()),
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: BlockType::Block,
       id: generate_activity_id(BlockType::Block)?,
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
index 2b6cdeb1a..4960076c1 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ impl RemoveMod {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let id = generate_activity_id(RemoveType::Remove)?;
     let remove = RemoveMod {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
-      object: ObjectId::<Person>::new(removed_mod.actor_id()),
+      object: ObjectId::new(removed_mod.actor_id()),
       target: Some(generate_moderators_url(&community.actor_id)?.into()),
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: RemoveType::Remove,
       unparsed: Default::default(),
     };
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
index db3c717e8..eec906821 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ impl UndoBlockUserFromCommunity {
 
     let id = generate_activity_id(UndoType::Undo)?;
     let undo = UndoBlockUserFromCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object: block,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: UndoType::Undo,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
index b8f3b5f5b..a6da1c9f3 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ impl UpdateCommunity {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let id = generate_activity_id(UpdateType::Update)?;
     let update = UpdateCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object: community.to_apub(context.pool()).await?,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: UpdateType::Update,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
index 6aa6920ee..8e8bd942f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ impl Delete {
     summary: Option<String>,
   ) -> Result<Delete, LemmyError> {
     Ok(Delete {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object: object_id,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: DeleteType::Delete,
       summary,
       id: generate_activity_id(DeleteType::Delete)?,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
index 930ed6c0d..5843e5017 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub(in crate::activities) async fn verify_delete_activity(
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   let object = DeletableObjects::read_from_db(object, context).await?;
-  let actor = ObjectId::<Person>::new(activity.actor().clone());
+  let actor = ObjectId::new(activity.actor().clone());
   match object {
     DeletableObjects::Community(c) => {
       if c.local {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub(in crate::activities) async fn verify_delete_activity(
         verify_person_in_community(&actor, community_id, context, request_counter).await?;
       }
       // community deletion is always a mod (or admin) action
-      verify_mod_action(&actor, ObjectId::<Community>::new(c.actor_id()), context).await?;
+      verify_mod_action(&actor, ObjectId::new(c.actor_id()), context).await?;
     }
     DeletableObjects::Post(p) => {
       verify_delete_activity_post_or_comment(
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async fn verify_delete_activity_post_or_comment(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let actor = ObjectId::<Person>::new(activity.actor().clone());
+  let actor = ObjectId::new(activity.actor().clone());
   verify_person_in_community(&actor, community_id, context, request_counter).await?;
   if is_mod_action {
     verify_mod_action(&actor, community_id.clone(), context).await?;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs
index 8e46e969c..2dbbf9c46 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ impl UndoDelete {
 
     let id = generate_activity_id(UndoType::Undo)?;
     let undo = UndoDelete {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Community>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: UndoType::Undo,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
index a5556a614..a7472bc1c 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ impl AcceptFollowCommunity {
     .await??;
 
     let accept = AcceptFollowCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(person.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(person.actor_id()),
       object: follow,
       kind: AcceptType::Accept,
       id: generate_activity_id(AcceptType::Accept)?,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
index 556366d4d..8af3d3889 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ impl FollowCommunity {
     community: &Community,
   ) -> Result<FollowCommunity, LemmyError> {
     Ok(FollowCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
-      object: ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
+      object: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
       kind: FollowType::Follow,
       id: generate_activity_id(FollowType::Follow)?,
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo.rs
index 64ff8ddb4..f35b3095f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ impl UndoFollowCommunity {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let object = FollowCommunity::new(actor, community)?;
     let undo = UndoFollowCommunity {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
       object,
       kind: UndoType::Undo,
       id: generate_activity_id(UndoType::Undo)?,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index 9eb0e5af0..3cfaca859 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn extract_community(
   let mut cc_iter = cc.iter();
   loop {
     if let Some(cid) = cc_iter.next() {
-      let cid = ObjectId::<Community>::new(cid.clone());
+      let cid = ObjectId::new(cid.clone());
       if let Ok(c) = cid.dereference(context, request_counter).await {
         break Ok(c);
       }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/post/create_or_update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/post/create_or_update.rs
index 073c9297d..8a48da5f8 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/post/create_or_update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/post/create_or_update.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ impl CreateOrUpdatePost {
 
     let id = generate_activity_id(kind.clone())?;
     let create_or_update = CreateOrUpdatePost {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object: post.to_apub(context.pool()).await?,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/create_or_update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/create_or_update.rs
index 9def0866e..83f4824b1 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/create_or_update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/create_or_update.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ impl CreateOrUpdatePrivateMessage {
     let create_or_update = CreateOrUpdatePrivateMessage {
       context: lemmy_context(),
       id: id.clone(),
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(recipient.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(recipient.actor_id()),
       object: private_message.to_apub(context.pool()).await?,
       kind,
       unparsed: Default::default(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/delete.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/delete.rs
index 9881fa4d9..82aad3177 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/delete.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ impl DeletePrivateMessage {
     pm: &PrivateMessage,
   ) -> Result<DeletePrivateMessage, LemmyError> {
     Ok(DeletePrivateMessage {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       object: pm.ap_id.clone().into(),
       kind: DeleteType::Delete,
       id: generate_activity_id(DeleteType::Delete)?,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/undo_delete.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/undo_delete.rs
index 46c3cfbfa..2dc9d7242 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/undo_delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/private_message/undo_delete.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ impl UndoDeletePrivateMessage {
     let object = DeletePrivateMessage::new(actor, pm)?;
     let id = generate_activity_id(UndoType::Undo)?;
     let undo = UndoDeletePrivateMessage {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
-      to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(recipient.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      to: ObjectId::new(recipient.actor_id()),
       object,
       kind: UndoType::Undo,
       id: id.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
index 85d8ee81f..e11d29602 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ impl UndoVote {
     let object = Vote::new(object, actor, &community, kind.clone())?;
     let id = generate_activity_id(UndoType::Undo)?;
     let undo_vote = UndoVote {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
       object,
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: UndoType::Undo,
       id: id.clone(),
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
index c6cdee935..69a9c3ba9 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ impl Vote {
     kind: VoteType,
   ) -> Result<Vote, LemmyError> {
     Ok(Vote {
-      actor: ObjectId::<Person>::new(actor.actor_id()),
+      actor: ObjectId::new(actor.actor_id()),
       to: [PublicUrl::Public],
-      object: ObjectId::<PostOrComment>::new(object.ap_id()),
-      cc: [ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id())],
+      object: ObjectId::new(object.ap_id()),
+      cc: [ObjectId::new(community.actor_id())],
       kind: kind.clone(),
       id: generate_activity_id(kind)?,
       context: lemmy_context(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
index 229f322bc..99dd3f85e 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_community_mods(
 
   // Add new mods to database which have been added to moderators collection
   for mod_id in new_moderators {
-    let mod_id = ObjectId::<Person>::new::<Person, Url>(mod_id);
-    let mod_user = mod_id.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let mod_id = ObjectId::new(mod_id);
+    let mod_user: Person = mod_id.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
 
     if !current_moderators
       .clone()
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
index c9e7c47f3..0ef72b25b 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   recursion_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn ActorType>, LemmyError> {
-  let community_id: ObjectId<Community> = ObjectId::<Community>::new(apub_id.clone());
+  let community_id = ObjectId::<Community>::new(apub_id.clone());
   let community = community_id.dereference(context, recursion_counter).await;
   let actor: Box<dyn ActorType> = match community {
     Ok(c) => Box::new(c),
     Err(_) => {
-      let person_id: ObjectId<Person> = ObjectId::<Person>::new(apub_id);
+      let person_id = ObjectId::new(apub_id);
       let person: Person = person_id.dereference(context, recursion_counter).await?;
       Box::new(person)
     }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/object_id.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/object_id.rs
index b88b804de..7b3c535fa 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/object_id.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/object_id.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ where
   Kind: FromApub + ApubObject + DeletableApubObject + Send + 'static,
   for<'de> <Kind as FromApub>::ApubType: serde::Deserialize<'de>,
 {
-  pub fn new<K, T>(url: T) -> ObjectId<K>
+  pub fn new<T>(url: T) -> Self
   where
     T: Into<Url>,
-    K: FromApub + ApubObject + DeletableApubObject + Send + 'static,
-    for<'de> <K as FromApub>::ApubType: serde::Deserialize<'de>,
   {
-    ObjectId(url.into(), PhantomData::<K>)
+    ObjectId(url.into(), PhantomData::<Kind>)
   }
 
   pub fn inner(&self) -> &Url {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
index 46b1bd8fb..6a3cc14f0 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
   };
 
   let request_counter = &mut 0;
-  ObjectId::<SearchableObjects>::new(query_url)
+  ObjectId::new(query_url)
     .dereference(context, request_counter)
     .await
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
index 1e5a3fa1e..f33448710 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ impl Note {
       CommentInReplyToMigration::Old(in_reply_to) => {
         // This post, or the parent comment might not yet exist on this server yet, fetch them.
         let post_id = in_reply_to.get(0).context(location_info!())?;
-        let post_id = ObjectId::<Post>::new(post_id.clone());
+        let post_id = ObjectId::new(post_id.clone());
         let post = Box::pin(post_id.dereference(context, request_counter)).await?;
 
         // The 2nd item, if it exists, is the parent comment apub_id
         // Nested comments will automatically get fetched recursively
         let parent_id: Option<CommentId> = match in_reply_to.get(1) {
           Some(comment_id) => {
-            let comment_id: ObjectId<Comment> = ObjectId::<Comment>::new(comment_id.clone());
+            let comment_id = ObjectId::<Comment>::new(comment_id.clone());
             let parent_comment = Box::pin(comment_id.dereference(context, request_counter)).await?;
 
             Some(parent_comment.id)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl Note {
     verify_domains_match(self.attributed_to.inner(), &self.id)?;
     verify_person_in_community(
       &self.attributed_to,
-      &ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
+      &ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
       context,
       request_counter,
     )
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl ToApub for Comment {
       context: lemmy_context(),
       r#type: NoteType::Note,
       id: self.ap_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
-      attributed_to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(creator.actor_id),
+      attributed_to: ObjectId::new(creator.actor_id),
       to: PublicUrl::Public,
       content: self.content.clone(),
       media_type: MediaTypeHtml::Html,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index 389eb3614..341b428b6 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Page {
     verify_domains_match(self.attributed_to.inner(), &self.id)?;
     verify_person_in_community(
       &self.attributed_to,
-      &ObjectId::<Community>::new(community.actor_id()),
+      &ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
       context,
       request_counter,
     )
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl ToApub for Post {
       context: lemmy_context(),
       r#type: PageType::Page,
       id: self.ap_id.clone().into(),
-      attributed_to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(creator.actor_id),
+      attributed_to: ObjectId::new(creator.actor_id),
       to: [community.actor_id.into(), public()],
       name: self.name.clone(),
       content: self.body.as_ref().map(|b| markdown_to_html(b)),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
index cff0f5cc9..9bc917a95 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ impl ToApub for PrivateMessage {
       context: lemmy_context(),
       r#type: NoteType::Note,
       id: self.ap_id.clone().into(),
-      attributed_to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(creator.actor_id),
-      to: ObjectId::<Person>::new(recipient.actor_id),
+      attributed_to: ObjectId::new(creator.actor_id),
+      to: ObjectId::new(recipient.actor_id),
       content: self.content.clone(),
       media_type: MediaTypeHtml::Html,
       source: Source {