diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 6f1e35e4aab..23682c84b0f 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
   default_scope { recent }
 
   scope :recent, -> { reorder(id: :desc) }
-  scope :remote, -> { where(local: false).or(where.not(uri: nil)) }
+  scope :remote, -> { where(local: false).where.not(uri: nil) }
   scope :local,  -> { where(local: true).or(where(uri: nil)) }
 
   scope :without_replies, -> { where('statuses.reply = FALSE OR statuses.in_reply_to_account_id = statuses.account_id') }