diff --git a/app/lib/status_reach_finder.rb b/app/lib/status_reach_finder.rb
index 35b191dadb..3aab3bde0c 100644
--- a/app/lib/status_reach_finder.rb
+++ b/app/lib/status_reach_finder.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,22 @@ class StatusReachFinder
   end
 
   def inboxes
-    Account.where(id: reached_account_ids).inboxes
+    (reached_account_inboxes + followers_inboxes + relay_inboxes).uniq
   end
 
   private
 
+  def reached_account_inboxes
+    # When the status is a reblog, there are no interactions with it
+    # directly, we assume all interactions are with the original one
+
+    if @status.reblog?
+      []
+    else
+      Account.where(id: reached_account_ids).inboxes
+    end
+  end
+
   def reached_account_ids
     [
       replied_to_account_id,
@@ -49,4 +60,16 @@ class StatusReachFinder
   def replies_account_ids
     @status.replies.pluck(:account_id)
   end
+
+  def followers_inboxes
+    @status.account.followers.inboxes
+  end
+
+  def relay_inboxes
+    if @status.public_visibility?
+      Relay.enabled.pluck(:inbox_url)
+    else
+      []
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index d642beeaae..2c2a266415 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
         # original object being removed implicitly removes reblogs
         # of it. The Delete activity of the original is forwarded
         # separately.
-        if @account.local? && !@options[:original_removed]
-          remove_from_remote_followers
-          remove_from_remote_reach
-        end
+        remove_from_remote_reach if @account.local? && !@options[:original_removed]
 
         # Since reblogs don't mention anyone, don't get reblogged,
         # favourited and don't contain their own media attachments
@@ -82,13 +79,10 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
   end
 
   def remove_from_remote_reach
-    return if @status.reblog?
-
-    # People who got mentioned in the status, or who
-    # reblogged it from someone else might not follow
-    # the author and wouldn't normally receive the
-    # delete notification - so here, we explicitly
-    # send it to them
+    # Followers, relays, people who got mentioned in the status,
+    # or who reblogged it from someone else might not follow
+    # the author and wouldn't normally receive the delete
+    # notification - so here, we explicitly send it to them
 
     status_reach_finder = StatusReachFinder.new(@status)
 
@@ -97,24 +91,6 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
     end
   end
 
-  def remove_from_remote_followers
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(@account.followers.inboxes) do |inbox_url|
-      [signed_activity_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
-    end
-
-    relay! if relayable?
-  end
-
-  def relayable?
-    @status.public_visibility?
-  end
-
-  def relay!
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(Relay.enabled.pluck(:inbox_url)) do |inbox_url|
-      [signed_activity_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
-    end
-  end
-
   def signed_activity_json
     @signed_activity_json ||= Oj.dump(serialize_payload(@status, @status.reblog? ? ActivityPub::UndoAnnounceSerializer : ActivityPub::DeleteSerializer, signer: @account))
   end