diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
index cd1d5d9..a2d5936 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ async fn create_status(
             if post.visibility != Visibility::Public {
                 return Err(ValidationError("can't reference non-public post").into());
             };
-            if post.author.id != current_user.id {
-                post_data.mentions.push(post.author.id);
-            };
             post_data.links.push(post.id);
             linked.push(post);
         };