diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/types.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/types.rs
index 2fa236b..c6e0d4e 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/types.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/types.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ pub struct StatusData {
 
     // Not supported by Mastodon
     pub mentions: Option<Vec<Uuid>>,
-    pub links: Option<Vec<Uuid>>,
 
     #[serde(default = "default_post_content_type")]
     pub content_type: String,
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ impl TryFrom<StatusData> for PostCreateData {
             attachments: status_data.media_ids.unwrap_or(vec![]),
             mentions: status_data.mentions.unwrap_or(vec![]),
             tags: vec![],
-            links: status_data.links.unwrap_or(vec![]),
+            links: vec![],
             object_id: None,
             created_at: Utc::now(),
         };
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ mod tests {
             in_reply_to_id: None,
             visibility: Some("public".to_string()),
             mentions: None,
-            links: None,
             content_type: "text/html".to_string(),
         };
         let post_data = PostCreateData::try_from(status_data).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
index a2d5936..9d2678f 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
@@ -87,30 +87,7 @@ async fn create_status(
         &post_data.tags,
     );
     // Links
-    post_data.links.sort();
-    post_data.links.dedup();
     let mut linked = vec![];
-    for linked_id in &post_data.links {
-        let post = match get_post_by_id(db_client, linked_id).await {
-            Ok(post) => post,
-            Err(DatabaseError::NotFound(_)) => {
-                return Err(ValidationError("referenced post does't exist").into());
-            },
-            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
-        };
-        if post.repost_of_id.is_some() {
-            return Err(ValidationError("can't reference repost").into());
-        };
-        if post.visibility != Visibility::Public {
-            return Err(ValidationError("can't reference non-public post").into());
-        };
-        // Append inline quote
-        post_data.content += &format!(
-            r#"<p class="inline-quote">RE: <a href="{0}">{0}</a></p>"#,
-            post.object_id(&instance.url()),
-        );
-        linked.push(post);
-    };
     let link_map = match find_linked_posts(
         db_client,
         &instance.url(),