diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
index 385bdfbaf..b0e37915b 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ pub async fn purge_image_from_pictrs(image_url: &Url, context: &LemmyContext) ->
     .ok_or(LemmyErrorType::ImageUrlMissingLastPathSegment)?;
 
   // Delete db row if any (old Lemmy versions didnt generate this).
-  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), &alias)
+  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), alias)
     .await
     .ok();
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ pub async fn delete_image_from_pictrs(
   context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
   // Delete db row if any (old Lemmy versions didnt generate this).
-  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), &alias)
+  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), alias)
     .await
     .ok();