diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/confirmations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/confirmations_controller.rb
index 6f4e426797..7ccf5c9012 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/confirmations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/confirmations_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Admin
 
     def create
       authorize @user, :confirm?
-      @user.confirm!
+      @user.mark_email_as_confirmed!
       log_action :confirm, @user
       redirect_to admin_accounts_path
     end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/user/omniauthable.rb b/app/models/concerns/user/omniauthable.rb
index 6d1d1b8cc3..113bfda230 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/user/omniauthable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/user/omniauthable.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module User::Omniauthable
         user.account.avatar_remote_url = nil
       end
 
-      user.confirm! if email_is_verified
+      user.mark_email_as_confirmed! if email_is_verified
       user.save!
       user
     end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 4bc19b16a6..5c90af56d2 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -190,37 +190,16 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def confirm
-    new_user      = !confirmed?
-    self.approved = true if grant_approval_on_confirmation?
-
-    super
-
-    if new_user
-      # Avoid extremely unlikely race condition when approving and confirming
-      # the user at the same time
-      reload unless approved?
-
-      if approved?
-        prepare_new_user!
-      else
-        notify_staff_about_pending_account!
-      end
+    wrap_email_confirmation do
+      super
     end
   end
 
-  def confirm!
-    new_user      = !confirmed?
-    self.approved = true if grant_approval_on_confirmation?
-
-    skip_confirmation!
-    save!
-
-    if new_user
-      # Avoid extremely unlikely race condition when approving and confirming
-      # the user at the same time
-      reload unless approved?
-
-      prepare_new_user! if approved?
+  # Mark current email as confirmed, bypassing Devise
+  def mark_email_as_confirmed!
+    wrap_email_confirmation do
+      skip_confirmation!
+      save!
     end
   end
 
@@ -435,6 +414,25 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     open_registrations? && !sign_up_from_ip_requires_approval? && !sign_up_email_requires_approval?
   end
 
+  def wrap_email_confirmation
+    new_user      = !confirmed?
+    self.approved = true if grant_approval_on_confirmation?
+
+    yield
+
+    if new_user
+      # Avoid extremely unlikely race condition when approving and confirming
+      # the user at the same time
+      reload unless approved?
+
+      if approved?
+        prepare_new_user!
+      else
+        notify_staff_about_pending_account!
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def sign_up_from_ip_requires_approval?
     !sign_up_ip.nil? && IpBlock.where(severity: :sign_up_requires_approval).where('ip >>= ?', sign_up_ip.to_s).exists?
   end
diff --git a/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts.rb b/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts.rb
index 4146753035..9dc65c1477 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module Mastodon::CLI
       if user.save
         if options[:confirmed]
           user.confirmed_at = nil
-          user.confirm!
+          user.mark_email_as_confirmed!
         end
 
         user.approve! if options[:approve]
diff --git a/spec/features/oauth_spec.rb b/spec/features/oauth_spec.rb
index 967956cc8e..70356784d2 100644
--- a/spec/features/oauth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/oauth_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe 'Using OAuth from an external app' do
     let(:user)     { Fabricate(:user, email: email, password: password) }
 
     before do
-      user.confirm!
+      user.mark_email_as_confirmed!
       user.approve!
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 7f68671df4..213022e830 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -461,12 +461,12 @@ RSpec.describe User do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#confirm!' do
+  describe '#mark_email_as_confirmed!' do
     subject(:user) { Fabricate(:user, confirmed_at: confirmed_at) }
 
     before do
       ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear
-      user.confirm!
+      user.mark_email_as_confirmed!
     end
 
     after { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear }
diff --git a/spec/policies/user_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/user_policy_spec.rb
index fa476a9fc3..7854547d26 100644
--- a/spec/policies/user_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/user_policy_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ RSpec.describe UserPolicy do
 
       context 'when record.confirmed?' do
         it 'denies' do
-          john.user.confirm!
+          john.user.mark_email_as_confirmed!
           expect(subject).to_not permit(admin, john.user)
         end
       end