diff --git a/changelog.d/handle_object_fetch_failures.change b/changelog.d/handle_object_fetch_failures.change
index 410f95efa..0b1dda38d 100644
--- a/changelog.d/handle_object_fetch_failures.change
+++ b/changelog.d/handle_object_fetch_failures.change
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 Remote object fetch failures will prevent the object fetch job from retrying if the object has been deleted or the fetch was denied with a 403 due to instance block behavior with authorized_fetch enabled.
-Mark instances as unreachable when object fetch is denied due to instance block and authorized_fetch.
 Skip fetching objects from unreachable instances.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 75f39fb6a..f1a0a483b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
         end
 
       {:ok, %{status: 403}} ->
-        Instances.set_consistently_unreachable(id)
         {:error, "Object fetch has been denied"}
 
       {:ok, %{status: code}} when code in [404, 410] ->
diff --git a/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs b/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
index 80272946c..53c9277d6 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/object/fetcher_test.exs
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.FetcherTest do
       %{method: :get, url: "https://mastodon.example.org/users/userisgone404"} ->
         %Tesla.Env{status: 404}
 
-      %{method: :get, url: "https://octodon.social/users/cwebber/statuses/111647596861000656"} ->
-        %Tesla.Env{status: 403}
-
       %{
         method: :get,
         url:
@@ -236,18 +233,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.FetcherTest do
                )
     end
 
-    test "handle HTTP 403 response" do
-      object_id = "https://octodon.social/users/cwebber/statuses/111647596861000656"
-      Instances.set_reachable(object_id)
-
-      assert Instances.reachable?(object_id)
-
-      assert {:error, "Object fetch has been denied"} ==
-               Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id(object_id)
-
-      refute Instances.reachable?(object_id)
-    end
-
     test "it can fetch pleroma polls with attachments" do
       {:ok, object} =
         Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id("https://patch.cx/objects/tesla_mock/poll_attachment")