diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
index 8e3021ae6..d708c99eb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy do
          {:ok, object} <- check_object(object) do
       {:ok, object}
     else
-      {:reject, nil} -> {:reject, "[SimplePolicy]"}
       {:reject, _} = e -> e
     end
   end
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy do
          {:ok, object} <- check_banner_removal(actor_info, object) do
       {:ok, object}
     else
-      {:reject, nil} -> {:reject, "[SimplePolicy]"}
       {:reject, _} = e -> e
     end
   end
@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy do
          {:ok, object} <- check_reject(uri, object) do
       {:ok, object}
     else
-      {:reject, nil} -> {:reject, "[SimplePolicy]"}
       {:reject, _} = e -> e
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
index 7cefe3647..09bedcd2b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
       set_visibility(activity, opts)
     else
       nil -> {:error, :not_found}
-      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
     end
   end