diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
index eda1c8c1c..4993da3ed 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_test.exs
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ test "Follow another user using user_id" do
 
     {:ok, user, following, activity } = TwitterAPI.follow(user, %{"user_id" => following.id})
 
-    user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
-    follow = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
-
     assert user.following == [User.ap_followers(following)]
   end
 
@@ -130,9 +127,6 @@ test "Follow another user using screen_name" do
 
     {:ok, user, following, activity } = TwitterAPI.follow(user, %{"screen_name" => following.nickname})
 
-    user = Repo.get(User, user.id)
-    follow = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
-
     assert user.following == [User.ap_followers(following)]
   end