diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 6e29768d1..a7b2988b9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
   alias Pleroma.{Activity, Repo, Object, Upload, User, Notification}
-  alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus
   import Ecto.Query
   import Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
   require Logger
@@ -37,7 +36,11 @@ def stream_out(activity) do
     end
   end
 
-  def create(to, actor, context, object, additional \\ %{}, published \\ nil, local \\ true) do
+  def create(%{to: to, actor: actor, context: context, object: object} = params) do
+    additional = params[:additional] || %{}
+    local = !(params[:local] == false) # only accept false as false value
+    published = params[:published]
+
     with create_data <- make_create_data(%{to: to, actor: actor, published: published, context: context, object: object}, additional),
          {:ok, activity} <- insert(create_data, local),
          :ok <- maybe_federate(activity) do
@@ -247,18 +250,6 @@ def sanitize_outgoing_activity_data(data) do
     |> Map.put("@context", "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams")
   end
 
-  def prepare_incoming(%{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"type" => "Note"} = object} = data) do
-    with {:ok, user} <- OStatus.find_or_make_user(data["actor"]) do
-      {:ok, data}
-    else
-      _e -> :error
-    end
-  end
-
-  def prepare_incoming(_) do
-    :error
-  end
-
   def publish(actor, activity) do
     remote_users = Pleroma.Web.Salmon.remote_users(activity)
     data = sanitize_outgoing_activity_data(activity.data)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index d3a9f7b85..f3060bd89 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def post(user, %{"status" => status} = data) do
          cw <- data["spoiler_text"],
          object <- make_note_data(user.ap_id, to, context, content_html, attachments, inReplyTo, tags, cw),
          object <- Map.put(object, "emoji", Formatter.get_emoji(status) |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn({name, file}, acc) -> Map.put(acc, name, "#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.static_url}#{file}") end)) do
-      res = ActivityPub.create(to, user, context, object)
+      res = ActivityPub.create(%{to: to, actor: user, context: context, object: object})
       User.increase_note_count(user)
       res
     end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/handlers/note_handler.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/handlers/note_handler.ex
index 8747dbb67..7b7ed2d5a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/handlers/note_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/ostatus/handlers/note_handler.ex
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def handle_note(entry, doc \\ nil) do
          # TODO: Handle this case in make_note_data
          note <- (if inReplyTo && !inReplyToActivity, do: note |> Map.put("inReplyTo", inReplyTo), else: note)
       do
-      res = ActivityPub.create(to, actor, context, note, %{}, date, false)
+      res = ActivityPub.create(%{to: to, actor: actor, context: context, object: note, published: date, local: false})
       User.increase_note_count(actor)
       res
     else
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 01e5362ec..4817a9f38 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test "adds an id to a given object if it lacks one and inserts it to the object
 
   describe "create activities" do
     test "removes doubled 'to' recipients" do
-      {:ok, activity} = ActivityPub.create(["user1", "user1", "user2"], %User{ap_id: "1"}, "", %{})
+      {:ok, activity} = ActivityPub.create(%{to: ["user1", "user1", "user2"], actor: %User{ap_id: "1"}, context: "", object: %{}})
       assert activity.data["to"] == ["user1", "user2"]
       assert activity.actor == "1"
       assert activity.recipients == ["user1", "user2"]