diff --git a/app/models/activity_pub.rb b/app/models/activity_pub.rb
index 42ed3f61..9445717f 100644
--- a/app/models/activity_pub.rb
+++ b/app/models/activity_pub.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class ActivityPub < ApplicationRecord
     event :remove do
       transitions to: :removed
 
-      after do
-        object.update(object: {})
+      before do
+        object.update(content: {})
       end
     end