diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
index 6446a6bd12..80ed1727d2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export const DriveFileRepository = db.getRepository(DriveFile).extend({
 		if (url.startsWith(`${config.url}/identicon`)) return url;
 		if (url.startsWith(`${config.url}/avatar`)) return url;
 
-		const meta = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const meta = await fetchMeta();
 		const baseUrl = meta
 			? meta.objectStorageBaseUrl ??
 				`${meta.objectStorageUseSsl ? "https" : "http"}://${
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/notification.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/notification.ts
index 26381787c3..727857827b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/notification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/converters/notification.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class NotificationConverter {
 		subscription: SwSubscription,
 		ctx: MastoContext,
 	): Promise<MastodonEntity.PushSubscription> {
-		const instance = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const instance = await fetchMeta();
 		const result: MastodonEntity.PushSubscription = {
 			id: subscription.id,
 			endpoint: subscription.endpoint,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/auth.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/auth.ts
index f372f0ce37..847aef08a3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/auth.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class AuthHelpers {
 			client_id: app.id,
 			client_secret: app.secret,
 			vapid_key:
-				(await fetchMeta(true).then((meta) => meta.swPublicKey)) ?? undefined,
+				(await fetchMeta().then((meta) => meta.swPublicKey)) ?? undefined,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export class AuthHelpers {
 		return {
 			name: app.name,
 			website: app.description,
-			vapid_key: await fetchMeta(true).then(
+			vapid_key: await fetchMeta().then(
 				(meta) => meta.swPublicKey ?? undefined,
 			),
 		};
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
index 6f3401d993..3af8b78dce 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/misc.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class MiscHelpers {
 			},
 			order: { id: "ASC" },
 		}).then((p) => (p ? UserConverter.encode(p, ctx) : null));
-		const meta = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const meta = await fetchMeta();
 
 		const res = {
 			uri: config.host,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class MiscHelpers {
 			},
 			order: { id: "ASC" },
 		}).then((p) => (p ? UserConverter.encode(p, ctx) : null));
-		const meta = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const meta = await fetchMeta();
 
 		const res = {
 			domain: config.host,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class MiscHelpers {
 		const user = ctx.user as ILocalUser;
 		const results: Promise<MastodonEntity.SuggestedAccount[]>[] = [];
 
-		const pinned = fetchMeta(true).then((meta) =>
+		const pinned = fetchMeta().then((meta) =>
 			Promise.all(
 				meta.pinnedUsers
 					.map((acct) => stringToAcct(acct))
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/note.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/note.ts
index 7539bc7b35..dc18d46296 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/note.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/note.ts
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ export class NoteHelpers {
 		ctx: MastoContext,
 	): Promise<MastodonEntity.StatusTranslation> {
 		const user = ctx.user as ILocalUser;
-		const instance = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const instance = await fetchMeta();
 		const provider = instance.libreTranslateApiUrl
 			? "LibreTranslate"
 			: instance.deeplAuthKey
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
index c9db284064..3be7de7072 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class TimelineHelpers {
 		}
 
 		if (!local) {
-			const m = await fetchMeta(true);
+			const m = await fetchMeta();
 			if (m.disableGlobalTimeline) {
 				if (user == null || !(user.isAdmin || user.isModerator)) {
 					throw new Error("global timeline is disabled");
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/streaming/channels/public.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/streaming/channels/public.ts
index 26f3a8538d..f824dbffab 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/streaming/channels/public.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/streaming/channels/public.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class MastodonStreamPublic extends MastodonStream {
 	}
 
 	public async init() {
-		const meta = await fetchMeta(true);
+		const meta = await fetchMeta();
 		if (meta.disableGlobalTimeline) {
 			if (this.user == null || !(this.user.isAdmin || this.user.isModerator))
 				return;