diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/activity.rs b/upub/core/src/model/activity.rs
index 0f4f36d..1697c67 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/activity.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/activity.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use apb::{field::OptionalString, ActivityMut, ActivityType, BaseMut, ObjectMut};
+use apb::{ActivityMut, ActivityType, BaseMut, ObjectMut};
 use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 
 use crate::model::Audience;
@@ -79,25 +79,6 @@ impl Entity {
 	}
 }
 
-impl ActiveModel {
-	#[deprecated = "use AP::activity() from processor::normalize"]
-	pub fn new(activity: &impl apb::Activity) -> Result<Self, apb::FieldErr> {
-		Ok(ActiveModel {
-			internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
-			id: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.id()?.to_string()),
-			activity_type: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.activity_type()?),
-			actor: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.actor().id()?.to_string()),
-			object: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.object().id().str()),
-			target: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.target().id().str()),
-			published: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.published().unwrap_or(chrono::Utc::now())),
-			to: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.to().into()),
-			bto: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.bto().into()),
-			cc: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.cc().into()),
-			bcc: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(activity.bcc().into()),
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 impl Model {
 	pub fn ap(self) -> serde_json::Value {
 		apb::new()
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/actor.rs b/upub/core/src/model/actor.rs
index 234b9b9..4628b7b 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/actor.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/actor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 
-use apb::{field::OptionalString, Actor, ActorMut, ActorType, BaseMut, DocumentMut, Endpoints, EndpointsMut, Object, ObjectMut, PublicKey, PublicKeyMut};
+use apb::{ActorMut, ActorType, BaseMut, DocumentMut, EndpointsMut, ObjectMut, PublicKeyMut};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel, Eq)]
 #[sea_orm(table_name = "actors")]
@@ -150,37 +150,6 @@ impl Entity {
 	}
 }
 
-impl ActiveModel {
-	#[deprecated = "use AP::actor() from processor::normalize"]
-	pub fn new(object: &impl Actor) -> Result<Self, apb::FieldErr> {
-		let ap_id = object.id()?.to_string();
-		let (domain, fallback_preferred_username) = split_user_id(&ap_id);
-		Ok(ActiveModel {
-			internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
-			domain: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(domain),
-			id: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(ap_id),
-			preferred_username: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.preferred_username().unwrap_or(&fallback_preferred_username).to_string()),
-			actor_type: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.actor_type()?),
-			name: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.name().str()),
-			summary: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.summary().str()),
-			icon: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.icon().get().and_then(|x| x.url().id().str())),
-			image: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.image().get().and_then(|x| x.url().id().str())),
-			inbox: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.inbox().id().str()),
-			outbox: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.outbox().id().str()),
-			shared_inbox: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.endpoints().get().and_then(|x| x.shared_inbox().str())),
-			followers: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.followers().id().str()),
-			following: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.following().id().str()),
-			published: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.published().unwrap_or(chrono::Utc::now())),
-			updated: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(chrono::Utc::now()),
-			following_count: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.following_count().unwrap_or(0) as i32),
-			followers_count: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.followers_count().unwrap_or(0) as i32),
-			statuses_count: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.statuses_count().unwrap_or(0) as i32),
-			public_key: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.public_key().get().ok_or(apb::FieldErr("publicKey"))?.public_key_pem().to_string()),
-			private_key: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(None), // there's no way to transport privkey over AP json, must come from DB
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 impl Model {
 	pub fn ap(self) -> serde_json::Value {
 		apb::new()
@@ -220,13 +189,3 @@ impl Model {
 			.set_discoverable(Some(true))
 	}
 }
-
-fn split_user_id(id: &str) -> (String, String) {
-	let clean = id
-		.replace("http://", "")
-		.replace("https://", "");
-	let mut splits = clean.split('/');
-	let first = splits.next().unwrap_or("");
-	let last = splits.last().unwrap_or(first);
-	(first.to_string(), last.to_string())
-}
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
index c5bb10e..3165502 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use apb::{field::OptionalString, BaseMut, Collection, CollectionMut, ObjectMut, ObjectType};
+use apb::{BaseMut, CollectionMut, ObjectMut, ObjectType};
 use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 
 use super::Audience;
@@ -142,47 +142,6 @@ impl Entity {
 	}
 }
 
-impl ActiveModel {
-	#[deprecated = "use AP::object() from processor::normalize"]
-	pub fn new(object: &impl apb::Object) -> Result<Self, apb::FieldErr> {
-		let t = object.object_type()?;
-		if matches!(t,
-			apb::ObjectType::Activity(_)
-			| apb::ObjectType::Actor(_)
-			| apb::ObjectType::Collection(_)
-			| apb::ObjectType::Document(_)
-		) {
-			return Err(apb::FieldErr("type"));
-		}
-		Ok(ActiveModel {
-			internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
-			id: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.id()?.to_string()),
-			object_type: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(t),
-			attributed_to: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.attributed_to().id().str()),
-			name: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.name().str()),
-			summary: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.summary().str()),
-			content: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.content().str()),
-			context: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.context().id().str()),
-			in_reply_to: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.in_reply_to().id().str()),
-			published: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.published().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now())),
-			updated: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.updated().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now())),
-			url: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.url().id().str()),
-			replies: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.replies().get()
-				.map_or(0, |x| x.total_items().unwrap_or(0)) as i32),
-			likes: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.likes().get()
-				.map_or(0, |x| x.total_items().unwrap_or(0)) as i32),
-			announces: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.shares().get()
-				.map_or(0, |x| x.total_items().unwrap_or(0)) as i32),
-			to: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.to().into()),
-			bto: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.bto().into()),
-			cc: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.cc().into()),
-			bcc: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.bcc().into()),
-
-			sensitive: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(object.sensitive().unwrap_or(false)),
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 impl Model {
 	pub fn ap(self) -> serde_json::Value {
 		apb::new()