diff --git a/web/src/actors/header.rs b/web/src/actors/header.rs
index a0998709..e8d1f84a 100644
--- a/web/src/actors/header.rs
+++ b/web/src/actors/header.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub fn ActorHeader() -> impl IntoView {
 	}
 }
 
+#[allow(unused)]
 async fn send_follow_response(kind: apb::ActivityType, target: String, to: String, auth: Auth) {
 	let payload = apb::new()
 		.set_activity_type(Some(kind))
diff --git a/web/src/components/user.rs b/web/src/components/user.rs
index 399702d2..d174219e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/user.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/user.rs
@@ -115,16 +115,3 @@ async fn send_follow_response(kind: apb::ActivityType, target: String, to: Strin
 		tracing::error!("failed posting follow response: {e}");
 	}
 }
-
-fn send_follow_request(target: String) {
-	let auth = use_context::<Auth>().expect("missing auth context");
-	spawn_local(async move {
-		let payload = serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
-			.set_activity_type(Some(apb::ActivityType::Follow))
-			.set_object(apb::Node::link(target.clone()))
-			.set_to(apb::Node::links(vec![target]));
-		if let Err(e) = Http::post(&auth.outbox(), &payload, auth).await {
-			tracing::error!("failed sending follow request: {e}");
-		}
-	})
-}
diff --git a/web/src/page/about.rs b/web/src/page/about.rs
index 19f9ab1d..0c0df6a4 100644
--- a/web/src/page/about.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/about.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use leptos::*;
-use crate::prelude::*;
 
 #[component]
 pub fn AboutPage() -> impl IntoView {
diff --git a/web/src/page/config.rs b/web/src/page/config.rs
index 8095e088..578c812c 100644
--- a/web/src/page/config.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/config.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use apb::{ActivityMut, ActorMut, Object, ObjectMut};
+use apb::{ActivityMut, Object, ObjectMut};
 use leptos::*;
 use crate::{prelude::*, DEFAULT_COLOR};