4 files changed, 8 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/internal/processing/fromclientapi.go b/internal/processing/fromclientapi.go
index a6ea0068b..b4882ddb1 100644
--- a/internal/processing/fromclientapi.go
+++ b/internal/processing/fromclientapi.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (p *processor) processFromClientAPI(ctx context.Context, clientMsg gtsmodel
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if status.VisibilityAdvanced != nil && status.VisibilityAdvanced.Federated {
+			if status.VisibilityAdvanced.Federated {
 				return p.federateStatus(ctx, status)
 			}
 		case gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsFollow:
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/boost.go b/internal/processing/status/boost.go
index 948d57a48..66118ce2f 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/boost.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/boost.go
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ func (p *processor) Boost(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Accou
 	if !visible {
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(errors.New("status is not visible"))
 	}
-	if targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced != nil {
-		if !targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Boostable {
-			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(errors.New("status is not boostable"))
-		}
+	if !targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Boostable {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(errors.New("status is not boostable"))
 	}
 
 	// it's visible! it's boostable! so let's boost the FUCK out of it
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/fave.go b/internal/processing/status/fave.go
index 2badf83b3..410c94056 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/fave.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/fave.go
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ func (p *processor) Fave(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Accoun
 	if !visible {
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(errors.New("status is not visible"))
 	}
-	if targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced != nil {
-		if !targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Likeable {
-			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(errors.New("status is not faveable"))
-		}
+	if !targetStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Likeable {
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(errors.New("status is not faveable"))
 	}
 
 	// first check if the status is already faved, if so we don't need to do anything
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/util.go b/internal/processing/status/util.go
index 26ee5d4f7..8861a532b 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/util.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/util.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 
 func (p *processor) ProcessVisibility(ctx context.Context, form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm, accountDefaultVis gtsmodel.Visibility, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	// by default all flags are set to true
-	gtsAdvancedVis := &gtsmodel.VisibilityAdvanced{
+	gtsAdvancedVis := gtsmodel.VisibilityAdvanced{
 		Federated: true,
 		Boostable: true,
 		Replyable: true,
@@ -123,11 +123,8 @@ func (p *processor) ProcessReplyToID(ctx context.Context, form *apimodel.Advance
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("status with id %s not replyable: %s", form.InReplyToID, err)
 	}
-
-	if repliedStatus.VisibilityAdvanced != nil {
-		if !repliedStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Replyable {
-			return fmt.Errorf("status with id %s is marked as not replyable", form.InReplyToID)
-		}
+	if !repliedStatus.VisibilityAdvanced.Replyable {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status with id %s is marked as not replyable", form.InReplyToID)
 	}
 
 	// check replied account is known to us