diff --git a/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
index 51dfe50ab11e9a..3ca241d2417c14 100644
--- a/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/batched_remove_status_service.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def unpush_from_list_timelines(account, statuses)
   def unpush_from_group_timelines(status)
     return unless status.account.group?
 
-    payload = Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.reblog.id.to_s)
+    payload = Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.reblog? ? status.reblog.id.to_s : status.id.to_s)
 
     redis.publish("timeline:group:#{status.account.id}", payload)
 
diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index 97b8e9c16106d5..908595a84e447f 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
   # @option  [Boolean] :immediate
   # @option  [Boolean] :original_removed
   def call(status, **options)
-    @payload        = Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.id.to_s)
-    @reblog_payload = Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.reblog.id.to_s) if status.reblog
-    @status         = status
-    @account        = status.account
-    @options        = options
+    @payload = Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.id.to_s)
+    @status  = status
+    @account = status.account
+    @options = options
 
     @status.discard
 
@@ -123,17 +122,19 @@ def remove_from_hashtags
   end
 
   def remove_from_group
-    redis.publish("timeline:group:#{@status.account.id}", @reblog_payload)
+    payload = @status.reblog? ? Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: @status.reblog.id.to_s) : @payload
+
+    redis.publish("timeline:group:#{@status.account.id}", payload)
 
     @status.tags.map(&:name).each do |hashtag|
-      redis.publish("timeline:group:#{@status.account.id}:#{hashtag.mb_chars.downcase}", @reblog_payload)
+      redis.publish("timeline:group:#{@status.account.id}:#{hashtag.mb_chars.downcase}", payload)
     end
 
     if @status.media_attachments.any?
-      redis.publish("timeline:group:media:#{@status.account.id}", @reblog_payload)
+      redis.publish("timeline:group:media:#{@status.account.id}", payload)
 
       @status.tags.map(&:name).each do |hashtag|
-        redis.publish("timeline:group:media:#{@status.account.id}:#{hashtag.mb_chars.downcase}", @reblog_payload)
+        redis.publish("timeline:group:media:#{@status.account.id}:#{hashtag.mb_chars.downcase}", payload)
       end
     end
   end