diff --git a/app/models/mention.rb b/app/models/mention.rb
index af9bb7378bc..a508ed630e2 100644
--- a/app/models/mention.rb
+++ b/app/models/mention.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,4 @@ class Mention < ApplicationRecord
     to: :account,
     prefix: true
   )
-
-  def active?
-    !silent?
-  end
 end