diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/delete.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/delete.rb
index 801647cf74..f5ef863f37 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/delete.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/delete.rb
@@ -37,50 +37,16 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Delete < ActivityPub::Activity
 
       return if @status.nil?
 
-      forward! if @json['signature'].present? && @status.distributable?
+      forwarder.forward! if forwarder.forwardable?
       delete_now!
     end
   end
 
-  def rebloggers_ids
-    return @rebloggers_ids if defined?(@rebloggers_ids)
-    @rebloggers_ids = @status.reblogs.includes(:account).references(:account).merge(Account.local).pluck(:account_id)
-  end
-
-  def inboxes_for_reblogs
-    Account.where(id: ::Follow.where(target_account_id: rebloggers_ids).select(:account_id)).inboxes
-  end
-
-  def replied_to_status
-    return @replied_to_status if defined?(@replied_to_status)
-    @replied_to_status = @status.thread
-  end
-
-  def reply_to_local?
-    !replied_to_status.nil? && replied_to_status.account.local?
-  end
-
-  def inboxes_for_reply
-    replied_to_status.account.followers.inboxes
-  end
-
-  def forward!
-    inboxes = inboxes_for_reblogs
-    inboxes += inboxes_for_reply if reply_to_local?
-    inboxes -= [@account.preferred_inbox_url]
-
-    sender_id = reply_to_local? ? replied_to_status.account_id : rebloggers_ids.first
-
-    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes.uniq) do |inbox_url|
-      [payload, sender_id, inbox_url]
-    end
+  def forwarder
+    @forwarder ||= ActivityPub::Forwarder.new(@account, @json, @status)
   end
 
   def delete_now!
     RemoveStatusService.new.call(@status, redraft: false)
   end
-
-  def payload
-    @payload ||= Oj.dump(@json)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
index f04ad321b2..0bfead55b2 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Update < ActivityPub::Activity
   def update_status
     return reject_payload! if invalid_origin?(@object['id'])
 
-    status = Status.find_by(uri: object_uri, account_id: @account.id)
+    @status = Status.find_by(uri: object_uri, account_id: @account.id)
 
-    return if status.nil?
+    return if @status.nil?
 
-    ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService.new.call(status, @object)
+    forwarder.forward! if forwarder.forwardable?
+    ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService.new.call(@status, @object)
+  end
+
+  def forwarder
+    @forwarder ||= ActivityPub::Forwarder.new(@account, @json, @status)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4206b9d822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ActivityPub::Forwarder
+  def initialize(account, original_json, status)
+    @json    = original_json
+    @account = account
+    @status  = status
+  end
+
+  def forwardable?
+    @json['signature'].present? && @status.distributable?
+  end
+
+  def forward!
+    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+      [payload, signature_account_id, inbox_url]
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def payload
+    @payload ||= Oj.dump(@json)
+  end
+
+  def reblogged_by_account_ids
+    @reblogged_by_account_ids ||= @status.reblogs.includes(:account).references(:account).merge(Account.local).pluck(:account_id)
+  end
+
+  def signature_account_id
+    @signature_account_id ||= begin
+      if in_reply_to_local?
+        in_reply_to.account_id
+      else
+        reblogged_by_account_ids.first
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def inboxes
+    @inboxes ||= begin
+      arr  = inboxes_for_followers_of_reblogged_by_accounts
+      arr += inboxes_for_followers_of_replied_to_account if in_reply_to_local?
+      arr -= [@account.preferred_inbox_url]
+      arr.uniq!
+      arr
+    end
+  end
+
+  def inboxes_for_followers_of_reblogged_by_accounts
+    Account.where(id: ::Follow.where(target_account_id: reblogged_by_account_ids).select(:account_id)).inboxes
+  end
+
+  def inboxes_for_followers_of_replied_to_account
+    in_reply_to.account.followers.inboxes
+  end
+
+  def in_reply_to
+    @status.thread
+  end
+
+  def in_reply_to_local?
+    @status.thread&.account&.local?
+  end
+end