diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reactions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reactions_controller.rb
index 2d7e4f5984..c4b0fa307f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reactions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/reactions_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-class Api::V1::Statuses::ReactionsController < Api::BaseController
-  include Authorization
-
+class Api::V1::Statuses::ReactionsController < Api::V1::Statuses::BaseController
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :write, :'write:favourites' }
   before_action :require_user!
-  before_action :set_status
 
   def create
     ReactService.new.call(current_account, @status, params[:id])
@@ -19,13 +16,4 @@ class Api::V1::Statuses::ReactionsController < Api::BaseController
   rescue Mastodon::NotPermittedError
     not_found
   end
-
-  private
-
-  def set_status
-    @status = Status.find(params[:status_id])
-    authorize @status, :show?
-  rescue Mastodon::NotPermittedError
-    not_found
-  end
 end