diff --git a/app/presenters/activitypub/activity_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/activitypub/activity_presenter.rb
index 1198375b48a39c..1f7e8dc430ee3b 100644
--- a/app/presenters/activitypub/activity_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/activitypub/activity_presenter.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ActivityPresenter < ActiveModelSerializers::Model
   attributes :id, :type, :actor, :published, :to, :cc, :virtual_object
 
   class << self
-    def from_status(status)
+    def from_status(status, use_bearcap: true)
       new.tap do |presenter|
         presenter.id        = ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.activity_uri_for(status)
         presenter.type      = status.reblog? ? 'Announce' : 'Create'
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def from_status(status)
             else
               ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status.proper)
             end
-          elsif status.limited_visibility?
+          elsif status.limited_visibility? && use_bearcap
             "bear:?#{{ u: ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(status.proper), t: status.capability_tokens.first.token }.to_query}"
           else
             status.proper
diff --git a/app/services/backup_service.rb b/app/services/backup_service.rb
index 037f519d3e6c1f..fc03560226e926 100644
--- a/app/services/backup_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/backup_service.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def build_json!
 
     account.statuses.with_includes.reorder(nil).find_in_batches do |statuses|
       statuses.each do |status|
-        item = serialize_payload(ActivityPub::ActivityPresenter.from_status(status), ActivityPub::ActivitySerializer, signer: @account)
+        item = serialize_payload(ActivityPub::ActivityPresenter.from_status(status, use_bearcap: false), ActivityPub::ActivitySerializer, signer: @account)
         item.delete(:'@context')
 
         unless item[:type] == 'Announce' || item[:object][:attachment].blank?