diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/pagination.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/pagination.ts
index b76e7cc4b..a220374d0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/pagination.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/pagination.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ export class PaginationHelpers {
         sinceId?: string,
         maxId?: string,
         minId?: string,
-        idField: string = "id",
-        autoPrefix: boolean = true
+        idField: string = `${q.alias}.id`,
     ) {
         if (sinceId && minId) throw new Error("Can't user both sinceId and minId params");
-        if (autoPrefix) idField = `${q.alias}.${idField}`;
 
         if (sinceId && maxId) {
             q.andWhere(`${idField} > :sinceId`, {sinceId: sinceId});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
index 47de37c9a..d9e0fe1aa 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/helpers/timeline.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ export class TimelineHelpers {
             maxId,
             minId,
             "COALESCE(note.threadId, note.id)",
-            false
         )
             .distinctOn(["COALESCE(note.threadId, note.id)"])
             .orderBy({"COALESCE(note.threadId, note.id)": minId ? "ASC" : "DESC", "note.id": "DESC"})