diff --git a/api/config/settings/common.py b/api/config/settings/common.py
index a125cd540..81fb10996 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/common.py
@@ -862,11 +862,6 @@ CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {
         "schedule": crontab(day_of_week="1", minute="0", hour="2"),
         "options": {"expires": 60 * 60 * 24},
     },
-    "federation.refresh_actor_data": {
-        "task": "federation.refresh_actor_data",
-        "schedule": crontab(minute="0", hour="*/5"),
-        "options": {"expires": 60 * 60},
-    },
 }
 
 if env.bool("ADD_ALBUM_TAGS_FROM_TRACKS", default=True):
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
index aac52ce9c..bf3440524 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import requests
-from requests import HTTPError
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import transaction
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ from funkwhale_api.common import preferences
 from funkwhale_api.common import models as common_models
 from funkwhale_api.common import session
 from funkwhale_api.common import utils as common_utils
-from funkwhale_api.federation import actors as actors_utils
 from funkwhale_api.moderation import mrf
 from funkwhale_api.music import models as music_models
 from funkwhale_api.taskapp import celery
@@ -627,33 +625,3 @@ def fetch_collection(url, max_pages, channel, is_page=False):
         results["errored"],
     )
     return results
-
-
-@celery.app.task(name="federation.refresh_actor_data")
-def refresh_actor_data():
-    actors = models.Actor.objects.all().prefetch_related()
-    for actor in actors:
-        if actor.is_local:
-            # skip refreshing local actors
-            continue
-
-        try:
-            data = actors_utils.get_actor_data(actor.fid)
-        except HTTPError as e:
-            logger.info(
-                f"Actor couldn't be fetch because of the following exeption : {e!r}"
-            )
-            if e.response.status_code == 410:
-                logger.info("Purging actor : {actor.fid!r}")
-                purge_actors([actor.id], [actor.domain])
-                continue
-            continue
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.info(
-                f"Actor couldn't be fetch because of the following exeption : {e!r}"
-            )
-            continue
-        serializer = serializers.ActorSerializer(data=data)
-        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
-        serializer.save(last_fetch_date=timezone.now())
-    return
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1392.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1392.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b7d9be44..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1392.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add task to refresh actor data in the cache (#1392)