diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c37659fba..6e0d1f104 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 - Update AccountImport.vue, fix new IG export format ([59aa6a4b](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/59aa6a4b))
 - Update TransformImports command, fix import service condition ([32c59f04](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/32c59f04))
 - Update AP helpers, more efficently update post count ([7caed381](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/7caed381))
+- Update AP helpers, refactor post count decrement logic ([b81ae577](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/b81ae577))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.9 (2023-08-21)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.8...v0.11.9)
diff --git a/app/Jobs/DeletePipeline/DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/DeletePipeline/DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline.php
index 4969fca2f..77cd5286f 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/DeletePipeline/DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/DeletePipeline/DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline.php
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ use App\Notification;
 use App\Services\AccountService;
 use App\Services\NetworkTimelineService;
 use App\Services\StatusService;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\DecrementPostCount;
 use App\Jobs\MediaPipeline\MediaDeletePipeline;
 use Cache;
+use App\Services\Account\AccountStatService;
 
 class DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline implements ShouldQueue
 {
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ class DeleteRemoteStatusPipeline implements ShouldQueue
     {
         $status = $this->status;
 
-        if(AccountService::get($status->profile_id, true)) {
-            DecrementPostCount::dispatch($status->profile_id)->onQueue('low');
-        }
-
+        AccountStatService::decrementPostCount($status->profile_id);
         NetworkTimelineService::del($status->id);
         StatusService::del($status->id, true);
         Bookmark::whereStatusId($status->id)->delete();
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/DecrementPostCount.php b/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/DecrementPostCount.php
index b463f1dda..74d0523b5 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/DecrementPostCount.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/DecrementPostCount.php
@@ -35,18 +35,7 @@ class DecrementPostCount implements ShouldQueue
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $id = $this->id;
-
-        $profile = Profile::find($id);
-
-        if(!$profile) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        $profile->status_count = $profile->status_count ? $profile->status_count - 1 : 0;
-        $profile->save();
-        AccountService::del($id);
-
-        return 1;
+        // deprecated
+        return;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/IncrementPostCount.php b/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/IncrementPostCount.php
index 1a94f1e6c..a1f9ceca7 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/IncrementPostCount.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ProfilePipeline/IncrementPostCount.php
@@ -14,42 +14,12 @@ use App\Profile;
 use App\Status;
 use App\Services\AccountService;
 
-class IncrementPostCount implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing
+class IncrementPostCount implements ShouldQueue
 {
 	use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
 
 	public $id;
 
-	public $timeout = 900;
-	public $tries = 3;
-	public $maxExceptions = 1;
-	public $failOnTimeout = true;
-
-	/**
-	 * The number of seconds after which the job's unique lock will be released.
-	 *
-	 * @var int
-	 */
-	public $uniqueFor = 3600;
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the unique ID for the job.
-	 */
-	public function uniqueId(): string
-	{
-		return 'propipe:ipc:' . $this->id;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the middleware the job should pass through.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, object>
-	 */
-	public function middleware(): array
-	{
-		return [(new WithoutOverlapping("propipe:ipc:{$this->id}"))->shared()->dontRelease()];
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Create a new job instance.
 	 *
@@ -67,20 +37,7 @@ class IncrementPostCount implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing
 	 */
 	public function handle()
 	{
-		$id = $this->id;
-
-		$profile = Profile::find($id);
-
-		if(!$profile) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		$profile->status_count = $profile->status_count + 1;
-		$profile->last_status_at = now();
-		$profile->save();
-		AccountService::del($id);
-		AccountService::get($id);
-
-		return 1;
+        // deprecated
+        return;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/RemoteStatusDelete.php b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/RemoteStatusDelete.php
index 07a2f6236..a81607755 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/RemoteStatusDelete.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/RemoteStatusDelete.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ use App\Services\AccountService;
 use App\Services\CollectionService;
 use App\Services\StatusService;
 use App\Jobs\MediaPipeline\MediaDeletePipeline;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\DecrementPostCount;
 use App\Services\NotificationService;
+use App\Services\Account\AccountStatService;
 
 class RemoteStatusDelete implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing
 {
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ class RemoteStatusDelete implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing
         }
 
         StatusService::del($status->id, true);
-
-        DecrementPostCount::dispatch($status->profile_id)->onQueue('inbox');
-
+        AccountStatService::decrementPostCount($status->profile_id);
         return $this->unlinkRemoveMedia($status);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Account/AccountStatService.php b/app/Services/Account/AccountStatService.php
index 0b5d45a3e..12fd3f94f 100644
--- a/app/Services/Account/AccountStatService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Account/AccountStatService.php
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ class AccountStatService
         return Redis::zadd(self::REFRESH_CACHE_KEY, $pid, $pid);
     }
 
+    public static function decrementPostCount($pid)
+    {
+        return Redis::zadd(self::REFRESH_CACHE_KEY, $pid, $pid);
+    }
+
     public static function removeFromPostCount($pid)
     {
         return Redis::zrem(self::REFRESH_CACHE_KEY, $pid);
diff --git a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
index 4e71a2fae..511ef2502 100644
--- a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
+++ b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ use App\Jobs\HomeFeedPipeline\FeedInsertRemotePipeline;
 use App\Util\Media\License;
 use App\Models\Poll;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\LockTimeoutException;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\IncrementPostCount;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\DecrementPostCount;
 use App\Services\DomainService;
 use App\Services\UserFilterService;
 use App\Services\Account\AccountStatService;
diff --git a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
index e26f0a48c..5c9959e17 100644
--- a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
+++ b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ use App\Services\UserFilterService;
 use App\Services\NetworkTimelineService;
 use App\Models\Conversation;
 use App\Models\RemoteReport;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\IncrementPostCount;
-use App\Jobs\ProfilePipeline\DecrementPostCount;
 use App\Jobs\HomeFeedPipeline\FeedRemoveRemotePipeline;
 
 class Inbox