diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
index f4fd03c2..f63c0fb5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export default async (
 	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noAsyncPromiseExecutor: FIXME
 	new Promise<Note>(async (res, rej) => {
 		const dontFederateInitially =
-			data.localOnly || data.visibility?.startsWith("hidden") === true;
+			data.visibility?.startsWith("hidden") === true;
 
 		// If you reply outside the channel, match the scope of the target.
 		// TODO (I think it's a process that could be done on the client side, but it's server side for now.)