diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
index cfb36bc1c..751260a46 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
@@ -572,16 +572,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
     end
   end
 
-  @spec remove_mute(User.t(), Activity.t()) :: {:ok, Activity.t()} | {:error, any()}
-  def remove_mute(%User{} = user, %Activity{} = activity) do
+  @spec remove_mute(Activity.t(), User.t()) :: {:ok, Activity.t()} | {:error, any()}
+  def remove_mute(%Activity{} = activity, %User{} = user) do
     ThreadMute.remove_mute(user.id, activity.data["context"])
     {:ok, activity}
   end
 
-  def remove_mute(user_id, activity_id) do
+  @spec remove_mute(String.t(), String.t()) :: {:ok, Activity.t()} | {:error, any()}
+  def remove_mute(activity_id, user_id) do
     with {:user, %User{} = user} <- {:user, User.get_by_id(user_id)},
          {:activity, %Activity{} = activity} <- {:activity, Activity.get_by_id(activity_id)} do
-      remove_mute(user, activity)
+      remove_mute(activity, user)
     else
       {what, result} = error ->
         Logger.warning(
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
index f75efd00d..ab5a104dd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
         _
       ) do
     with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
-         {:ok, activity} <- CommonAPI.remove_mute(user, activity) do
+         {:ok, activity} <- CommonAPI.remove_mute(activity, user) do
       try_render(conn, "show.json", activity: activity, for: user, as: :activity)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/mute_expire_worker.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/mute_expire_worker.ex
index 8ad287a7f..a7ab5883a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/mute_expire_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/mute_expire_worker.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.MuteExpireWorker do
   def perform(%Job{
         args: %{"op" => "unmute_conversation", "user_id" => user_id, "activity_id" => activity_id}
       }) do
-    Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.remove_mute(user_id, activity_id)
+    Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.remove_mute(activity_id, user_id)
     :ok
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index 433278d39..0ad296e42 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -1219,13 +1219,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
     test "remove mute", %{user: user, activity: activity} do
       CommonAPI.add_mute(user, activity)
-      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.remove_mute(user, activity)
+      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.remove_mute(activity, user)
       refute CommonAPI.thread_muted?(user, activity)
     end
 
     test "remove mute by ids", %{user: user, activity: activity} do
       CommonAPI.add_mute(user, activity)
-      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.remove_mute(user.id, activity.id)
+      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.remove_mute(activity.id, user.id)
       refute CommonAPI.thread_muted?(user, activity)
     end