diff --git a/fromgplus/fromgplus.php b/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
index fcee32604..0f208037a 100644
--- a/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
+++ b/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ function fromgplus_post($a, $uid, $source, $body, $location, $coord, $id) {
 	$_SESSION['uid'] = $uid;
 
 	unset($_REQUEST);
-	$_REQUEST['type'] = 'wall';
 	$_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
 
 	$_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = $uid;
diff --git a/ifttt/ifttt.php b/ifttt/ifttt.php
index ac79cc9a5..87cb1760c 100644
--- a/ifttt/ifttt.php
+++ b/ifttt/ifttt.php
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ function ifttt_message($uid, $item)
 	$_SESSION['uid'] = $uid;
 
 	unset($_REQUEST);
-	$_REQUEST['type'] = 'wall';
 	$_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
 	$_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = $uid;
 	$_REQUEST['source'] = 'IFTTT';
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index be8d6f8a4..a2f21ce13 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -825,7 +825,6 @@ function pumpio_fetchtimeline(&$a, $uid)
 				$_SESSION["uid"] = $uid;
 
 				unset($_REQUEST);
-				$_REQUEST["type"] = "wall";
 				$_REQUEST["api_source"] = true;
 				$_REQUEST["profile_uid"] = $uid;
 				$_REQUEST["source"] = "pump.io";
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 36534d733..04926f146 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ function statusnet_fetchtimeline(App $a, $uid)
 				$_SESSION["uid"] = $uid;
 
 				unset($_REQUEST);
-				$_REQUEST["type"] = "wall";
 				$_REQUEST["api_source"] = true;
 				$_REQUEST["profile_uid"] = $uid;
 				//$_REQUEST["source"] = "StatusNet";
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 3ff70ecce..79c77eeee 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -810,7 +810,6 @@ function twitter_prepare_body(App $a, &$b)
  */
 function twitter_do_mirrorpost(App $a, $uid, $post)
 {
-	$datarray["type"] = "wall";
 	$datarray["api_source"] = true;
 	$datarray["profile_uid"] = $uid;
 	$datarray["extid"] = NETWORK_TWITTER;