diff --git a/diaspora/diaspora.php b/diaspora/diaspora.php
index cf272a27b..0d847b144 100644
--- a/diaspora/diaspora.php
+++ b/diaspora/diaspora.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
-use Friendica\Model\Queue;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 
 function diaspora_install()
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ function diaspora_install()
 	Hook::register('jot_networks',            'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_jot_nets');
 	Hook::register('connector_settings',      'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_settings');
 	Hook::register('connector_settings_post', 'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_settings_post');
-	Hook::register('queue_predeliver',        'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_queue_hook');
 }
 
 function diaspora_uninstall()
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ function diaspora_uninstall()
 	Hook::unregister('jot_networks',            'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_jot_nets');
 	Hook::unregister('connector_settings',      'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_settings');
 	Hook::unregister('connector_settings_post', 'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_settings_post');
-	Hook::unregister('queue_predeliver',        'addon/diaspora/diaspora.php', 'diaspora_queue_hook');
 }
 
 function diaspora_jot_nets(App $a, array &$jotnets_fields)
@@ -60,78 +57,6 @@ function diaspora_jot_nets(App $a, array &$jotnets_fields)
 	}
 }
 
-function diaspora_queue_hook(App $a, &$b) {
-	$hostname = $a->getHostName();
-
-	$qi = q("SELECT * FROM `queue` WHERE `network` = '%s'",
-		DBA::escape(Protocol::DIASPORA2)
-	);
-
-	if (!DBA::isResult($qi)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	foreach ($qi as $x) {
-		if ($x['network'] !== Protocol::DIASPORA2) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		Logger::log('diaspora_queue: run');
-
-		$r = q("SELECT `user`.* FROM `user` LEFT JOIN `contact` on `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid`
-			WHERE `contact`.`self` = 1 AND `contact`.`id` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($x['cid'])
-		);
-
-		if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		$userdata = $r[0];
-
-		$handle   = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], 'diaspora', 'handle');
-		$password = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], 'diaspora', 'password');
-		$aspect   = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], 'diaspora', 'aspect');
-
-		$success = false;
-
-		if ($handle && $password) {
-			Logger::log('diaspora_queue: able to post for user '.$handle);
-
-			$z = unserialize($x['content']);
-
-			$post = $z['post'];
-
-			Logger::log('diaspora_queue: post: '.$post, Logger::DATA);
-
-			try {
-				Logger::log('diaspora_queue: prepare', Logger::DEBUG);
-				$conn = new Diaspora_Connection($handle, $password);
-				Logger::log('diaspora_queue: try to log in '.$handle, Logger::DEBUG);
-				$conn->logIn();
-				Logger::log('diaspora_queue: try to send '.$body, Logger::DEBUG);
-				$conn->provider = $hostname;
-				$conn->postStatusMessage($post, $aspect);
-
-				Logger::log('diaspora_queue: send '.$userdata['uid'].' success', Logger::DEBUG);
-
-				$success = true;
-
-				Queue::removeItem($x['id']);
-			} catch (Exception $e) {
-				Logger::log("diaspora_queue: Send ".$userdata['uid']." failed: ".$e->getMessage(), Logger::DEBUG);
-			}
-		} else {
-			Logger::log('diaspora_queue: send '.$userdata['uid'].' missing username or password', Logger::DEBUG);
-		}
-
-		if (!$success) {
-			Logger::log('diaspora_queue: delayed');
-			Queue::updateTime($x['id']);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 function diaspora_settings(App $a, &$s)
 {
 	if (! local_user()) {
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 6fa2ebf76..a8106a721 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
-use Friendica\Model\Queue;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ function pumpio_install()
 	Hook::register('connector_settings',      'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_settings');
 	Hook::register('connector_settings_post', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_settings_post');
 	Hook::register('cron', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_cron');
-	Hook::register('queue_predeliver', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_queue_hook');
 	Hook::register('check_item_notification', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_check_item_notification');
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ function pumpio_uninstall()
 	Hook::unregister('connector_settings',      'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_settings');
 	Hook::unregister('connector_settings_post', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_settings_post');
 	Hook::unregister('cron', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_cron');
-	Hook::unregister('queue_predeliver', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_queue_hook');
 	Hook::unregister('check_item_notification', 'addon/pumpio/pumpio.php', 'pumpio_check_item_notification');
 }
 
@@ -1442,90 +1439,6 @@ function pumpio_getallusers(App &$a, $uid)
 	}
 }
 
-function pumpio_queue_hook(App $a, array &$b)
-{
-	$qi = q("SELECT * FROM `queue` WHERE `network` = '%s'",
-		DBA::escape(Protocol::PUMPIO)
-	);
-
-	if (!DBA::isResult($qi)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	foreach ($qi as $x) {
-		if ($x['network'] !== Protocol::PUMPIO) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		Logger::log('pumpio_queue: run');
-
-		$r = q("SELECT `user`.* FROM `user` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid`
-			WHERE `contact`.`self` = 1 AND `contact`.`id` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($x['cid'])
-		);
-		if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		$userdata = $r[0];
-
-		//Logger::log('pumpio_queue: fetching userdata '.print_r($userdata, true));
-
-		$oauth_token        = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "oauth_token");
-		$oauth_token_secret = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "oauth_token_secret");
-		$consumer_key       = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "consumer_key");
-		$consumer_secret    = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "consumer_secret");
-
-		$host = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "host");
-		$user = PConfig::get($userdata['uid'], "pumpio", "user");
-
-		$success = false;
-
-		if ($oauth_token && $oauth_token_secret &&
-			$consumer_key && $consumer_secret) {
-			$username = $user.'@'.$host;
-
-			Logger::log('pumpio_queue: able to post for user '.$username);
-
-			$z = unserialize($x['content']);
-
-			$client = new oauth_client_class;
-			$client->oauth_version = '1.0a';
-			$client->url_parameters = false;
-			$client->authorization_header = true;
-			$client->access_token = $oauth_token;
-			$client->access_token_secret = $oauth_token_secret;
-			$client->client_id = $consumer_key;
-			$client->client_secret = $consumer_secret;
-
-			if (pumpio_reachable($z['url'])) {
-				$success = $client->CallAPI($z['url'], 'POST', $z['post'], ['FailOnAccessError'=>true, 'RequestContentType'=>'application/json'], $user);
-			} else {
-				$success = false;
-			}
-
-			if ($success) {
-				$post_id = $user->object->id;
-				Logger::log('pumpio_queue: send '.$username.': success '.$post_id);
-				if ($post_id && $iscomment) {
-					Logger::log('pumpio_send '.$username.': Update extid '.$post_id." for post id ".$z['item']);
-					Item::update(['extid' => $post_id], ['id' => $z['item']]);
-				}
-				Queue::removeItem($x['id']);
-			} else {
-				Logger::log('pumpio_queue: send '.$username.': '.$z['url'].' general error: ' . print_r($user, true));
-			}
-		} else {
-			Logger::log("pumpio_queue: Error getting tokens for user ".$userdata['uid']);
-		}
-
-		if (!$success) {
-			Logger::log('pumpio_queue: delayed');
-			Queue::updateTime($x['id']);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 function pumpio_getreceiver(App $a, array $b)
 {
 	$receiver = [];
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index fbe30ce0a..f6d5912dd 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\ItemContent;
-use Friendica\Model\Queue;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ function twitter_install()
 	Hook::register('notifier_normal'        , __FILE__, 'twitter_post_hook');
 	Hook::register('jot_networks'           , __FILE__, 'twitter_jot_nets');
 	Hook::register('cron'                   , __FILE__, 'twitter_cron');
-	Hook::register('queue_predeliver'       , __FILE__, 'twitter_queue_hook');
 	Hook::register('follow'                 , __FILE__, 'twitter_follow');
 	Hook::register('expire'                 , __FILE__, 'twitter_expire');
 	Hook::register('prepare_body'           , __FILE__, 'twitter_prepare_body');
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ function twitter_uninstall()
 	Hook::unregister('notifier_normal'        , __FILE__, 'twitter_post_hook');
 	Hook::unregister('jot_networks'           , __FILE__, 'twitter_jot_nets');
 	Hook::unregister('cron'                   , __FILE__, 'twitter_cron');
-	Hook::unregister('queue_predeliver'       , __FILE__, 'twitter_queue_hook');
 	Hook::unregister('follow'                 , __FILE__, 'twitter_follow');
 	Hook::unregister('expire'                 , __FILE__, 'twitter_expire');
 	Hook::unregister('prepare_body'           , __FILE__, 'twitter_prepare_body');
@@ -985,66 +982,6 @@ function twitter_fetchtimeline(App $a, $uid)
 	Logger::log('Last ID for user ' . $uid . ' is now ' . $lastid, Logger::DEBUG);
 }
 
-function twitter_queue_hook(App $a)
-{
-	$qi = q("SELECT * FROM `queue` WHERE `network` = '%s'",
-		DBA::escape(Protocol::TWITTER)
-	);
-	if (!DBA::isResult($qi)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	foreach ($qi as $x) {
-		if ($x['network'] !== Protocol::TWITTER) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		Logger::log('twitter_queue: run');
-
-		$r = q("SELECT `user`.* FROM `user` LEFT JOIN `contact` on `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid`
-			WHERE `contact`.`self` = 1 AND `contact`.`id` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($x['cid'])
-		);
-		if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		$user = $r[0];
-
-		$ckey    = Config::get('twitter', 'consumerkey');
-		$csecret = Config::get('twitter', 'consumersecret');
-		$otoken  = PConfig::get($user['uid'], 'twitter', 'oauthtoken');
-		$osecret = PConfig::get($user['uid'], 'twitter', 'oauthsecret');
-
-		$success = false;
-
-		if ($ckey && $csecret && $otoken && $osecret) {
-			Logger::log('twitter_queue: able to post');
-
-			$z = unserialize($x['content']);
-
-			$connection = new TwitterOAuth($ckey, $csecret, $otoken, $osecret);
-			$result = $connection->post($z['url'], $z['post']);
-
-			Logger::log('twitter_queue: post result: ' . print_r($result, true), Logger::DEBUG);
-
-			if ($result->errors) {
-				Logger::log('twitter_queue: Send to Twitter failed: "' . print_r($result->errors, true) . '"');
-			} else {
-				$success = true;
-				Queue::removeItem($x['id']);
-			}
-		} else {
-			Logger::log("twitter_queue: Error getting tokens for user " . $user['uid']);
-		}
-
-		if (!$success) {
-			Logger::log('twitter_queue: delayed');
-			Queue::updateTime($x['id']);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 function twitter_fix_avatar($avatar)
 {
 	$new_avatar = str_replace("_normal.", ".", $avatar);