diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index c6c492d4..b196167a 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ function pumpio_dounlike(App $a, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	Item::delete(['verb' => Activity::LIKE, 'uid' => $uid, 'contact-id' => $contactid, 'thr-parent' => $orig_post['uri']]);
+	Item::markForDeletion(['verb' => Activity::LIKE, 'uid' => $uid, 'contact-id' => $contactid, 'thr-parent' => $orig_post['uri']]);
 
 	if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
 		Logger::log("pumpio_dounlike: unliked existing like. User ".$own_id." ".$uid." Contact: ".$contactid." Url ".$orig_post['uri']);
@@ -1082,13 +1082,13 @@ function pumpio_dodelete(App $a, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id)
 	// Two queries for speed issues
 	$condition = ['uri' => $post->object->id, 'uid' => $uid];
 	if (Item::exists($condition)) {
-		Item::delete($condition);
+		Item::markForDeletion($condition);
 		return true;
 	}
 
 	$condition = ['extid' => $post->object->id, 'uid' => $uid];
 	if (Item::exists($condition)) {
-		Item::delete($condition);
+		Item::markForDeletion($condition);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 5bd0206f..da8c3b36 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -808,8 +808,9 @@ function twitter_expire(App $a)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$r = Item::select(['id'], ['deleted' => true, 'network' => Protocol::TWITTER]);
+	$r = Item::select(['id', 'guid'], ['deleted' => true, 'network' => Protocol::TWITTER]);
 	while ($row = DBA::fetch($r)) {
+		Logger::info('[twitter] Delete expired item', ['id' => $row['id'], 'guid' => $row['guid'], 'callstack' => \Friendica\Core\System::callstack()]);
 		DBA::delete('item', ['id' => $row['id']]);
 	}
 	DBA::close($r);