diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 71793f14dc..208477b19a 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -410,21 +410,22 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			$success = ItemHelper::replaceTag($body, $inform, local_user() ? local_user() : $profile_uid, $tag, $network);
-			if ($success['replaced']) {
-				$tagged[] = $tag;
-			}
-			// When the forum is private or the forum is addressed with a "!" make the post private
-			if (!empty($success['contact']['prv']) || ($tag_type == Tag::TAG_CHARACTER[Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION])) {
-				$private_forum = $success['contact']['prv'];
-				$only_to_forum = ($tag_type == Tag::TAG_CHARACTER[Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION]);
-				$private_id = $success['contact']['id'];
-				$forum_contact = $success['contact'];
-			} elseif (!empty($success['contact']['forum']) && ($str_contact_allow == '<' . $success['contact']['id'] . '>')) {
-				$private_forum = false;
-				$only_to_forum = true;
-				$private_id = $success['contact']['id'];
-				$forum_contact = $success['contact'];
+			if ($success = ItemHelper::replaceTag($body, $inform, local_user() ? local_user() : $profile_uid, $tag, $network)) {
+				if ($success['replaced']) {
+					$tagged[] = $tag;
+				}
+				// When the forum is private or the forum is addressed with a "!" make the post private
+				if (!empty($success['contact']['prv']) || ($tag_type == Tag::TAG_CHARACTER[Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION])) {
+					$private_forum = $success['contact']['prv'];
+					$only_to_forum = ($tag_type == Tag::TAG_CHARACTER[Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION]);
+					$private_id = $success['contact']['id'];
+					$forum_contact = $success['contact'];
+				} elseif (!empty($success['contact']['forum']) && ($str_contact_allow == '<' . $success['contact']['id'] . '>')) {
+					$private_forum = false;
+					$only_to_forum = true;
+					$private_id = $success['contact']['id'];
+					$forum_contact = $success['contact'];
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Content/Item.php b/src/Content/Item.php
index f0d08d48e6..56836903b3 100644
--- a/src/Content/Item.php
+++ b/src/Content/Item.php
@@ -127,16 +127,6 @@ class Item
 			$tag_type = substr($tag, 0, 1);
 			//is it already replaced?
 			if (strpos($tag, '[url=')) {
-				// Checking for the alias that is used for OStatus
-				$pattern = '/[@!]\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/ism';
-				if (preg_match($pattern, $tag, $matches)) {
-					$data = Contact::getByURL($matches[1], false, ['alias', 'nick']);
-
-					if ($data['alias'] != '') {
-						$newtag = '@[url=' . $data['alias'] . ']' . $data['nick'] . '[/url]';
-					}
-				}
-
 				return $replaced;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
index 03ccd889a4..2bb563e74a 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
@@ -2196,9 +2196,7 @@ class BBCode
 					}
 				}
 
-				$success = Item::replaceTag($body, $inform, $profile_uid, $tag, $network);
-
-				if ($success['replaced']) {
+				if (($success = Item::replaceTag($body, $inform, $profile_uid, $tag, $network)) && $success['replaced']) {
 					$tagged[] = $tag;
 				}
 			}