diff --git a/src/Module/Profile.php b/src/Module/Profile.php
index 62598400d4..55150a9649 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile.php
@@ -63,14 +63,7 @@ class Profile extends BaseModule
 				System::jsonExit($data, 'application/activity+json');
 			} elseif (DBA::exists('userd', ['username' => self::$which])) {
 				// Known deleted user
-				$data = [
-					'@context' => ActivityPub::CONTEXT,
-					'id' => self::getApp()->getBaseUrl() . '/profile/' . self::$which,
-					'type' => 'Tombstone',
-					'published' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
-					'updated' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
-					'deleted' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
-				];
+				$data = ActivityPub\Transmitter::getDeletedUser(self::$which);
 
 				System::jsonError(410, $data);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index eb1da09b3a..6e7bc73a5a 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -247,6 +247,23 @@ class Transmitter
 		return $data;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $username
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 */
+	public static function getDeletedUser($username)
+	{
+		return [
+			'@context' => ActivityPub::CONTEXT,
+			'id' => System::baseUrl() . '/profile/' . $username,
+			'type' => 'Tombstone',
+			'published' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
+			'updated' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
+			'deleted' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
+		];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns an array with permissions of a given item array
 	 *