diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
index 089d41729f..724ac3092d 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\APContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
 use Friendica\Model\Event;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Mail;
@@ -448,6 +449,13 @@ class Processor
 		$item['owner-link'] = $activity['actor'];
 		$item['owner-id'] = Contact::getIdForURL($activity['actor'], 0, true);
 
+		if (!empty($activity['raw'])) {
+			$item['source'] = $activity['raw'];
+			$item['protocol'] = Conversation::PARCEL_ACTIVITYPUB;
+			$item['conversation-href'] = $activity['context'] ?? '';
+			$item['conversation-uri'] = $activity['conversation'] ?? '';
+		}
+
 		$isForum = false;
 
 		if (!empty($activity['thread-completion'])) {
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
index 7d25d94f17..a6d3d6479e 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\APContact;
-use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
@@ -303,33 +302,6 @@ class Receiver
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Store the unprocessed data into the conversation table
-	 * This has to be done outside the regular function,
-	 * since we store everything - not only item posts.
-	 *
-	 * @param array  $activity Array with activity data
-	 * @param string $body     The raw message
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	private static function storeConversation($activity, $body)
-	{
-		if (empty($body) || empty($activity['id'])) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$conversation = [
-			'protocol' => Conversation::PARCEL_ACTIVITYPUB,
-			'item-uri' => $activity['id'],
-			'reply-to-uri' => $activity['reply-to-id'] ?? '',
-			'conversation-href' => $activity['context'] ?? '',
-			'conversation-uri' => $activity['conversation'] ?? '',
-			'source' => $body,
-			'received' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow()];
-
-		DBA::insert('conversation', $conversation, true);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Processes the activity object
 	 *
@@ -380,9 +352,8 @@ class Receiver
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Only store content related stuff - and no announces, since they possibly overwrite the original content
-		if (in_array($object_data['object_type'], self::CONTENT_TYPES) && ($type != 'as:Announce')) {
-			self::storeConversation($object_data, $body);
+		if (!empty($body)) {
+			$object_data['raw'] = $body;
 		}
 
 		// Internal flag for thread completion. See Processor.php