diff --git a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
index 9ea0775075..905b7a6be7 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/BBCode.php
@@ -2004,8 +2004,6 @@ class BBCode
 	 */
 	public static function toMarkdown($text, $for_diaspora = true)
 	{
-		$a = DI::app();
-
 		$original_text = $text;
 
 		// Since Diaspora is creating a summary for links, this function removes them before posting
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index 38f1022942..83441be62d 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class Transmitter
 		$data['name'] = $contact['name'];
 		$data['vcard:hasAddress'] = ['@type' => 'vcard:Home', 'vcard:country-name' => $profile['country-name'],
 			'vcard:region' => $profile['region'], 'vcard:locality' => $profile['locality']];
-		$data['summary'] = $contact['about'];
+		$data['summary'] = BBCode::convert($contact['about'], false);
 		$data['url'] = $contact['url'];
 		$data['manuallyApprovesFollowers'] = in_array($user['page-flags'], [User::PAGE_FLAGS_NORMAL, User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP]);
 		$data['publicKey'] = ['id' => $contact['url'] . '#main-key',
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index fd20991108..57b3a9d798 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -4135,8 +4135,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				$dob = DateTimeFormat::utc($year . '-' . $month . '-'. $day, 'Y-m-d');
 			}
 
-			$about = $profile['about'];
-			$about = strip_tags(BBCode::convert($about));
+			$about = BBCode::toMarkdown($profile['about']);
 
 			$location = Profile::formatLocation($profile);
 			$tags = '';