diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 2bfdf07a3b..a840ea9ad9 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		$origin = $_REQUEST['origin'];
 	}
 
-	$uri = Item::newURI($api_source ? $profile_uid : $uid, $guid);
+	$uri = Item::newURI($guid);
 
 	// Fallback so that we alway have a parent uri
 	if (!$thr_parent_uri || !$toplevel_item_id) {
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 745cea30ce..bd9762882e 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 		if (DBA::isResult($photos) && !$item_id) {
 			// Create item container
 			$title = '';
-			$uri = Item::newURI($page_owner_uid);
+			$uri = Item::newURI();
 
 			$arr = [];
 			$arr['guid']          = System::createUUID();
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 
 			if (count($taginfo)) {
 				foreach ($taginfo as $tagged) {
-					$uri = Item::newURI($page_owner_uid);
+					$uri = Item::newURI();
 
 					$arr = [];
 					$arr['guid']          = System::createUUID();
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 		$smallest = 2;
 	}
 
-	$uri = Item::newURI($page_owner_uid);
+	$uri = Item::newURI();
 
 	// Create item container
 	$lat = $lon = null;
diff --git a/mod/tagger.php b/mod/tagger.php
index 1acce4b0b6..e674efba69 100644
--- a/mod/tagger.php
+++ b/mod/tagger.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function tagger_content(App $a) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$uri = Item::newURI($owner_uid);
+	$uri = Item::newURI();
 	$xterm = XML::escape($term);
 	$post_type = (($item['resource-id']) ? DI::l10n()->t('photo') : DI::l10n()->t('status'));
 	$targettype = (($item['resource-id']) ? Activity\ObjectType::IMAGE : Activity\ObjectType::NOTE );
diff --git a/src/Model/Event.php b/src/Model/Event.php
index f63ec3d559..74bf3bd9c0 100644
--- a/src/Model/Event.php
+++ b/src/Model/Event.php
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Event
 		$event['uid']       = intval($arr['uid']       ?? 0);
 		$event['cid']       = intval($arr['cid']       ?? 0);
 		$event['guid']      =       ($arr['guid']      ?? '') ?: System::createUUID();
-		$event['uri']       =       ($arr['uri']       ?? '') ?: Item::newURI($event['uid'], $event['guid']);
+		$event['uri']       =       ($arr['uri']       ?? '') ?: Item::newURI($event['guid']);
 		$event['uri-id']    = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $event['uri'], 'guid' => $event['guid']]);
 		$event['type']      =       ($arr['type']      ?? '') ?: 'event';
 		$event['summary']   =        $arr['summary']   ?? '';
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index bf3ca49dbc..01ea942c86 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class Item
 		$uid = intval($item['uid']);
 
 		$item['guid'] = self::guid($item, $notify);
-		$item['uri'] = substr(trim($item['uri'] ?? '') ?: self::newURI($item['uid'], $item['guid']), 0, 255);
+		$item['uri'] = substr(trim($item['uri'] ?? '') ?: self::newURI($item['guid']), 0, 255);
 
 		// Store URI data
 		$item['uri-id'] = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $item['uri'], 'guid' => $item['guid']]);
@@ -1853,13 +1853,12 @@ class Item
 	/**
 	 * generate an unique URI
 	 *
-	 * @param integer $uid  User id
-	 * @param string  $guid An existing GUID (Otherwise it will be generated)
+	 * @param string $guid An existing GUID (Otherwise it will be generated)
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	public static function newURI(int $uid, string $guid = ''): string
+	public static function newURI(string $guid = ''): string
 	{
 		if ($guid == '') {
 			$guid = System::createUUID();
@@ -2150,7 +2149,7 @@ class Item
 				$old_uri_id = $datarray["uri-id"] ?? 0;
 				$datarray["guid"] = System::createUUID();
 				unset($datarray["plink"]);
-				$datarray["uri"] = self::newURI($contact['uid'], $datarray["guid"]);
+				$datarray["uri"] = self::newURI($datarray["guid"]);
 				$datarray["uri-id"] = ItemURI::getIdByURI($datarray["uri"]);
 				$datarray["extid"] = Protocol::DFRN;
 				$urlpart = parse_url($datarray2['author-link']);
@@ -2591,7 +2590,7 @@ class Item
 
 		$new_item = [
 			'guid'          => System::createUUID(),
-			'uri'           => self::newURI($item['uid']),
+			'uri'           => self::newURI(),
 			'uid'           => $item['uid'],
 			'contact-id'    => $owner['id'],
 			'wall'          => $item['wall'],
diff --git a/src/Model/Mail.php b/src/Model/Mail.php
index e42cb4ca43..afe3a3227a 100644
--- a/src/Model/Mail.php
+++ b/src/Model/Mail.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Mail
 		Photo::setPermissionFromBody($body, local_user(), $me['id'],  '<' . $contact['id'] . '>', '', '', '');
 
 		$guid = System::createUUID();
-		$uri = Item::newURI(local_user(), $guid);
+		$uri = Item::newURI($guid);
 
 		$convid = 0;
 		$reply = false;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class Mail
 		}
 
 		$guid = System::createUUID();
-		$uri = Item::newURI(local_user(), $guid);
+		$uri = Item::newURI($guid);
 
 		$me = Contact::getByURL($replyto);
 		if (!$me['name']) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
index 5392a98777..4a8c98697d 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Statuses extends BaseApi
 
 		if (!empty($request['scheduled_at'])) {
 			$item['guid'] = Item::guid($item, true);
-			$item['uri'] = Item::newURI($item['uid'], $item['guid']);
+			$item['uri'] = Item::newURI($item['guid']);
 			$id = Post\Delayed::add($item['uri'], $item, PRIORITY_HIGH, Post\Delayed::PREPARED, $request['scheduled_at']);
 			if (empty($id)) {
 				DI::mstdnError()->InternalError();
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact/Poke.php b/src/Module/Contact/Poke.php
index 0bbc40a980..5836c513f9 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact/Poke.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact/Poke.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Poke extends BaseModule
 
 		$actor = Contact::getById($a->getContactId());
 
-		$uri = Model\Item::newURI($uid);
+		$uri = Model\Item::newURI();
 
 		$arr = [];
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index 4c9bd3e214..a9c163964e 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ class Transmitter
 		}
 
 		if ($type == 'Delete') {
-			$data['id'] = Item::newURI($item['uid'], $item['guid']) . '/' . $type;;
+			$data['id'] = Item::newURI($item['guid']) . '/' . $type;;
 		} elseif (($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_ACTIVITY) && ($type != 'Undo')) {
 			$data['id'] = $item['uri'];
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Feed.php b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
index 65b0696eff..6601a2e8c3 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Feed.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class Feed
 			// Additionally we have to avoid conflicts with identical URI between imported feeds and these items.
 			if ($notify) {
 				$item['guid'] = Item::guidFromUri($orig_plink, DI::baseUrl()->getHostname());
-				$item['uri'] = Item::newURI($item['uid'], $item['guid']);
+				$item['uri'] = Item::newURI($item['guid']);
 				unset($item['thr-parent']);
 				unset($item['parent-uri']);