diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 466a8d9b77..43986e850e 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `intro` (
 	`note` text COMMENT '',
 	`hash` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT '',
 	`datetime` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0001-01-01 00:00:00' COMMENT '',
-	`blocked` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '1' COMMENT '',
+	`blocked` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'deprecated',
 	`ignore` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT '',
 	 PRIMARY KEY(`id`),
 	 INDEX `contact-id` (`contact-id`),
diff --git a/doc/database/db_intro.md b/doc/database/db_intro.md
index da0cbe26ab..0f2e36c705 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_intro.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_intro.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Fields
 | note        |                   | text               | YES  |     | NULL                |                |
 | hash        |                   | varchar(255)       | NO   |     |                     |                |
 | datetime    |                   | datetime           | NO   |     | 0001-01-01 00:00:00 |                |
-| blocked     |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 1                   |                |
+| blocked     | deprecated        | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 | ignore      |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 
 Indexes
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php
index 280ae26d6e..3a4498cf3a 100644
--- a/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class Introduction extends BaseDepository
 			'duplex'      => $introduction->duplex ? 1 : 0,
 			'note'        => $introduction->note,
 			'hash'        => $introduction->hash,
-			'blocked'     => $introduction->blocked ? 1 : 0,
 			'ignore'      => $introduction->ignore ? 1 : 0,
 			'datetime'    => $introduction->datetime->format(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL),
 		];
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ class Introduction extends BaseDepository
 	public function countActiveForUser($uid, array $params = []): int
 	{
 		try {
-			return $this->count(['blocked' => false, 'ignore' => false, 'uid' => $uid], $params);
+			return $this->count(['ignore' => false, 'uid' => $uid], $params);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot count Introductions for used %d', $uid), $e);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php
index 44eddc2149..119fd1e06c 100644
--- a/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use Friendica\BaseEntity;
  * @property-read string $note
  * @property-read string $hash
  * @property-read \DateTime $datetime
- * @property-read bool $blocked
  * @property-read bool $ignore
  * @property-read int|null $id
  */
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ class Introduction extends BaseEntity
 	/** @var \DateTime */
 	protected $datetime;
 	/** @var bool */
-	protected $blocked;
-	/** @var bool */
 	protected $ignore;
 	/** @var int|null */
 	protected $id;
@@ -74,11 +71,10 @@ class Introduction extends BaseEntity
 	 * @param string    $note
 	 * @param string    $hash
 	 * @param \DateTime $datetime
-	 * @param bool      $blocked
 	 * @param bool      $ignore
 	 * @param int|null  $id
 	 */
-	public function __construct(int $uid, int $sid, ?int $fid, ?int $cid, bool $knowyou, bool $duplex, string $note, string $hash, \DateTime $datetime, bool $blocked, bool $ignore, ?int $id)
+	public function __construct(int $uid, int $sid, ?int $fid, ?int $cid, bool $knowyou, bool $duplex, string $note, string $hash, \DateTime $datetime, bool $ignore, ?int $id)
 	{
 		$this->uid     = $uid;
 		$this->sid     = $sid;
@@ -88,7 +84,6 @@ class Introduction extends BaseEntity
 		$this->duplex  = $duplex;
 		$this->note    = $note;
 		$this->hash    = $hash;
-		$this->blocked = $blocked;
 		$this->ignore  = $ignore;
 		$this->id      = $id;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php
index 8fec61bb9f..35275de7f1 100644
--- a/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class Introduction extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
 			$row['note'] ?? '',
 			$row['hash'] ?? '',
 			new \DateTime($row['datetime'] ?? 'now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
-			!empty($row['blocked']),
 			!empty($row['ignore']),
 			$row['id'] ?? null
 		);
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ class Introduction extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
 			'note'        => $note,
 			'hash'        => Strings::getRandomHex(),
 			'datetime'    => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(),
-			'blocked'     => false,
 			'ignore'      => false,
 		]);
 	}
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 4ed1e04a9b..c00cb0defb 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ return [
 			"note" => ["type" => "text", "comment" => ""],
 			"hash" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => ""],
 			"datetime" => ["type" => "datetime", "not null" => "1", "default" => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, "comment" => ""],
-			"blocked" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "1", "comment" => ""],
+			"blocked" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "deprecated"],
 			"ignore" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => ""],
 		],
 		"indexes" => [
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 25e64d659a..85f407d36c 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ function update_1440()
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
 
-function update__1441()
+function update_1441()
 {
 	$languages = DI::l10n()->getAvailableLanguages();
 
@@ -1053,3 +1053,11 @@ function update__1441()
 
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1442()
+{
+	// transform blocked intros into ignored intros
+	DBA::update('intro', ['ignore' => 1, 'blocked' => 0], ['blocked' => 1]);
+
+	return Update::SUCCESS;
+}