diff --git a/src/Module/Diaspora/Fetch.php b/src/Module/Diaspora/Fetch.php
index 265d9508e4..55eeea9b55 100644
--- a/src/Module/Diaspora/Fetch.php
+++ b/src/Module/Diaspora/Fetch.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Fetch extends BaseModule
 		if ($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_PARENT) {
 			$status = Diaspora::buildStatus($item, $user);
 		} else {
-			$status = Diaspora::constructComment($item, $user);
+			$status = ['type' => 'comment', 'message' => Diaspora::createCommentSignature($item)];
 		}
 
 		$xml = Diaspora::buildPostXml($status["type"], $status["message"]);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index f4dc997e62..48d7a3371c 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ class Diaspora
 	 * @return array|false The data for a comment
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	public static function constructComment(array $item, array $owner)
+	private static function constructComment(array $item, array $owner)
 	{
 		$cachekey = "diaspora:constructComment:".$item['guid'];