diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 525408c6..43cfe60e 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&20LHLqRX51iuC74SlJ+u76sH9cyptDyuR3/bkqE4yhA=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&vne+VDF5TCAlv/9HqNIt5Zgkf+WNwwm+XiG/xwlBrnk=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/app.js b/apps/ssb/app.js
index 50f08066..d86c8303 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/app.js
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ tfrpc.register(async function createIdentity() {
 tfrpc.register(async function getServerIdentity() {
 	return ssb.getServerIdentity();
 });
-tfrpc.register(async function setServerFollowingMe(id, following) {
-	return ssb.setServerFollowingMe(id, following);
-});
 tfrpc.register(async function getIdentities() {
 	return ssb.getIdentities();
 });
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js b/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
index 04cc00c5..08c900e7 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 			id: {type: String},
 			users: {type: Object},
 			size: {type: Number},
-			server_follows_me: {type: Boolean},
 			following: {type: Boolean},
 			blocking: {type: Boolean},
 		};
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 		this.id = null;
 		this.users = {};
 		this.size = 0;
-		this.server_follows_me = undefined;
 	}
 
 	async load() {
@@ -63,26 +61,6 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async initial_load() {
-		this.server_follows_me = undefined;
-		let server_id = await tfrpc.rpc.getServerIdentity();
-		let followed = await tfrpc.rpc.query(
-			`
-			SELECT json_extract(content, '$.following') AS following
-			FROM messages
-			WHERE author = ? AND
-			json_extract(content, '$.type') = 'contact' AND
-			json_extract(content, '$.contact') = ? ORDER BY sequence DESC LIMIT 1
-		`,
-			[server_id, this.whoami]
-		);
-		let is_followed = false;
-		for (let row of followed) {
-			is_followed = row.following != 0;
-		}
-		this.server_follows_me = is_followed;
-	}
-
 	modify(change) {
 		tfrpc.rpc
 			.appendMessage(
@@ -175,31 +153,11 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 		input.click();
 	}
 
-	async server_follow_me(follow) {
-		try {
-			await tfrpc.rpc.setServerFollowingMe(this.whoami, follow);
-		} catch (e) {
-			console.log(e);
-		}
-		try {
-			await this.initial_load();
-		} catch (e) {
-			console.log(e);
-		}
-	}
-
 	copy_id() {
 		navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.id);
 	}
 
 	render() {
-		if (
-			this.id == this.whoami &&
-			this.editing &&
-			this.server_follows_me === undefined
-		) {
-			this.initial_load();
-		}
 		this.load();
 		let self = this;
 		let profile = this.users[this.id] || {};
@@ -216,22 +174,6 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 		let block;
 		if (this.id === this.whoami) {
 			if (this.editing) {
-				let server_follow;
-				if (this.server_follows_me === true) {
-					server_follow = html`<button
-						class="w3-button w3-theme-d1"
-						@click=${() => this.server_follow_me(false)}
-					>
-						Server, Stop Following Me
-					</button>`;
-				} else if (this.server_follows_me === false) {
-					server_follow = html`<button
-						class="w3-button w3-theme-d1"
-						@click=${() => this.server_follow_me(true)}
-					>
-						Server, Follow Me
-					</button>`;
-				}
 				edit = html`
 					<button
 						id="save_profile"
@@ -243,7 +185,6 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 					<button class="w3-button w3-theme-d1" @click=${this.discard_edits}>
 						Discard
 					</button>
-					${server_follow}
 				`;
 			} else {
 				edit = html`<button
diff --git a/core/core.js b/core/core.js
index b3f9d49b..8da56888 100644
--- a/core/core.js
+++ b/core/core.js
@@ -577,19 +577,6 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 					);
 				}
 			};
-			imports.ssb.setServerFollowingMe = function (id, following) {
-				if (
-					process.credentials &&
-					process.credentials.session &&
-					process.credentials.session.name
-				) {
-					return ssb.setServerFollowingMe(
-						process.credentials.session.name,
-						id,
-						following
-					);
-				}
-			};
 			imports.ssb.swapWithServerIdentity = function (id) {
 				if (
 					process.credentials &&
diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 6ad92e7b..8a750a12 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -251,111 +251,6 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_deleteIdentity(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val,
 	return result;
 }
 
-static JSValue _set_server_following_internal(tf_ssb_t* ssb, JSValueConst this_val, const char* id, bool follow)
-{
-	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
-	JSValue message = JS_NewObject(context);
-	JSValue server_user = JS_NewString(context, ":admin");
-	char server_id_buffer[k_id_base64_len] = { 0 };
-	tf_ssb_whoami(ssb, server_id_buffer, sizeof(server_id_buffer));
-	JSValue server_id = JS_NewString(context, server_id_buffer);
-	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "type", JS_NewString(context, "contact"));
-	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "contact", JS_NewString(context, id));
-	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, message, "following", JS_NewBool(context, follow));
-	JSValue args[] = {
-		server_user,
-		server_id,
-		message,
-	};
-	JSValue result = _tf_ssb_appendMessageWithIdentity(context, this_val, tf_countof(args), args);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, server_id);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, server_user);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, message);
-	return result;
-}
-
-typedef struct _set_server_following_me_t
-{
-	const char* user;
-	const char* key;
-	bool follow;
-	JSValue this_val;
-	JSValue promise[2];
-	bool error_does_not_own_key;
-	bool append_message;
-} set_server_following_me_t;
-
-static void _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
-{
-	set_server_following_me_t* work = user_data;
-	if (!tf_ssb_db_identity_get_private_key(ssb, work->user, work->key, NULL, 0))
-	{
-		work->error_does_not_own_key = true;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		char server_id[k_id_base64_len] = { 0 };
-		tf_ssb_whoami(ssb, server_id, sizeof(server_id));
-		const char* server_id_ptr = server_id;
-		const char** current_following = tf_ssb_db_following_deep_ids(ssb, &server_id_ptr, 1, 1);
-		bool is_following = false;
-		for (const char** it = current_following; *it; it++)
-		{
-			if (strcmp(work->key, *it) == 0)
-			{
-				is_following = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		tf_free(current_following);
-		work->append_message = (work->follow && !is_following) || (!work->follow && is_following);
-	}
-}
-
-static void _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
-{
-	set_server_following_me_t* work = user_data;
-	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
-	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
-	if (work->error_does_not_own_key)
-	{
-		result = JS_ThrowInternalError(context, "User %s does not own key %s.", work->user, work->key);
-	}
-	else if (work->append_message)
-	{
-		result = _set_server_following_internal(ssb, work->this_val, work->key, work->follow);
-	}
-	JS_FreeCString(context, work->key);
-	JS_FreeCString(context, work->user);
-	JSValue error = JS_Call(context, work->promise[0], JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &result);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, result);
-	tf_util_report_error(context, error);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, error);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[0]);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[1]);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, work->this_val);
-	tf_free(work);
-}
-
-static JSValue _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
-{
-	tf_ssb_t* ssb = JS_GetOpaque(this_val, _tf_ssb_classId);
-	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
-	if (ssb)
-	{
-		set_server_following_me_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(set_server_following_me_t));
-		*work = (set_server_following_me_t) {
-			.user = JS_ToCString(context, argv[0]),
-			.key = JS_ToCString(context, argv[1]),
-			.follow = JS_ToBool(context, argv[2]),
-			.this_val = JS_DupValue(context, this_val),
-		};
-		result = JS_NewPromiseCapability(context, work->promise);
-		tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me_work, _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me_after_work, work);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
 typedef struct _swap_with_server_identity_t
 {
 	char server_id[k_id_base64_len];
@@ -2562,7 +2457,6 @@ void tf_ssb_register(JSContext* context, tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "createIdentity", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_createIdentity, "createIdentity", 1));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "addIdentity", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_addIdentity, "addIdentity", 2));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "deleteIdentity", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_deleteIdentity, "deleteIdentity", 2));
-	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "setServerFollowingMe", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_set_server_following_me, "setServerFollowingMe", 3));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "swapWithServerIdentity", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_swap_with_server_identity, "swapWithServerIdentity", 2));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "getIdentities", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_getIdentities, "getIdentities", 1));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, object, "getPrivateKey", JS_NewCFunction(context, _tf_ssb_getPrivateKey, "getPrivateKey", 2));