diff --git a/changelog.d/fetcher-simple-policy.change b/changelog.d/fetcher-simple-policy.change
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4ca4d777b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fetcher-simple-policy.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not fetch anything from blocked instances
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 4ee5837184..4da25bfe3c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
           {:ok, Object.t()} | {fetcher_errors(), any()} | Pipeline.errors()
   def fetch_object_from_id(id, options \\ []) do
     with %URI{} = uri <- URI.parse(id),
-         # If we have instance restrictions, apply them here to prevent fetching from unwanted instances
          {_, {:ok, nil}} <- {:mrf_reject_accept_check, maybe_check_reject_accept(uri)},
          {_, nil} <- {:fetch_object, Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(id)},
          {_, true} <- {:allowed_depth, Federator.allowed_thread_distance?(options[:depth])},
@@ -88,9 +87,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
       {:object, data, nil} ->
         reinject_object(%Object{}, data)
 
-      {:reject, reason} ->
-        {:reject, reason}
-
       e ->
         Logger.metadata(object: id)
         Logger.error("Object rejected while fetching #{id} #{inspect(e)}")