diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 6c17fa3..dab3590 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -761,8 +761,6 @@ class Object(StringIdModel):
             obj = Object(id=id)
             obj.new = True
 
-        if set(props.keys()) & set(('our_as1', 'as2', 'mf2', 'raw')):
-            obj.clear()
         obj.populate(**{
             k: v for k, v in props.items()
             if v and not isinstance(getattr(Object, k), ndb.ComputedProperty)
@@ -799,19 +797,6 @@ class Object(StringIdModel):
         with self.lock:
             getattr(self, prop).remove(val)
 
-    def clear(self):
-        """Clears all data properties.
-
-        TODO: remove?
-        """
-        for prop in 'our_as1', 'as2', 'mf2', 'raw':
-            val = getattr(self, prop, None)
-            # TODO: delete entirely?
-            # if val:
-            #     logger.warning(f'Wiping out existing {prop}: {json_dumps(val, indent=2)}')
-            with self.lock:
-                setattr(self, prop, None)
-
     def activity_changed(self, other_as1):
         """Returns True if this activity is meaningfully changed from ``other_as1``.
 
diff --git a/protocol.py b/protocol.py
index 7354802..d00a2ac 100644
--- a/protocol.py
+++ b/protocol.py
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ class Protocol:
             return obj
 
         if obj:
-            obj.clear()
             obj.new = False
         else:
             obj = Object(id=id)
diff --git a/tests/test_activitypub.py b/tests/test_activitypub.py
index e8b2c9e..8169e20 100644
--- a/tests/test_activitypub.py
+++ b/tests/test_activitypub.py
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@ class ActivityPubTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(401, resp.status_code, resp.get_data(as_text=True))
 
         # valid signature, Object has our_as1 instead of as2
-        self.key_id_obj.clear()
         self.key_id_obj.our_as1 = as2.to_as1(actor_as2)
         self.key_id_obj.put()
         resp = self.client.post('/ap/sharedInbox', data=body, headers=headers)
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 0939b56..e7f253b 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -620,14 +620,6 @@ class ObjectTest(TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn('id', obj.as1['actor'])
         self.assertEqual(['c', 'd'], obj.as1['object'])
 
-    def test_clear(self):
-        ab = {'a': 'b'}
-        obj = Object(our_as1=ab, as2=ab, mf2=ab)
-        obj.clear()
-        self.assertIsNone(obj.our_as1)
-        self.assertIsNone(obj.as2)
-        self.assertIsNone(obj.mf2)
-
     def test_validate_id(self):
         # DID repo ids
         Object(id='at://did:plc:123/app.bsky.feed.post/abc').put()
diff --git a/tests/test_web.py b/tests/test_web.py
index 180813e..ac39489 100644
--- a/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/tests/test_web.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class WebTest(TestCase):
                            source_protocol='web',
                            type='comment',
                            labels=[],
-                           ignore=['our_as1'],
+                           ignore=['our_as1', 'mf2'],
                            )
         self.assert_object('https://user.com/reply#bridgy-fed-create',
                            source_protocol='web',