diff --git a/atproto.py b/atproto.py
index 177bb0b7..093d1086 100644
--- a/atproto.py
+++ b/atproto.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from arroba.util import (
     service_jwt,
     TOMBSTONED,
 )
-import brevity
 import dag_json
 from flask import abort, redirect, request
 from google.cloud import dns
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index bb937864..c5a585df 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -1204,8 +1204,11 @@ class Object(StringIdModel, AddRemoveMixin):
         They recommend not indexing TTL properties:
         https://cloud.google.com/datastore/docs/ttl#ttl_properties_and_indexes
         """
-        if self.deleted or self.type not in DONT_EXPIRE_OBJECT_TYPES:
-            return (self.updated or util.now()) + OBJECT_EXPIRE_AGE
+        now = self.updated or util.now()
+        if self.deleted:
+            return now + timedelta(days=1)
+        elif self.type not in DONT_EXPIRE_OBJECT_TYPES:
+            return now + OBJECT_EXPIRE_AGE
 
     expire = ndb.ComputedProperty(_expire, indexed=False)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 72cad880..ee4bbe2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class ObjectTest(TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(obj.expire)
 
         obj.deleted = True
-        self.assertEqual(NOW + OBJECT_EXPIRE_AGE, obj.expire)
+        self.assertEqual(NOW + timedelta(days=1), obj.expire)
 
     def test_as1_from_as2(self):
         self.assert_equals({