diff --git a/lib/Db/ActorsRequest.php b/lib/Db/ActorsRequest.php
index 30673b5a..00572296 100644
--- a/lib/Db/ActorsRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/ActorsRequest.php
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class ActorsRequest extends ActorsRequestBuilder {
 	public function getFromUsername(string $username): Person {
 		$qb = $this->getActorsSelectSql();
 		$this->limitToPreferredUsername($qb, $username);
-		$this->limitToLocal($qb, true);
 
 		$cursor = $qb->execute();
 		$data = $cursor->fetch();