diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
index 1304ca8242..8fc0989a3f 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def check_links!
-    VerifyAccountLinksWorker.perform_async(@account.id)
+    VerifyAccountLinksWorker.perform_in(rand(10.minutes.to_i), @account.id)
   end
 
   def process_duplicate_accounts!
diff --git a/app/services/update_account_service.rb b/app/services/update_account_service.rb
index a98f4d31e4..1bbcfce3ea 100644
--- a/app/services/update_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/update_account_service.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ class UpdateAccountService < BaseService
   def check_links(account)
     return unless account.fields.any?(&:requires_verification?)
 
-    if account.local?
-      VerifyAccountLinksWorker.perform_async(account.id)
-    else
-      VerifyAccountLinksWorker.perform_in(rand(10.minutes.to_i), account.id)
-    end
+    VerifyAccountLinksWorker.perform_async(account.id)
   end
 
   def process_hashtags(account)