diff --git a/resources/assets/js/components/likebutton.js b/resources/assets/js/components/likebutton.js
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--- a/resources/assets/js/components/likebutton.js
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-$(document).ready(function() {
-
-  pixelfed.fetchLikes = () => {
-      let ts = Date.now();
-      let offset =  ts - 900000;
-      let updated = ls.get('likesUpdated');
-
-      if(updated != null && ls.get('likes').length > 0 || offset < updated) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      axios.get('/api/v1/likes')
-      .then(function (res) {
-        ls.set('likes', res.data);
-        ls.set('likesUpdated', ts);
-      })
-      .catch(function (res) {
-        ls.set('likes', []);
-        ls.set('likesUpdated', ts);
-      })
-  }
-
-
-  pixelfed.hydrateLikes = () => {
-    var likes = ls.get('likes');
-    $('.like-form').each(function(i, el) {
-      var el = $(el);
-      var id = el.data('id');
-      var heart = el.find('.status-heart');
-
-      if(likes.indexOf(id) != -1) {
-        heart.removeClass('far text-dark').addClass('fas text-danger');
-      } else {
-        heart.removeClass('fas text-danger').addClass('far text-dark');
-      }
-    });
-  };
-
-  pixelfed.fetchLikes();
-  pixelfed.hydrateLikes();
-
-  $(document).on('submit', '.like-form', function(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    var el = $(this);
-    var id = el.data('id');
-    axios.post('/i/like', {item: id})
-    .then(function (res) {
-      pixelfed.fetchLikes();
-      pixelfed.hydrateLikes();
-      var likes = ls.get('likes');
-      var action = false;
-      var counter = el.parents().eq(1).find('.like-count');
-      var count = res.data.count;
-      var heart = el.find('.status-heart');
-
-      if(likes.indexOf(id) > -1) {
-        heart.removeClass('fas text-danger').addClass('far text-dark');
-        likes = likes.filter(function(item) { 
-            return item !== id
-        });
-        counter.text(count);
-        action = 'unlike';
-      } else {
-        heart.removeClass('far text-dark').addClass('fas text-danger');
-        likes.push(id);
-        counter.text(count);
-        action = 'like';
-      }
-
-      ls.set('likes', likes);
-      ls.set('likesUpdated', Date.now());
-      console.log(action + ' - ' + id + ' like event');
-    });
-  });
-});
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