diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index 159aec1f2..41730154d 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
     @account  = status.account
     @options  = options
 
-    @status.discard
-
     RedisLock.acquire(lock_options) do |lock|
       if lock.acquired?
+        @status.discard
+
         remove_from_self if @account.local?
         remove_from_followers
         remove_from_lists