diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
index 8fdb1db4..00ad1046 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class ConversationTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
     }
     
     deinit {
-        mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: mainStatusID)?.decrementReferenceCount()
         for (id, _) in statuses {
             mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: id)?.decrementReferenceCount()
         }