diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
index e160c603a..e7795e95c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Admin
 
     def reject
       authorize @account.user, :reject?
-      SuspendAccountService.new.call(@account, including_user: true, destroy: true)
+      SuspendAccountService.new.call(@account, including_user: true, destroy: true, skip_distribution: true)
       redirect_to admin_accounts_path(pending: '1')
     end
 
diff --git a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
index 24fa1be69..6c2ecad30 100644
--- a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SuspendAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def purge_content!
-    distribute_delete_actor! if @account.local?
+    distribute_delete_actor! if @account.local? && !@options[:skip_distribution]
 
     @account.statuses.reorder(nil).find_in_batches do |statuses|
       BatchedRemoveStatusService.new.call(statuses, skip_side_effects: @options[:destroy])