diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
index 230a2c939..e0ce251d2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ defp ets_pop_n_expired(table, current_time, desired) do
       )
 
     popped
-    |> List.foldl(true, fn e, acc ->
+    |> Enum.each(fn e ->
       :ets.delete_object(table, e)
-      acc
     end)
 
     popped