diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
index f54d3c575..7d52f6c4c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
        "to" => recipients,
        "object" => object,
        "type" => "Create",
-       "published" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
+       "published" => date()
      }
      |> Pleroma.Maps.put_if_present("context", context), []}
   end
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
       "type" => "ChatMessage",
       "to" => [recipient],
       "content" => content,
-      "published" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601(),
+      "published" => date(),
       "emoji" => Emoji.Formatter.get_emoji_map(content)
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
        "name" => name,
        "inReplyTo" => object.data["id"],
        "context" => object.data["context"],
-       "published" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601(),
+       "published" => date(),
        "id" => Utils.generate_object_id()
      }, []}
   end
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
        "to" => to,
        "context" => object.data["context"],
        "type" => "Announce",
-       "published" => Utils.make_date()
+       "published" => date()
      }, []}
   end
 
@@ -313,9 +313,25 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
       "to" => params.to |> Enum.uniq(),
       "actor" => params.actor.ap_id,
       "object" => params.object,
-      "published" => params.published || Utils.make_date(),
+      "published" => params.published || date(),
       "context" => params.context
     }
     |> Map.merge(additional)
   end
+
+  def json_ld_header do
+    %{
+      "@context" => [
+        "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()}/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",
+        %{
+          "@language" => "und"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  end
+
+  def date do
+    DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index f7c0343ec..d1d5a3184 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     data =
       data
       |> Map.put("object", object)
-      |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+      |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
       |> Map.delete("bcc")
 
     {:ok, data}
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     data =
       data
       |> strip_internal_fields
-      |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+      |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
       |> Map.delete("bcc")
 
     {:ok, data}
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
       data =
         data
         |> Map.put("object", object)
-        |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+        |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
 
       {:ok, data}
     end
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
       data =
         data
         |> Map.put("object", object)
-        |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+        |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
 
       {:ok, data}
     end
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
       data
       |> strip_internal_fields
       |> maybe_fix_object_url
-      |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+      |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
 
     {:ok, data}
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 0b1cb464e..170fc38c6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
   alias Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AccountView
   alias Pleroma.Web.Endpoint
@@ -107,22 +108,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
     end
   end
 
-  def make_json_ld_header do
-    %{
-      "@context" => [
-        "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
-        "#{Endpoint.url()}/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",
-        %{
-          "@language" => "und"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  end
-
-  def make_date do
-    DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
-  end
-
   def generate_activity_id do
     generate_id("activities")
   end
@@ -199,7 +184,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
   def lazy_put_activity_defaults(map, true) do
     map
     |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fakeid")
-    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &Builder.date/0)
     |> Map.put_new("context", "pleroma:fakecontext")
     |> Map.put_new("context_id", -1)
     |> lazy_put_object_defaults(true)
@@ -210,7 +195,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
 
     map
     |> Map.put_new_lazy("id", &generate_activity_id/0)
-    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &Builder.date/0)
     |> Map.put_new("context", context)
     |> Map.put_new("context_id", context_id)
     |> lazy_put_object_defaults(false)
@@ -224,7 +209,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
     object =
       map
       |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fake_object_id")
-      |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+      |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &Builder.date/0)
       |> Map.put_new("context", activity["context"])
       |> Map.put_new("context_id", activity["context_id"])
       |> Map.put_new("fake", true)
@@ -237,7 +222,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
     object =
       map
       |> Map.put_new_lazy("id", &generate_object_id/0)
-      |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+      |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &Builder.date/0)
       |> Map.put_new("context", activity["context"])
       |> Map.put_new("context_id", activity["context_id"])
 
@@ -662,7 +647,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
   #### Create-related helpers
 
   def make_create_data(params, additional) do
-    published = params.published || make_date()
+    published = params.published || Builder.date()
 
     %{
       "type" => "Create",
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
index 8a3e4d77b..f0a81b904 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView do
   use Pleroma.Web, :view
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
 
   def render("object.json", %{object: %Object{} = object}) do
-    base = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.make_json_ld_header()
+    base = Builder.json_ld_header()
 
     additional = Transmogrifier.prepare_object(object.data)
     Map.merge(base, additional)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView do
 
   def render("object.json", %{object: %Activity{data: %{"type" => activity_type}} = activity})
       when activity_type in ["Create", "Listen"] do
-    base = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.make_json_ld_header()
+    base = Builder.json_ld_header()
     object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     additional =
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView do
   end
 
   def render("object.json", %{object: %Activity{} = activity}) do
-    base = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.make_json_ld_header()
+    base = Builder.json_ld_header()
     object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     additional =
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index 344da19d3..8bfcf1ace 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
-  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
   alias Pleroma.Web.Endpoint
   alias Pleroma.Web.Router.Helpers
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "endpoints" => endpoints,
       "invisible" => User.invisible?(user)
     }
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   # the instance itself is not a Person, but instead an Application
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
     }
     |> Map.merge(maybe_make_image(&User.avatar_url/2, "icon", user))
     |> Map.merge(maybe_make_image(&User.banner_url/2, "image", user))
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("following.json", %{user: user, page: page} = opts) do
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       end
 
     collection(following, "#{user.ap_id}/following", page, showing_items, total)
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("following.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
           "#{user.ap_id}/following?page=1"
         end
     }
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("followers.json", %{user: user, page: page} = opts) do
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       end
 
     collection(followers, "#{user.ap_id}/followers", page, showing_items, total)
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("followers.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
         end
     }
     |> maybe_put_total_items(showing_count, total)
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("activity_collection.json", %{iri: iri}) do
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "type" => "OrderedCollection",
       "first" => "#{iri}?page=true"
     }
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   def render("activity_collection_page.json", %{
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "partOf" => iri,
       "orderedItems" => collection
     }
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
     |> Map.merge(pagination)
   end
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "orderedItems" => objects,
       "totalItems" => length(objects)
     }
-    |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
+    |> Map.merge(Builder.json_ld_header())
   end
 
   defp maybe_put_total_items(map, false, _total), do: map
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 5a3b57acb..b5974d8f6 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Tests.ObanHelpers
   alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
   alias Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AccountView
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "hey"})
       {:ok, modified} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(activity.data)
 
-      assert modified["@context"] == Utils.make_json_ld_header()["@context"]
+      assert modified["@context"] == Builder.json_ld_header()["@context"]
 
       assert modified["object"]["conversation"] == modified["context"]
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
index ee3e1014e..41d1d9a74 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
@@ -138,18 +138,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
     end
   end
 
-  test "make_json_ld_header/0" do
-    assert Utils.make_json_ld_header() == %{
-             "@context" => [
-               "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
-               "http://localhost:4001/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",
-               %{
-                 "@language" => "und"
-               }
-             ]
-           }
-  end
-
   describe "get_existing_votes" do
     test "fetches existing votes" do
       user = insert(:user)