diff --git a/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts b/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
index 43934e1c1a..80f7dfabdf 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/actor-autocomplete.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import {keepPreviousData, useQuery, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {isJustAMute, moduiContainsHideableOffense} from '#/lib/moderation'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
-import {usePreferencesQuery} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
+import {useModerationOpts} from '../preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES} from './preferences'
 
+const DEFAULT_MOD_OPTS = {
+  userDid: undefined,
+  prefs: DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES.moderationPrefs,
+}
+
 const RQKEY_ROOT = 'actor-autocomplete'
 export const RQKEY = (prefix: string) => [RQKEY_ROOT, prefix]
 
@@ -24,7 +28,6 @@ export function useActorAutocompleteQuery(
 ) {
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const agent = useAgent()
-  const {data: preferences} = usePreferencesQuery()
 
   prefix = prefix.toLowerCase().trim()
   if (prefix.endsWith('.')) {
@@ -49,15 +52,10 @@ export function useActorAutocompleteQuery(
         return computeSuggestions({
           q: prefix,
           searched: data,
-          moderationOpts: moderationOpts || {
-            userDid: undefined,
-            prefs:
-              preferences?.moderationPrefs ||
-              DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES.moderationPrefs,
-          },
+          moderationOpts: moderationOpts || DEFAULT_MOD_OPTS,
         })
       },
-      [prefix, moderationOpts, preferences],
+      [prefix, moderationOpts],
     ),
     placeholderData: maintainData ? keepPreviousData : undefined,
   })
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ export function useActorAutocompleteFn() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const agent = useAgent()
-  const {data: preferences} = usePreferencesQuery()
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async ({query, limit = 8}: {query: string; limit?: number}) => {
@@ -95,15 +92,10 @@ export function useActorAutocompleteFn() {
       return computeSuggestions({
         q: query,
         searched: res?.data.actors,
-        moderationOpts: moderationOpts || {
-          userDid: undefined,
-          prefs:
-            preferences?.moderationPrefs ||
-            DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES.moderationPrefs,
-        },
+        moderationOpts: moderationOpts || DEFAULT_MOD_OPTS,
       })
     },
-    [queryClient, moderationOpts, agent, preferences],
+    [queryClient, moderationOpts, agent],
   )
 }