diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index 81019fe54..c992b9e53 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -81,11 +81,9 @@ def get_user_boosted(user, status):
 
 @register.filter(name="boosted_status")
 def get_boosted(boost):
-    """load a boosted status. have to do this or it wont get foregin keys"""
+    """load a boosted status. have to do this or it won't get foreign keys"""
     return (
-        models.Status.objects.select_subclasses()
-        .filter(id=boost.boosted_status.id)
-        .get()
+        models.Status.objects.select_subclasses().get(id=boost.boosted_status.id)
     )
 
 
@@ -118,19 +116,6 @@ def get_mentions(status, user):
     )
 
 
-@register.filter(name="status_preview_name")
-def get_status_preview_name(obj):
-    """text snippet with book context for a status"""
-    name = obj.__class__.__name__.lower()
-    if name == "review":
-        return "%s of <em>%s</em>" % (name, obj.book.title)
-    if name == "comment":
-        return "%s on <em>%s</em>" % (name, obj.book.title)
-    if name == "quotation":
-        return "%s from <em>%s</em>" % (name, obj.book.title)
-    return name
-
-
 @register.filter(name="next_shelf")
 def get_next_shelf(current_shelf):
     """shelf you'd use to update reading progress"""
@@ -187,18 +172,6 @@ def latest_read_through(book, user):
     )
 
 
-@register.simple_tag(takes_context=False)
-def active_read_through(book, user):
-    """the most recent read activity"""
-    return (
-        models.ReadThrough.objects.filter(
-            user=user, book=book, finish_date__isnull=True
-        )
-        .order_by("-start_date")
-        .first()
-    )
-
-
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=False)
 def comparison_bool(str1, str2):
     """idk why I need to write a tag for this, it reutrns a bool"""
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py b/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
index 3e2ecf37e..3b782fd5f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -157,31 +157,6 @@ class TemplateTags(TestCase):
         result = bookwyrm_tags.get_mentions(status, self.user)
         self.assertEqual(result, "@rat@example.com ")
 
-    def test_get_status_preview_name(self, _):
-        """status context string"""
-        with patch("bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay"):
-            status = models.Status.objects.create(content="hi", user=self.user)
-            result = bookwyrm_tags.get_status_preview_name(status)
-            self.assertEqual(result, "status")
-
-            status = models.Review.objects.create(
-                content="hi", user=self.user, book=self.book
-            )
-            result = bookwyrm_tags.get_status_preview_name(status)
-            self.assertEqual(result, "review of <em>Test Book</em>")
-
-            status = models.Comment.objects.create(
-                content="hi", user=self.user, book=self.book
-            )
-            result = bookwyrm_tags.get_status_preview_name(status)
-            self.assertEqual(result, "comment on <em>Test Book</em>")
-
-            status = models.Quotation.objects.create(
-                content="hi", user=self.user, book=self.book
-            )
-        result = bookwyrm_tags.get_status_preview_name(status)
-        self.assertEqual(result, "quotation from <em>Test Book</em>")
-
     def test_related_status(self, _):
         """gets the subclass model for a notification status"""
         with patch("bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay"):