diff --git a/internal/processing/status/create.go b/internal/processing/status/create.go
index 10a5560b6..775ba78e2 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/create.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/create.go
@@ -221,9 +221,8 @@ func (p *Processor) Create(
 		return nil, errWithCode
 	}
 
-	if err := p.processVisibility(ctx, form, requester.Settings.Privacy, status); err != nil {
-		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
-	}
+	// Process the incoming created status visibility.
+	processVisibility(form, requester.Settings.Privacy, status)
 
 	// Process policy AFTER visibility as it relies
 	// on status.Visibility and form.Visibility being set.
@@ -485,12 +484,11 @@ func (p *Processor) processThreadID(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Processor) processVisibility(
-	ctx context.Context,
+func processVisibility(
 	form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest,
 	accountDefaultVis gtsmodel.Visibility,
 	status *gtsmodel.Status,
-) error {
+) {
 	switch {
 	// Visibility set on form, use that.
 	case form.Visibility != "":
@@ -500,21 +498,19 @@ func (p *Processor) processVisibility(
 	// this back on the form for later use.
 	case accountDefaultVis != 0:
 		status.Visibility = accountDefaultVis
-		form.Visibility = p.converter.VisToAPIVis(ctx, accountDefaultVis)
+		form.Visibility = typeutils.VisToAPIVis(accountDefaultVis)
 
 	// What? Fall back to global default, set
 	// this back on the form for later use.
 	default:
 		status.Visibility = gtsmodel.VisibilityDefault
-		form.Visibility = p.converter.VisToAPIVis(ctx, gtsmodel.VisibilityDefault)
+		form.Visibility = typeutils.VisToAPIVis(gtsmodel.VisibilityDefault)
 	}
 
 	// Set federated according to "local_only" field,
 	// assuming federated (ie., not local-only) by default.
 	localOnly := util.PtrOrValue(form.LocalOnly, false)
 	status.Federated = util.Ptr(!localOnly)
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func processInteractionPolicy(
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index d23c67a72..91c9fea8a 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountSensitive(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmode
 	}
 
 	apiAccount.Source = &apimodel.Source{
-		Privacy:             c.VisToAPIVis(ctx, a.Settings.Privacy),
-		WebVisibility:       c.VisToAPIVis(ctx, a.Settings.WebVisibility),
+		Privacy:             VisToAPIVis(a.Settings.Privacy),
+		WebVisibility:       VisToAPIVis(a.Settings.WebVisibility),
 		WebLayout:           a.Settings.WebLayout.String(),
 		Sensitive:           *a.Settings.Sensitive,
 		Language:            a.Settings.Language,
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ func (c *Converter) baseStatusToFrontend(
 		InReplyToID:        nil, // Set below.
 		InReplyToAccountID: nil, // Set below.
 		Sensitive:          *s.Sensitive,
-		Visibility:         c.VisToAPIVis(ctx, s.Visibility),
+		Visibility:         VisToAPIVis(s.Visibility),
 		LocalOnly:          s.IsLocalOnly(),
 		Language:           nil, // Set below.
 		URI:                s.URI,
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ func (c *Converter) StatusToAPIEdits(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Statu
 }
 
 // VisToAPIVis converts a gts visibility into its api equivalent
-func (c *Converter) VisToAPIVis(ctx context.Context, m gtsmodel.Visibility) apimodel.Visibility {
+func VisToAPIVis(m gtsmodel.Visibility) apimodel.Visibility {
 	switch m {
 	case gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic:
 		return apimodel.VisibilityPublic
@@ -1664,6 +1664,8 @@ func (c *Converter) VisToAPIVis(ctx context.Context, m gtsmodel.Visibility) apim
 		return apimodel.VisibilityPrivate
 	case gtsmodel.VisibilityDirect:
 		return apimodel.VisibilityDirect
+	case gtsmodel.VisibilityNone:
+		return apimodel.VisibilityNone
 	}
 	return ""
 }