diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/histories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/histories_controller.rb
index 2913472b04..7fe73a6f54 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/histories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses/histories_controller.rb
@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@ class Api::V1::Statuses::HistoriesController < Api::BaseController
   before_action :set_status
 
   def show
-    cache_if_unauthenticated!
-    render json: status_edits, each_serializer: REST::StatusEditSerializer
+    render json: @status.edits.includes(:account, status: [:account]), each_serializer: REST::StatusEditSerializer
   end
 
   private
 
-  def status_edits
-    @status.edits.includes(:account, status: [:account]).to_a.presence || [@status.build_snapshot(at_time: @status.edited_at || @status.created_at)]
-  end
-
   def set_status
     @status = Status.find(params[:status_id])
     authorize @status, :show?