diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index cfc66fd..9cea730 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -867,12 +867,9 @@ export async function mergeActors(targetActorId, sourceActorIds, comment, reqUse
 				.update('alias_for', targetActorId)
 				.whereIn('id', sourceActorIds)
 				.returning(['id', 'alias_for']),
-			// some avatars are not matched to a profile, need to investigate why this happens and the avatar table needs a dedicated actor field
 			trx('actors_avatars')
 				.update('actor_id', targetActorId)
-				.whereIn('actor_id', sourceActorIds)
-				.onConflict()
-				.ignore(),
+				.whereIn('actor_id', sourceActorIds),
 		]);
 
 		// multiple source actors may provide profiles for the same entity, but we can only assign one to the target actor; prefer the newest