diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
index 2d6ad5a80c5bc3..62f34d3f74c2ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ def tagged_statuses
       )
 
       if truthy_param?(:only_media)
-        # `SELECT DISTINCT id, updated_at` is too slow, so pluck ids at first, and then select id, updated_at with ids.
-        status_ids = statuses.joins(:media_attachments).distinct(:id).pluck(:id)
-        statuses.where(id: status_ids)
+        statuses.joins(:media_attachments)
       else
         statuses
       end
diff --git a/app/services/hashtag_query_service.rb b/app/services/hashtag_query_service.rb
index 196de0639205b2..0bdf60221034b2 100644
--- a/app/services/hashtag_query_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/hashtag_query_service.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def call(tag, params, account = nil, local = false)
     all  = tags_for(params[:all])
     none = tags_for(params[:none])
 
-    Status.distinct
+    Status.group(:id)
           .as_tag_timeline(tags, account, local)
           .tagged_with_all(all)
           .tagged_with_none(none)