diff --git a/src/api/admin.js b/src/api/admin.js
index 67fb5038b..c33f863a7 100644
--- a/src/api/admin.js
+++ b/src/api/admin.js
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ export const downloadRemoteEmojiPackZIP = ({
   return promisedRequest({
     url: EMOJI_PACKS_DL_REMOTE_ZIP_URL,
     method: 'POST',
-    payload: data,
+    formData: data,
   })
 }
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export const addNewEmojiFile = ({ packName, file, shortcode, filename }) => {
   return promisedRequest({
     url: EMOJI_UPDATE_FILE_URL(packName),
     method: 'POST',
-    payload: data,
+    formData: data,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/user.js b/src/api/user.js
index b9035da77..17e13195d 100644
--- a/src/api/user.js
+++ b/src/api/user.js
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ export const unmuteConversation = ({ id, credentials }) =>
   }).then(({ data, ...rest }) => ({ ...rest, data: parseStatus(data) }))
 
 export const vote = ({ pollId, choices, credentials }) => {
-  const form = new FormData()
-  form.append('choices', choices)
-
   return promisedRequest({
     url: MASTODON_VOTE_URL(encodeURIComponent(pollId)),
     method: 'POST',