diff --git a/changelog.d/deprecate-subscribe.change b/changelog.d/deprecate-subscribe.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10fb34f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/deprecate-subscribe.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use /api/v1/accounts/:id/follow for account subscriptions instead of the deprecated routes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 70c4f67df..87af9d0f5 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             />
             <template v-if="relationship.following">
               <ProgressButton
-                v-if="!relationship.subscribing"
+                v-if="!relationship.notifying"
                 class="btn button-default"
                 :click="subscribeUser"
                 :title="$t('user_card.subscribe')"
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index b8f49f156..4e12ff86b 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ const users = {
       commit('clearFollowers', userId)
     },
     subscribeUser ({ rootState, commit }, id) {
-      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.subscribeUser({ id })
+      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.followUser({ id, notify: true })
         .then((relationship) => commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
     },
     unsubscribeUser ({ rootState, commit }, id) {
-      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.unsubscribeUser({ id })
+      return rootState.api.backendInteractor.followUser({ id, notify: false })
         .then((relationship) => commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
     },
     toggleActivationStatus ({ rootState, commit }, { user }) {
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index fa4171936..9e8c757ce 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ const MASTODON_UNBLOCK_USER_URL = id => `/api/v1/accounts/${id}/unblock`
 const MASTODON_MUTE_USER_URL = id => `/api/v1/accounts/${id}/mute`
 const MASTODON_UNMUTE_USER_URL = id => `/api/v1/accounts/${id}/unmute`
 const MASTODON_REMOVE_USER_FROM_FOLLOWERS = id => `/api/v1/accounts/${id}/remove_from_followers`
-const MASTODON_SUBSCRIBE_USER = id => `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/${id}/subscribe`
-const MASTODON_UNSUBSCRIBE_USER = id => `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/${id}/unsubscribe`
 const MASTODON_USER_NOTE_URL = id => `/api/v1/accounts/${id}/note`
 const MASTODON_BOOKMARK_STATUS_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/bookmark`
 const MASTODON_UNBOOKMARK_STATUS_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/unbookmark`
@@ -273,6 +271,7 @@ const followUser = ({ id, credentials, ...options }) => {
   const url = MASTODON_FOLLOW_URL(id)
   const form = {}
   if (options.reblogs !== undefined) { form.reblogs = options.reblogs }
+  if (options.notify !== undefined) { form.notify = options.notify }
   return fetch(url, {
     body: JSON.stringify(form),
     headers: {
@@ -1171,14 +1170,6 @@ const unmuteUser = ({ id, credentials }) => {
   return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_UNMUTE_USER_URL(id), credentials, method: 'POST' })
 }
 
-const subscribeUser = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_SUBSCRIBE_USER(id), credentials, method: 'POST' })
-}
-
-const unsubscribeUser = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_UNSUBSCRIBE_USER(id), credentials, method: 'POST' })
-}
-
 const fetchBlocks = ({ maxId, credentials }) => {
   const query = new URLSearchParams({ with_relationships: true })
   if (maxId) {
@@ -1931,8 +1922,6 @@ const apiService = {
   fetchMutes,
   muteUser,
   unmuteUser,
-  subscribeUser,
-  unsubscribeUser,
   fetchBlocks,
   fetchOAuthTokens,
   revokeOAuthToken,