diff --git a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
index 850bf881ff..4e475fe782 100644
--- a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AccountsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def only_media_scope
-    Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(@account.media_attachments.reorder(nil)).group(:id)
+    Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(@account.media_attachments).group(:id)
   end
 
   def no_replies_scope
diff --git a/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb b/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
index b34ebb4777..d1365de586 100644
--- a/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
+++ b/app/lib/account_statuses_filter.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class AccountStatusesFilter
   end
 
   def only_media_scope
-    Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(account.media_attachments.reorder(nil)).group(Status.arel_table[:id])
+    Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(account.media_attachments).group(Status.arel_table[:id])
   end
 
   def no_replies_scope
diff --git a/app/lib/vacuum/media_attachments_vacuum.rb b/app/lib/vacuum/media_attachments_vacuum.rb
index 7b21c84bbc..ab7ea4092f 100644
--- a/app/lib/vacuum/media_attachments_vacuum.rb
+++ b/app/lib/vacuum/media_attachments_vacuum.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ class Vacuum::MediaAttachmentsVacuum
   end
 
   def media_attachments_past_retention_period
-    MediaAttachment.unscoped.remote.cached.where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:created_at].lt(@retention_period.ago)).where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:updated_at].lt(@retention_period.ago))
+    MediaAttachment.remote.cached.where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:created_at].lt(@retention_period.ago)).where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:updated_at].lt(@retention_period.ago))
   end
 
   def orphaned_media_attachments
-    MediaAttachment.unscoped.unattached.where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:created_at].lt(TTL.ago))
+    MediaAttachment.unattached.where(MediaAttachment.arel_table[:created_at].lt(TTL.ago))
   end
 
   def retention_period?
diff --git a/app/models/admin/status_filter.rb b/app/models/admin/status_filter.rb
index 645c2e6207..4708785e7d 100644
--- a/app/models/admin/status_filter.rb
+++ b/app/models/admin/status_filter.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Admin::StatusFilter
   def scope_for(key, _value)
     case key.to_s
     when 'media'
-      Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(@account.media_attachments.reorder(nil)).group(:id).reorder('statuses.id desc')
+      Status.joins(:media_attachments).merge(@account.media_attachments).group(:id).reorder('statuses.id desc')
     else
       raise Mastodon::InvalidParameterError, "Unknown filter: #{key}"
     end
diff --git a/app/models/media_attachment.rb b/app/models/media_attachment.rb
index b567003fb9..1f40e5725e 100644
--- a/app/models/media_attachment.rb
+++ b/app/models/media_attachment.rb
@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@ class MediaAttachment < ApplicationRecord
   validates :thumbnail, absence: true, if: -> { local? && !audio_or_video? }
 
   scope :attached,   -> { where.not(status_id: nil).or(where.not(scheduled_status_id: nil)) }
-  scope :unattached, -> { where(status_id: nil, scheduled_status_id: nil) }
+  scope :cached,     -> { remote.where.not(file_file_name: nil) }
   scope :local,      -> { where(remote_url: '') }
+  scope :ordered,    -> { order(id: :asc) }
   scope :remote,     -> { where.not(remote_url: '') }
-  scope :cached,     -> { remote.where.not(file_file_name: nil) }
-
-  default_scope { order(id: :asc) }
+  scope :unattached, -> { where(status_id: nil, scheduled_status_id: nil) }
 
   attr_accessor :skip_download
 
diff --git a/app/services/backup_service.rb b/app/services/backup_service.rb
index 3ef0366c3c..886bab1ebf 100644
--- a/app/services/backup_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/backup_service.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class BackupService < BaseService
   end
 
   def dump_media_attachments!(zipfile)
-    MediaAttachment.attached.where(account: account).reorder(nil).find_in_batches do |media_attachments|
+    MediaAttachment.attached.where(account: account).find_in_batches do |media_attachments|
       media_attachments.each do |m|
         path = m.file&.path
         next unless path
diff --git a/app/services/clear_domain_media_service.rb b/app/services/clear_domain_media_service.rb
index 7bf2d62fb0..d3ad43e707 100644
--- a/app/services/clear_domain_media_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/clear_domain_media_service.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ClearDomainMediaService < BaseService
   end
 
   def media_from_blocked_domain
-    MediaAttachment.joins(:account).merge(blocked_domain_accounts).reorder(nil)
+    MediaAttachment.joins(:account).merge(blocked_domain_accounts)
   end
 
   def emojis_from_blocked_domains
diff --git a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
index 190a72e5c5..7c7cb97df2 100644
--- a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class DeleteAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def purge_media_attachments!
-    @account.media_attachments.reorder(nil).find_each do |media_attachment|
+    @account.media_attachments.find_each do |media_attachment|
       next if keep_account_record? && reported_status_ids.include?(media_attachment.status_id)
 
       media_attachment.destroy
diff --git a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
index e79c2d3d81..8d5446f1a8 100644
--- a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class SuspendAccountService < BaseService
   def privatize_media_attachments!
     attachment_names = MediaAttachment.attachment_definitions.keys
 
-    @account.media_attachments.reorder(nil).find_each do |media_attachment|
+    @account.media_attachments.find_each do |media_attachment|
       attachment_names.each do |attachment_name|
         attachment = media_attachment.public_send(attachment_name)
         styles     = MediaAttachment::DEFAULT_STYLES | attachment.styles.keys
diff --git a/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
index 93cd04a943..652dd6a845 100644
--- a/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class UnsuspendAccountService < BaseService
   def publish_media_attachments!
     attachment_names = MediaAttachment.attachment_definitions.keys
 
-    @account.media_attachments.reorder(nil).find_each do |media_attachment|
+    @account.media_attachments.find_each do |media_attachment|
       attachment_names.each do |attachment_name|
         attachment = media_attachment.public_send(attachment_name)
         styles     = MediaAttachment::DEFAULT_STYLES | attachment.styles.keys
diff --git a/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
index 9d91f31cc5..53cbaf4cc1 100644
--- a/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService, type: :service do
       end
 
       it 'updates the existing media attachment in-place' do
-        media_attachment = status.media_attachments.reload.first
+        media_attachment = status.media_attachments.ordered.reload.first
 
         expect(media_attachment).to_not be_nil
         expect(media_attachment.remote_url).to eq 'https://example.com/foo.png'