diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index d312bc112..b0d07c8ec 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ const isMySocialMedia = rule({
   return socialMedia.ownedBy.node.id === user.id
 })
 
-/* TODO: decide if we want to remove this check: the check
- * `onlyEnabledContent` throws authorization errors only if you have
- * arguments for `disabled` or `deleted` assuming these are filter
- * parameters. Soft-delete middleware obfuscates data on its way out
- * anyways. Furthermore, `neo4j-graphql-js` offers many ways to filter for
- * data so I believe, this is not a good check anyways.
- */
-const onlyEnabledContent = rule({
-  cache: 'strict',
-})(async (parent, args, ctx, info) => {
-  const { disabled, deleted } = args
-  return !(disabled || deleted)
-})
-
 const invitationLimitReached = rule({
   cache: 'no_cache',
 })(async (parent, args, { user, driver }) => {
@@ -125,7 +111,8 @@ const permissions = shield(
       reports: isModerator,
       statistics: allow,
       currentUser: allow,
-      Post: or(onlyEnabledContent, isModerator),
+      Post: allow,
+      profilePagePosts: allow,
       Comment: allow,
       User: or(noEmailFilter, isAdmin),
       isLoggedIn: allow,
@@ -134,7 +121,6 @@ const permissions = shield(
       PostsEmotionsByCurrentUser: isAuthenticated,
       blockedUsers: isAuthenticated,
       notifications: isAuthenticated,
-      profilePagePosts: or(onlyEnabledContent, isModerator),
       Donations: isAuthenticated,
     },
     Mutation: {
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.js
index 3360d4085..8be8c3d39 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.js
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ const isModerator = ({ user }) => {
 }
 
 const setDefaultFilters = (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-  if (typeof args.deleted !== 'boolean') {
-    args.deleted = false
-  }
+  args.deleted = false
 
   if (!isModerator(context)) {
     args.disabled = false
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
index 5b04abebd..fa942f5c4 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/softDelete/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -341,76 +341,6 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
           })
         })
       })
-
-      describe('filter (deleted: true)', () => {
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          graphqlQuery = gql`
-            {
-              Post(deleted: true) {
-                title
-              }
-            }
-          `
-        })
-
-        describe('as user', () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            authenticatedUser = await user.toJson()
-          })
-
-          it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
-            const { data, errors } = await action()
-            expect(data).toEqual({ Post: null })
-            expect(errors[0]).toHaveProperty('message', 'Not Authorised!')
-          })
-        })
-
-        describe('as moderator', () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            authenticatedUser = await moderator.toJson()
-          })
-
-          it('does not show deleted posts', async () => {
-            const expected = { data: { Post: [{ title: 'UNAVAILABLE' }] } }
-            await expect(action()).resolves.toMatchObject(expected)
-          })
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('filter (disabled: true)', () => {
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          graphqlQuery = gql`
-            {
-              Post(disabled: true) {
-                title
-              }
-            }
-          `
-        })
-
-        describe('as user', () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            authenticatedUser = await user.toJson()
-          })
-
-          it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
-            const { data, errors } = await action()
-            expect(data).toEqual({ Post: null })
-            expect(errors[0]).toHaveProperty('message', 'Not Authorised!')
-          })
-        })
-
-        describe('as moderator', () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            authenticatedUser = await moderator.toJson()
-          })
-
-          it('shows disabled posts', async () => {
-            const expected = { data: { Post: [{ title: 'Disabled post' }] } }
-            await expect(action()).resolves.toMatchObject(expected)
-          })
-        })
-      })
     })
   })
 })