diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bfdad5e2c..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import replaceParams from './replaceParams'
-
-const replaceFilterBubbleParams = async (resolve, root, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
-  args = await replaceParams(args, context)
-  return resolve(root, args, context, resolveInfo)
-}
-
-export default {
-  Query: {
-    Post: replaceFilterBubbleParams,
-  },
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
index afe1df1c9..62addeece 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Factory from '../../seed/factories'
 const factory = Factory()
 
 const currentUserParams = {
+  id: 'u1',
   email: 'you@example.org',
   name: 'This is you',
   password: '1234',
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   await factory.cleanDatabase()
 })
 
-describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
+describe('Filter posts by author is followed by sb.', () => {
   describe('given an authenticated user', () => {
     let authenticatedClient
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
 
     describe('no filter bubble', () => {
       it('returns all posts', async () => {
-        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: {}) { title } }'
+        const query = '{ Post(filter: { }) { title } }'
         const expected = {
           Post: [
             { title: 'This is some random post' },
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
 
     describe('filtering for posts of followed users only', () => {
       it('returns only posts authored by followed users', async () => {
-        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: { author: following }) { title } }'
+        const query = '{ Post( filter: { author: { followedBy_some: { id: "u1" } } }) { title } }'
         const expected = {
           Post: [{ title: 'This is the post of a followed user' }],
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a10b6c29d..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { UserInputError } from 'apollo-server'
-
-export default async function replaceParams(args, context) {
-  const { author = 'all' } = args.filterBubble || {}
-  const { user } = context
-
-  if (author === 'following') {
-    if (!user)
-      throw new UserInputError(
-        "You are unauthenticated - I don't know any users you are following.",
-      )
-
-    const session = context.driver.session()
-    let { records } = await session.run(
-      'MATCH(followed:User)<-[:FOLLOWS]-(u {id: $userId}) RETURN followed.id',
-      { userId: context.user.id },
-    )
-    const followedIds = records.map(record => record.get('followed.id'))
-
-    // carefully override `id_in`
-    args.filter = args.filter || {}
-    args.filter.author = args.filter.author || {}
-    args.filter.author.id_in = followedIds
-
-    session.close()
-  }
-
-  delete args.filterBubble
-
-  return args
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e14fda416..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-import replaceParams from './replaceParams.js'
-
-describe('replaceParams', () => {
-  let args
-  let context
-  let run
-
-  let action = () => {
-    return replaceParams(args, context)
-  }
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    args = {}
-    run = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      records: [{ get: () => 1 }, { get: () => 2 }, { get: () => 3 }],
-    })
-    context = {
-      driver: {
-        session: () => {
-          return {
-            run,
-            close: () => {},
-          }
-        },
-      },
-    }
-  })
-
-  describe('args == ', () => {
-    describe('{}', () => {
-      it('does not crash', async () => {
-        await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual({})
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('unauthenticated user', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        context.user = null
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
-        it('throws error', async () => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
-          await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('You are unauthenticated')
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: all } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('authenticated user', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        context.user = { id: 'u4711' }
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
-        })
-
-        it('returns args object with resolved ids of followed users', async () => {
-          const expected = { filter: { author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('makes database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-        })
-
-        describe('given any additional filter args', () => {
-          describe('merges', () => {
-            it('empty filter object', async () => {
-              args.filter = {}
-              const expected = { filter: { author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-
-            it('filter.title', async () => {
-              args.filter = { title: 'bla' }
-              const expected = { filter: { title: 'bla', author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-
-            it('filter.author', async () => {
-              args.filter = { author: { name: 'bla' } }
-              const expected = { filter: { author: { name: 'bla', id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-          })
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: all } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/index.js b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
index 6bc7be000..75314abc0 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import includedFields from './includedFieldsMiddleware'
 import orderBy from './orderByMiddleware'
 import validation from './validation'
 import notifications from './notifications'
-import filterBubble from './filterBubble/filterBubble'
 
 export default schema => {
   const middlewares = {
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ export default schema => {
     user: user,
     includedFields: includedFields,
     orderBy: orderBy,
-    filterBubble: filterBubble,
   }
 
   let order = [
     'permissions',
     'activityPub',
-    'filterBubble',
     'password',
     'dateTime',
     'validation',
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index 1179c3e20..c402a1233 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -1,40 +1,3 @@
-enum FilterBubbleAuthorEnum {
-  following
-  all
-}
-
-input FilterBubble {
-  author: FilterBubbleAuthorEnum
-}
-
-type Query {
-  Post(
-    id: ID
-    activityId: String
-    objectId: String
-    title: String
-    slug: String
-    content: String
-    contentExcerpt: String
-    image: String
-    imageUpload: Upload
-    visibility: Visibility
-    deleted: Boolean
-    disabled: Boolean
-    createdAt: String
-    updatedAt: String
-    commentsCount: Int
-    shoutedCount: Int
-    shoutedByCurrentUser: Boolean
-    _id: String
-    first: Int
-    offset: Int
-    orderBy: [_PostOrdering]
-    filter: _PostFilter
-    filterBubble: FilterBubble
-  ): [Post]
-}
-
 type Post {
   id: ID!
   activityId: String