diff --git a/toot/api.py b/toot/api.py
index f2570d04..7bd20320 100644
--- a/toot/api.py
+++ b/toot/api.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlencode, quote
 
 from toot import App, User, http, CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_WEBSITE
-from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
+from toot.exceptions import ConsoleError
 from toot.utils import drop_empty_values, str_bool, str_bool_nullable
 
 
@@ -77,28 +77,8 @@ def _tag_action(app, user, tag_name, action) -> Response:
     return http.post(app, user, url)
 
 
-def _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, action, data=None):
-    url = '/api/v1/statuses/{}/{}'.format(status_id, action)
-
-    try:
-        response = http.post(app, user, url).json()
-    except ApiError as e:
-        # For "toggle" operations, Mastodon returns unhelpful
-        # 422: "Validation failed: Status has already been taken"
-        # responses when you try to bookmark a status already
-        # bookmarked, or favourite a status already favourited
-        # so we just swallow those errors here
-        if str(e) == "Validation failed: Status has already been taken":
-            response = None
-        else:
-            # not the error we expected; re-raise the exception
-            raise e
-    finally:
-        return response
-
-
-def create_app(domain, scheme='https'):
-    url = f"{scheme}://{domain}/api/v1/apps"
+def create_app(base_url):
+    url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/apps"
 
     json = {
         'client_name': CLIENT_NAME,
@@ -354,40 +334,38 @@ def delete_status(app, user, status_id):
 
 
 def favourite(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'favourite')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'favourite')
 
 
 def unfavourite(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'unfavourite')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'unfavourite')
 
 
 def reblog(app, user, status_id, visibility="public"):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'reblog', data={"visibility": visibility})
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'reblog', data={"visibility": visibility})
 
 
 def unreblog(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'unreblog')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'unreblog')
 
 
 def pin(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'pin')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'pin')
 
 
 def unpin(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'unpin')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'unpin')
 
 
 def bookmark(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'bookmark')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'bookmark')
 
 
 def unbookmark(app, user, status_id):
-    return _status_toggle_action(app, user, status_id, 'unbookmark')
+    return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'unbookmark')
 
 
 def translate(app, user, status_id):
-    # don't use status_toggle_action for translate as this is
-    # not toggling anything server-side; it's a read only operation.
     return _status_action(app, user, status_id, 'translate')