diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
index f7bf141107..45e8534b97 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
 import { Button } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { deleteEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/actions';
+import { importEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/actions';
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { useCancelMembershipRequest, useJoinGroup, useLeaveGroup } from 'soapbox/hooks/api';
 import { GroupRoles } from 'soapbox/schemas/group-member';
 import toast from 'soapbox/toast';
 
-import type { Group } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
+import type { Group, GroupRelationship } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 interface IGroupActionButton {
   group: Group
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ const GroupActionButton = ({ group }: IGroupActionButton) => {
 
   const onCancelRequest = () => cancelRequest.mutate({}, {
     onSuccess() {
-      dispatch(deleteEntities([group.id], Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS));
+      const entity = {
+        ...group.relationship as GroupRelationship,
+        requested: false,
+      };
+      dispatch(importEntities([entity], Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS));
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useCancelMembershipRequest.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useCancelMembershipRequest.ts
index 3aad33f9c5..c8b650dee4 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useCancelMembershipRequest.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useCancelMembershipRequest.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
-import { useEntityActions } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
-import { useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useCreateEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useApi, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
-import type { Group, GroupRelationship } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+import type { Group } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
 function useCancelMembershipRequest(group: Group) {
+  const api = useApi();
   const me = useOwnAccount();
 
-  const { createEntity, isLoading } = useEntityActions<GroupRelationship>(
-    [Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS, group.id],
-    { post: `/api/v1/groups/${group.id}/membership_requests/${me?.id}/reject` },
+  const { createEntity, isLoading } = useCreateEntity(
+    [Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS],
+    () => api.post(`/api/v1/groups/${group.id}/membership_requests/${me?.id}/reject`),
   );
 
   return {