diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index d964edc1d3..8175d8e051 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 {% if (c.is_banned or c.deleted_utc > 0 or c.is_blocking or c.is_blocked) and not (v and v.admin_level>0) and not (v and v.id==c.author_id) %}
 
-{% if c.award_count("gold") and not c.is_banned and not c.is_deleted %}
+{% if c.award_count("gold") %}
 <script>
 	document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").sparkle({
 		count: 10,