diff --git a/files/assets/js/followers.js b/files/assets/js/followers.js
index 1cd91efe6..d237e5905 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/followers.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/followers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 function removeFollower(t, username) {
 	post_toast(t,'/remove_follow/' + username);
-	let table = document.getElementById("followers-table");
-	table.removeChild(t.parentElement.parentElement);
+	t.parentElement.parentElement.remove();
 }
diff --git a/files/assets/js/following.js b/files/assets/js/following.js
index 2ecd50891..ba846496c 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/following.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/following.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 function removeFollowing(t, username) {
 	post_toast(t,'/unfollow/' + username);
-	let table = document.getElementById("followers-table");
-	table.removeChild(t.parentElement.parentElement);
+	t.parentElement.parentElement.remove();
 }
diff --git a/files/templates/followers.html b/files/templates/followers.html
index 10979a379..e0cd25583 100644
--- a/files/templates/followers.html
+++ b/files/templates/followers.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<td>{% include "user_in_table.html" %}</td>
 		<td {% if follow.created_utc > 1599343262 %}data-time="{{follow.created_utc}}"{% endif %}></td>
 		{% if v.id == u.id %}
-			<td><div class="btn btn-danger pr-2" onclick="removeFollower(this, '{{user.username}}')">Remove follow</div></td>
+			<td><div class="btn btn-danger" onclick="removeFollower(this, '{{user.username}}')">Remove follow</div></td>
 		{% endif %}
 	</tr>
 {% endfor %}