diff --git a/files/helpers/actions.py b/files/helpers/actions.py
index 5f80fa52d..1cb76e358 100644
--- a/files/helpers/actions.py
+++ b/files/helpers/actions.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def execute_antispam_post_check(title, v, url):
 			ma = ModAction(
 					user_id=AUTOJANNY_ID,
 					target_post_id=post.id,
-					kind="ban_post",
+					kind="remove_post",
 					_note="Spam"
 					)
 			g.db.add(ma)
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def execute_antispam_comment_check(body, v):
 		ma = ModAction(
 			user_id=AUTOJANNY_ID,
 			target_comment_id=comment.id,
-			kind="ban_comment",
+			kind="remove_comment",
 			_note="Spam"
 		)
 		g.db.add(ma)
diff --git a/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py b/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
index d4be99a7d..366a5307b 100644
--- a/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
+++ b/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-badge',
 		"color": 'bg-danger'
 	},
-	'ban_comment': {
+	'remove_comment': {
 		"str": 'removed {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-comment',
 		"color": 'bg-danger'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-globe',
 		"color": 'bg-danger'
 	},
-	'ban_post': {
+	'remove_post': {
 		"str": 'removed post {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-feather-alt',
 		"color": 'bg-danger'
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-snooze',
 		"color": 'bg-success'
 	},
-	'unban_comment': {
+	'approve_comment': {
 		"str": 'reinstated {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-comment',
 		"color": 'bg-success'
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-globe',
 		"color": 'bg-success'
 	},
-	'unban_post': {
+	'approve_post': {
 		"str": 'reinstated post {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-feather-alt',
 		"color": 'bg-success'
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index bc3ee6d43..1c10437ae 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ def revert_actions(v, username):
 
 	cutoff = int(time.time()) - 86400
 
-	posts = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(ModAction.target_post_id).filter(ModAction.user_id == revertee.id, ModAction.created_utc > cutoff, ModAction.kind == 'ban_post')]
+	posts = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(ModAction.target_post_id).filter(ModAction.user_id == revertee.id, ModAction.created_utc > cutoff, ModAction.kind == 'remove_post')]
 	posts = g.db.query(Post).filter(Post.id.in_(posts)).all()
 
-	comments = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(ModAction.target_comment_id).filter(ModAction.user_id == revertee.id, ModAction.created_utc > cutoff, ModAction.kind == 'ban_comment')]
+	comments = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(ModAction.target_comment_id).filter(ModAction.user_id == revertee.id, ModAction.created_utc > cutoff, ModAction.kind == 'remove_comment')]
 	comments = g.db.query(Comment).filter(Comment.id.in_(comments)).all()
 
 	for item in posts + comments:
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ def remove_post(post_id, v):
 	g.db.add(post)
 
 	ma = ModAction(
-		kind="ban_post",
+		kind="remove_post",
 		user_id=v.id,
 		target_post_id=post.id,
 		)
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ def approve_post(post_id, v):
 
 	if post.is_banned:
 		ma = ModAction(
-			kind="unban_post",
+			kind="approve_post",
 			user_id=v.id,
 			target_post_id=post.id,
 		)
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ def remove_comment(c_id, v):
 	comment.ban_reason = v.username
 	g.db.add(comment)
 	ma = ModAction(
-		kind="ban_comment",
+		kind="remove_comment",
 		user_id=v.id,
 		target_comment_id=comment.id,
 		)
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ def approve_comment(c_id, v):
 
 	if comment.is_banned:
 		ma = ModAction(
-			kind="unban_comment",
+			kind="approve_comment",
 			user_id=v.id,
 			target_comment_id=comment.id,
 			)
diff --git a/migrations/20240816-rename ban to remove.sql b/migrations/20240816-rename ban to remove.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b205a9ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240816-rename ban to remove.sql	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+update modactions set kind='remove_comment' where kind='ban_comment';
+update modactions set kind='approve_comment' where kind='unban_comment';
+update modactions set kind='remove_post' where kind='ban_post';
+update modactions set kind='approve_post' where kind='unban_post';