diff --git a/files/assets/js/admin/alts.js b/files/assets/js/admin/alts.js
index 7477d0753..d3c403306 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/admin/alts.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/admin/alts.js
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 function submitAddAlt(element, username) {
-	const isLinking = element.id == 'add-alt-form-link';
-	const otherElement = isLinking ? document.getElementById('add-alt-form-delink') : document.getElementById('add-alt-form-link');
-	if (!otherElement) return;
 	element.disabled = true;
-	otherElement.disabled = true;
 	element.classList.add('disabled');
-	otherElement.classList.add('disabled');
 	const form = new FormData();
-	if (!isLinking) form.append('deleted', 'true');
 	form.append('other_username', document.getElementById('link-input-other').value);
 	const xhr = createXhrWithFormKey(`/@${username}/alts/`, 'POST', form);
 	xhr[0].onload = function() {
@@ -24,10 +18,17 @@ function submitAddAlt(element, username) {
 		} else {
 			showToast(false, getMessageFromJsonData(false, data));
 			element.disabled = false;
-			otherElement.disabled = false;
 			element.classList.remove('disabled');
-			otherElement.classList.remove('disabled');
 		}
 	}
 	xhr[0].send(xhr[1]);
 }
+
+function delink(t, url) {
+	postToast(t, url,
+		{},
+		() => {
+			t.parentElement.parentElement.remove()
+		}
+	);
+}
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index f9880e18a..d1c3a7280 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -641,35 +641,27 @@ def admin_add_alt(v:User, username):
 	g.db.add(ma)
 	return {"message": f"{word} @{user1.username} and @{user2.username} successfully!"}
 
-@app.route('/@<username>/alts/<int:other>/deleted', methods=["PUT", "DELETE"])
+@app.post('/@<username>/alts/<int:other>/deleted')
 @limiter.limit(DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_SLOWER)
 @limiter.limit(DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_SLOWER, key_func=get_ID)
 @admin_level_required(PERMS['USER_LINK'])
 def admin_delink_relink_alt(v:User, username, other):
-	is_delinking = request.method == 'PUT' # we're adding the 'deleted' state if a PUT request
 	user1 = get_user(username)
 	user2 = get_account(other)
 	ids = [user1.id, user2.id]
 	a = g.db.query(Alt).filter(Alt.user1.in_(ids), Alt.user2.in_(ids)).one_or_none()
 	if not a: abort(404)
-	a.deleted = is_delinking
-	g.db.add(a)
-	g.db.flush()
-	check_for_alts(user1)
-	check_for_alts(user2)
-	word = 'Delinked' if is_delinking else 'Relinked'
-	ma_word = 'delink' if is_delinking else 'link'
-	note = f'from @{user2.username}' if is_delinking else f'with @{user2.username} (relinked)'
+	g.db.delete(a)
 
 	ma = ModAction(
-		kind=f"{ma_word}_accounts",
+		kind=f"delink_accounts",
 		user_id=v.id,
 		target_user_id=user1.id,
-		_note=note
+		_note=f'from @{user2.username}'
 	)
 	g.db.add(ma)
 
-	return {"message": f"{word} @{user1.username} and @{user2.username} successfully!"}
+	return {"message": f"Delinked @{user1.username} and @{user2.username} successfully!"}
 
 
 @app.get("/admin/removed/posts")
diff --git a/files/templates/admin/alts.html b/files/templates/admin/alts.html
index a6c277005..91f6e4114 100644
--- a/files/templates/admin/alts.html
+++ b/files/templates/admin/alts.html
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
 			<th>#</th>
 			<th>Name</th>
 			<th class="disable-sort-click">Account Created</th>
-			<th>Alt Link Created</th>
 			<th>Manual</th>
-			<th class="disable-sort-click">Delinked</th>
 			<th class="disable-sort-click">Actions</th>
 		</tr>
 	</thead>
@@ -37,11 +35,9 @@
 			<td>{{loop.index}}</td>
 			<td>{% include "user_in_table.html" %}</td>
 			<td>{{user.created_utc|timestamp}}</td>
-			<td>{{user._alt_created_utc|timestamp}}</td>
 			<td>{{user._is_manual}}</td>
 			<td>
-				<button type="button" id="delink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}" class="btn btn-danger" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/@{{u.username}}/alts/{{user.id}}/deleted', 'delink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}', 'relink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}', 'd-none', 'null', 'PUT')">Delink</button>
-				<button type="button" id="relink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}" class="btn btn-danger" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/@{{u.username}}/alts/{{user.id}}/deleted', 'relink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}', 'delink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}', 'd-none', 'null', 'DELETE')">Relink</button>
+				<button type="button" id="delink-alt-{{u.id}}-{{user.id}}" class="btn btn-danger" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="delink(this,'/@{{u.username}}/alts/{{user.id}}/deleted')">Delink</button>
 				<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/@{{user.username}}/alts">Alts</a>
 				{% if v.admin_level >= PERMS['VIEW_ALT_VOTES'] %}
 					<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/admin/alt_votes/?u1={{u.username}}&u2={{user.username}}">Alt Votes</a>
@@ -53,14 +49,10 @@
 </div>
 <section id="add-alt" class="rounded rounded-section p-3">
 	<h5>Add Alt</h5>
-	<p>This tool allows you to add an alt either linked or delinked.<br>
-		Adding linked will link the two alts together manually, while adding delinked will attempt to delink alts whereever possible.<br>
-		You're on your own for reversing any propagation though.
-	</p>
+	<p>This tool allows you to link an alt.</p>
 	<label for="link-input-other">Other Username</label>
 	<input autocomplete="off" id="link-input-other" type="text" class="form-control mb-2" name="other_username" placeholder="Other Username">
-	<button id="add-alt-form-link" class="btn btn-danger mr-3" data-areyousure="submitAddAlt(this, '{{u.username}}')" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="areyousure(this)">Add Alt Linked</button>
-	<button id="add-alt-form-delink" class="btn btn-danger" data-areyousure="submitAddAlt(this, '{{u.username}}')" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="areyousure(this)">Add Alt Delinked</button>
+	<button id="add-alt-form-link" class="btn btn-danger mr-3" data-areyousure="submitAddAlt(this, '{{u.username}}')" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="areyousure(this)">Add Alt</button>
 </section>
 {% endif %}