diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index b2ca7dcfa..02c960940 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -288,16 +288,10 @@ class User(Base):
 		if self.agendaposter: return False
 		if self.profile_url.startswith('/e/') and not self.customtitle and self.namecolor == DEFAULT_COLOR: return False
 		return True
-	
-	@lazy
-	def actually_mods(self, sub):
-		if not sub: return False
-		return bool(g.db.query(Mod.user_id).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one_or_none())
-
 	@lazy
 	def mods(self, sub):
 		if self.is_suspended_permanently or self.shadowbanned: return False
-		return self.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION'] or self.actually_mods(sub)
+		return bool(g.db.query(Mod.user_id).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one_or_none())
 
 	@lazy
 	def exiled_from(self, sub):
@@ -331,10 +325,7 @@ class User(Base):
 
 	@lazy
 	def mod_date(self, sub):
-		if self.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION']: return 1
-		mod = g.db.query(Mod).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one_or_none()
-		if not mod: return None
-		return mod.created_utc
+		return g.db.query(Mod.created_utc).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one()[0]
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index 0d3ebe96c..d9844cefe 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ PERMS = { # Minimum admin_level to perform action.
 	'ADMIN_HOME_VISIBLE': 2,
 	'DOMAINS_BAN': 3,
 	'HOLE_CREATE': 0,
-	'HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION': 4,
 	'FLAGS_REMOVE': 2,
 	'VOTES_VISIBLE': 0,
 	'USER_BLOCKS_VISIBLE': 0,
diff --git a/files/routes/subs.py b/files/routes/subs.py
index 49235891c..11725a86d 100644
--- a/files/routes/subs.py
+++ b/files/routes/subs.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def exile_comment(v, cid):
 
 	u = c.author
 
-	if u.actually_mods(sub): abort(403)
+	if u.mods(sub): abort(403)
 
 	if not u.exiled_from(sub):
 		exile = Exile(user_id=u.id, sub=sub, exiler_id=v.id)
@@ -359,28 +359,16 @@ def kick(v, pid):
 	old = post.sub
 	post.sub = None
 	
-	if v.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION'] and v.id != post.author_id:
-		old_str = f'<a href="/h/{old}">/h/{old}</a>'
-		ma = ModAction(
-			kind='move_hole',
-			user_id=v.id,
-			target_submission_id=post.id,
-			_note=f'{old_str} → main feed',
-		)
-		g.db.add(ma)
-	else:
-		ma = SubAction(
-			sub=old,
-			kind='kick_post',
-			user_id=v.id,
-			target_submission_id=post.id
-		)
-		g.db.add(ma)
+	ma = SubAction(
+		sub=old,
+		kind='kick_post',
+		user_id=v.id,
+		target_submission_id=post.id
+	)
+	g.db.add(ma)
 
 	if v.id != post.author_id:
-		if v.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION']: position = 'Admin'
-		else: position = 'Mod'
-		message = f"@{v.username} ({position}) has moved [{post.title}]({post.shortlink}) from /h/{old} to the main feed!"
+		message = f"@{v.username} (Mod) has moved [{post.title}]({post.shortlink}) from /h/{old} to the main feed!"
 		send_repeatable_notification(post.author_id, message)
 
 	g.db.add(post)