diff --git a/files/routes/votes.py b/files/routes/votes.py
index 2990b8718d..fdf3e83cae 100644
--- a/files/routes/votes.py
+++ b/files/routes/votes.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def api_vote_post(post_id, new, v):
 		elif existing.vote_type != 0 and new == 0:
 			if post.created_utc > 1639302300: post.author.coins -= 2
 			else: post.author.coins -= 1
-			post.author.coins -= amount
 			post.author.truecoins -= 1
 			g.db.add(post.author)
 			g.db.delete(existing)