diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index bcde78894..09f3586c7 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -74,103 +74,6 @@ def post_pid_comment_cid(cid, pid=None, anything=None, v=None):
 	else: defaultsortingcomments = "top"
 	sort=request.args.get("sort", defaultsortingcomments)
 
-	# children comments
-
-	current_ids = [comment.id]
-
-	for i in range(200 - context):
-		if v:
-			votes = g.db.query(CommentVote).filter_by(user_id=v.id).subquery()
-
-			blocking = v.blocking.subquery()
-
-			blocked = v.blocked.subquery()
-
-			comments = g.db.query(
-				Comment,
-				votes.c.vote_type,
-				blocking.c.id,
-				blocked.c.id,
-			)
-			if v.admin_level >=4:
-				comments=comments.options(joinedload(Comment.oauth_app))
-	
-			comments=comments.filter(
-				Comment.parent_comment_id.in_(current_ids)
-			).join(
-				votes,
-				votes.c.comment_id == Comment.id,
-				isouter=True
-			).join(
-				blocking,
-				blocking.c.target_id == Comment.author_id,
-				isouter=True
-			).join(
-				blocked,
-				blocked.c.user_id == Comment.author_id,
-				isouter=True
-			)
-
-			if comments.count() == 0: break
-
-			if sort == "top":
-				comments = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x[0].score, reverse=True)
-			elif sort == "bottom":
-				comments = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x[0].score)
-			elif sort == "new":
-				comments = comments.order_by(Comment.created_utc.desc()).all()
-			elif sort == "old":
-				comments = comments.order_by(Comment.created_utc.asc()).all()
-			elif sort == "controversial":
-				comments = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x[0].score_disputed, reverse=True)
-			elif sort == "random":
-				c = comments.all()
-				comments = random.sample(c, k=len(c))
-			else:
-				abort(422)
-
-			output = []
-			for c in comments:
-				comment = c[0]
-				if comment.author and comment.author.shadowbanned and not (v and v.id == comment.author_id): continue
-				comment._voted = c[1] or 0
-				comment._is_blocking = c[2] or 0
-				comment._is_blocked = c[3] or 0
-				output.append(comment)
-		else:
-
-			comments = g.db.query(
-				Comment
-			).filter(
-				Comment.parent_comment_id.in_(current_ids)
-			)
-
-			if comments.count() == 0: break
-
-			if sort == "top":
-				output = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)
-			elif sort == "bottom":
-				output = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
-			elif sort == "new":
-				output = comments.order_by(Comment.created_utc.desc()).all()
-			elif sort == "old":
-				output = comments.order_by(Comment.created_utc.asc()).all()
-			elif sort == "controversial":
-				output = sorted(comments.all(), key=lambda x: x.score_disputed, reverse=True)
-			elif sort == "random":
-				c = comments.all()
-				output = random.sample(c, k=len(c))
-			else:
-				abort(422)
-
-
-		post._preloaded_comments += output
-
-		current_ids = [x.id for x in output]
-
-
-	post.tree_comments()
-
 	post.replies=[top_comment]
 
 	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return top_comment.json