diff --git a/app/rest/api/admin_test.go b/app/rest/api/admin_test.go
index ac591035..7f39cbc0 100644
--- a/app/rest/api/admin_test.go
+++ b/app/rest/api/admin_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestAdmin_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	cr := store.Comment{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &cr)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "this comment was deleted", cr.Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", cr.Text)
 	assert.True(t, cr.Deleted)
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ func TestAdmin_Block(t *testing.T) {
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(res), &comments)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(comments), "should have 2 comments")
-	assert.Equal(t, "this comment was deleted", comments[0].Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", comments[0].Text)
+	assert.True(t, comments[0].Deleted)
 
 	code, body = block(-1)
 	require.Equal(t, 200, code)
diff --git a/app/store/bolt_test.go b/app/store/bolt_test.go
index 5e5f9dfe..b94057c2 100644
--- a/app/store/bolt_test.go
+++ b/app/store/bolt_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestBoltDB_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	res, err = b.Find(loc, "time")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(res))
-	assert.Equal(t, "this comment was deleted", res[0].Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", res[0].Text)
 	assert.True(t, res[0].Deleted, "marked deleted")
 	assert.Equal(t, "some text2", res[1].Text)
 	assert.False(t, res[1].Deleted)
diff --git a/app/store/comment.go b/app/store/comment.go
index 1c030229..965e8a9c 100644
--- a/app/store/comment.go
+++ b/app/store/comment.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (c *Comment) Sanitize() {
 
 // SetDeleted clears comment info, reset to deleted state
 func (c *Comment) SetDeleted() {
-	c.Text = "this comment was deleted"
+	c.Text = ""
 	c.Score = 0
 	c.Votes = map[string]bool{}
 	c.Edit = nil