diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 578a75ea3..ea09e6a80 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ const permissions = shield(
       shout: isAuthenticated,
       unshout: isAuthenticated,
       changePassword: isAuthenticated,
-      disable: isModerator,
       decide: isModerator,
       CreateComment: isAuthenticated,
       UpdateComment: isAuthor,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/moderation.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/moderation.js
index a50f1df1c..fa0bb9ffe 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/moderation.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/moderation.js
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 export default {
   Mutation: {
-    disable: async (object, params, { user, driver }) => {
-      const { id: resourceId } = params
-      const { id: userId } = user
-      const cypher = `
-        MATCH (u:User {id: $userId})
-        MATCH (resource {id: $resourceId})
-        WHERE resource:User OR resource:Comment OR resource:Post
-        SET resource.disabled = true
-        MERGE (resource)<-[decision:DECIDED]-(u)
-        SET (
-        CASE
-        WHEN decision.createdAt IS NOT NULL
-        THEN decision END).updatedAt = toString(datetime())
-        SET (
-        CASE
-        WHEN decision.createdAt IS NULL
-        THEN decision END).createdAt = toString(datetime())
-        SET decision.disable = true, decision.closed = false, decision.last = true
-        RETURN resource {.id}
-      `
-      const session = driver.session()
-      const res = await session.run(cypher, { resourceId, userId })
-      session.close()
-      const [resource] = res.records.map(record => {
-        return record.get('resource')
-      })
-      if (!resource) return null
-      return resource.id
-    },
     decide: async (_object, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
       let createdRelationshipWithNestedAttributes = null
       // Wolle console.log('params: ', params)
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/schema.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/schema.gql
index a0a4b4bfc..35998b935 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/schema.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/schema.gql
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type Mutation {
   changePassword(oldPassword: String!, newPassword: String!): String!
   requestPasswordReset(email: String!): Boolean!
   resetPassword(email: String!, nonce: String!, newPassword: String!): Boolean!
-  disable(id: ID!): ID
   # Shout the given Type and ID
   shout(id: ID!, type: ShoutTypeEnum): Boolean!
   # Unshout the given Type and ID