diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 12a557232..3b42ae7fe 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export default shield(
       blockedUsers: isAuthenticated,
       notifications: isAuthenticated,
       Donations: isAuthenticated,
-      blockedByPostAuthor: isAuthenticated,
     },
     Mutation: {
       '*': deny,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
index c2600ab24..0b3f13631 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
@@ -48,29 +48,6 @@ export default {
         throw new UserInputError(e.message)
       }
     },
-    blockedByPostAuthor: async (_parent, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
-      const { postAuthorId } = params
-      const { user, driver } = context
-      const session = driver.session()
-      const readTxResultPromise = session.readTransaction(async transaction => {
-        const blockedByPostAuthorTransactionResponse = await transaction.run(
-          `
-            MATCH (currentUser:User {id: $currentUserId})<-[relationship:BLOCKED]-(postAuthor:User {id: $postAuthorId})
-            RETURN COUNT(relationship) >= 1 as blockedByPostAuthor
-          `,
-          { postAuthorId, currentUserId: user.id },
-        )
-        return blockedByPostAuthorTransactionResponse.records.map(record =>
-          record.get('blockedByPostAuthor'),
-        )
-      })
-      try {
-        const [blockedByPostAuthor] = await readTxResultPromise
-        return blockedByPostAuthor
-      } finally {
-        session.close()
-      }
-    },
     User: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
       const { email } = args
       if (email) {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index 17ee2a733..715a1f3e1 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type User {
   
   isBlocked: Boolean! @cypher(
   statement: """
-  MATCH (this)<-[:BLOCKED]-(user:User {id: $cypherParams.currentUserId})
+  MATCH (this)-[:BLOCKED]-(user:User {id: $cypherParams.currentUserId})
   RETURN COUNT(user) >= 1
   """
   )
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ type Query {
   orderBy: [_UserOrdering]
   filter: _UserFilter
   ): [User]
-  blockedByPostAuthor(postAuthorId: ID!): Boolean!
   blockedUsers: [User]
   currentUser: User
 }
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/PostQuery.js b/webapp/graphql/PostQuery.js
index c59c894a5..a3ac8345a 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/PostQuery.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/PostQuery.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default i18n => {
           ...user
           ...userCounts
           ...locationAndBadges
+          isBlocked
         }
         comments(orderBy: createdAt_asc) {
           ...comment
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/User.js b/webapp/graphql/User.js
index fa4b47423..4ed832ad3 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/User.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/User.js
@@ -216,10 +216,3 @@ export const checkSlugAvailableQuery = gql`
     }
   }
 `
-export const blockedByPostAuthor = () => {
-  return gql`
-    query($postAuthorId: ID!) {
-      blockedByPostAuthor(postAuthorId: $postAuthorId)
-    }
-  `
-}
diff --git a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
index bdfa13cf2..41e9f4503 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         />
         <ds-space margin-bottom="large" />
         <comment-form
-          v-if="showNewCommentForm && !this.blocked"
+          v-if="showNewCommentForm && !post.author.isBlocked"
           :post="post"
           @createComment="createComment"
         />
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ import { postMenuModalsData, deletePostMutation } from '~/components/utils/PostH
 import PostQuery from '~/graphql/PostQuery'
 import HcEmotions from '~/components/Emotions/Emotions'
 import PostMutations from '~/graphql/PostMutations'
-import { blockedByPostAuthor } from '~/graphql/User'
 
 export default {
   name: 'PostSlug',
@@ -231,20 +230,6 @@ export default {
       },
       fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
     },
-    blockedByPostAuthor: {
-      query() {
-        return blockedByPostAuthor()
-      },
-      variables() {
-        return {
-          postAuthorId: this.postAuthor ? this.postAuthor.id : this.$store.getters['auth/user'].id,
-        }
-      },
-      update({ blockedByPostAuthor }) {
-        this.blocked = blockedByPostAuthor
-      },
-      fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
-    },
   },
 }
 </script>