diff --git a/public/src/modules/helpers.js b/public/src/modules/helpers.js
index 0abd12bc1b..b46d5238a7 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/helpers.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/helpers.js
@@ -182,9 +182,11 @@
 		return states.map(function (priv) {
 			var guestDisabled = ['groups:moderate', 'groups:posts:upvote', 'groups:posts:downvote', 'groups:local:login', 'groups:group:create'];
 			var spidersEnabled = ['groups:find', 'groups:read', 'groups:topics:read', 'groups:view:users', 'groups:view:tags', 'groups:view:groups'];
+			var globalModDisabled = ['groups:moderate'];
 			var disabled =
 				(member === 'guests' && guestDisabled.includes(priv.name)) ||
-				(member === 'spiders' && !spidersEnabled.includes(priv.name));
+				(member === 'spiders' && !spidersEnabled.includes(priv.name)) ||
+				(member === 'Global Moderators' && globalModDisabled.includes(priv.name));
 
 			return '<td class="text-center" data-privilege="' + priv.name + '"><input type="checkbox"' + (priv.state ? ' checked' : '') + (disabled ? ' disabled="disabled"' : '') + ' /></td>';
 		}).join('');
diff --git a/src/categories/create.js b/src/categories/create.js
index e736a40acb..2ffb57d252 100644
--- a/src/categories/create.js
+++ b/src/categories/create.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 				const modPrivileges = defaultPrivileges.concat([
 					'posts:view_deleted',
 					'purge',
-					'moderate',
 				]);
 
 				async.series([
diff --git a/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_privileges.js b/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_privileges.js
index 7cf113803d..f80dc7e119 100644
--- a/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_privileges.js
+++ b/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_privileges.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		const modPrivileges = defaultPrivileges.concat([
 			'posts:view_deleted',
 			'purge',
-			'moderate',
 		]);
 
 		const globalModPrivs = [
diff --git a/test/categories.js b/test/categories.js
index 16db481f4f..334697da86 100644
--- a/test/categories.js
+++ b/test/categories.js
@@ -849,9 +849,9 @@ describe('Categories', function () {
 			it('should retrieve all users with moderator bit in category privilege', function (done) {
 				Categories.getModeratorUids([1, 2], function (err, uids) {
 					assert.ifError(err);
-					assert.strictEqual(2, uids.length);
+					assert.strictEqual(uids.length, 2);
 					assert(uids[0].includes('1'));
-					assert.strictEqual(1, uids[1].length);
+					assert.strictEqual(uids[1].length, 0);
 					done();
 				});
 			});