diff --git a/public/src/forum/following.js b/public/src/forum/following.js
index 7e1c2cde4c..f9f0e8eeb6 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/following.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/following.js
@@ -4,37 +4,12 @@ define(['forum/accountheader'], function(header) {
 	Following.init = function() {
 		header.init();
 
-		var yourid = templates.get('yourid'),
-			theirid = templates.get('theirid'),
-			followingCount = templates.get('followingCount');
+		var followingCount = templates.get('followingCount');
 
 		if (parseInt(followingCount, 10) === 0) {
 			$('#no-following-notice').removeClass('hide');
 		}
 
-
-		if (yourid !== theirid) {
-			$('.unfollow-btn').hide();
-		} else {
-			$('.unfollow-btn').on('click', function() {
-				var unfollowBtn = $(this);
-				var followingUid = $(this).attr('followingUid');
-
-				socket.emit('api:user.unfollow', {
-					uid: followingUid
-				}, function(success) {
-					var username = unfollowBtn.attr('data-username');
-					if (success) {
-						unfollowBtn.parent().remove();
-						app.alertSuccess('You are no longer following ' + username + '!');
-					} else {
-						app.alertError('There was an error unfollowing ' + username + '!');
-					}
-				});
-				return false;
-			});
-		}
-
 		app.addCommasToNumbers();
 	};
 
diff --git a/public/templates/following.tpl b/public/templates/following.tpl
index 99968f67a2..566173c9e2 100644
--- a/public/templates/following.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/following.tpl
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 					<i class='icon-pencil'></i>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<a id="unfollow-btn" href="#" class="btn btn-default unfollow-btn" followingUid="{following.uid}" data-username="{following.username}">Unfollow</a>
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- END following -->