diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index 2c49b5d948..b47ac8b76c 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', [
 		});
 
 		postContainer.on('click', '[component="post/already-flagged"]', function () {
-			const pid = getData($(this), 'data-pid');
+			const flagId = $(this).data('flag-id');
 			require(['flags'], function (flags) {
 				bootbox.confirm('[[flags:modal-confirm-rescind]]', function (confirm) {
 					if (!confirm) {
 						return;
 					}
-					flags.rescindByType('post', pid);
+					flags.rescind(flagId);
 				});
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/public/src/modules/flags.js b/public/src/modules/flags.js
index a105e22181..83684ace51 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/flags.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/flags.js
@@ -67,17 +67,6 @@ define('flags', ['hooks', 'components', 'api', 'alerts'], function (hooks, compo
 		}).catch(alerts.error);
 	};
 
-	Flag.rescindByType = function (type, id) {
-		api.del(`/flags/${type}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/report`).then(() => {
-			alerts.success('[[flags:rescinded]]');
-			hooks.fire('action:flag.rescinded', { type: type, id: id });
-			if (type === 'post') {
-				const postEl = components.get('post', 'pid', id);
-				postEl.find('[component="post/flag"]').removeClass('hidden').parent().attr('hidden', null);
-				postEl.find('[component="post/already-flagged"]').addClass('hidden').parent().attr('hidden', '');
-			}
-		}).catch(alerts.error);
-	};
 
 	Flag.rescind = function (flagId) {
 		api.del(`/flags/${flagId}/report`).then(() => {
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/flags.js b/src/controllers/write/flags.js
index 2af5d7e9b4..786159ea62 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/flags.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/flags.js
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ Flags.rescind = async (req, res) => {
 	await api.flags.rescind(req, { flagId: req.params.flagId });
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
 };
-Flags.rescindPost = async (req, res) => {
-	await api.flags.rescindPost(req, { pid: req.params.pid });
-	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
-};
-Flags.rescindUser = async (req, res) => {
-	await api.flags.rescindUser(req, { uid: req.params.uid });
-	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
-};
 
 Flags.appendNote = async (req, res) => {
 	const { note, datetime } = req.body;
diff --git a/src/routes/write/flags.js b/src/routes/write/flags.js
index da0b7abe6c..f30232c5b6 100644
--- a/src/routes/write/flags.js
+++ b/src/routes/write/flags.js
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:flagId/report', middlewares, controllers.write.flags.rescind);
 
-	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/post/:pid/report', middlewares, controllers.write.flags.rescindPost);
-	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/user/:uid/report', middlewares, controllers.write.flags.rescindUser);
-
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'post', '/:flagId/notes', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.appendNote);
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:flagId/notes/:datetime', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.deleteNote);