diff --git a/src/views/communities/components/community-create-modal.tsx b/src/views/communities/components/community-create-modal.tsx
index 13944e29e..8f6d3e820 100644
--- a/src/views/communities/components/community-create-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/views/communities/components/community-create-modal.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export type FormValues = {
   mods: string[];
   relays: string[];
   links: ([string] | [string, string])[];
-  ranking: string;
+  // ranking: string;
 };
 
 export default function CommunityCreateModal({
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ export default function CommunityCreateModal({
       mods: account ? [account.pubkey] : [],
       relays: [],
       links: [],
-      ranking: "votes",
+      // ranking: "votes",
     },
   });
 
   watch("mods");
-  watch("ranking");
+  // watch("ranking");
   watch("banner");
   watch("links");
   watch("relays");
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export default function CommunityCreateModal({
             </Flex>
           </FormControl>
 
-          <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.mods}>
+          {/* <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.mods}>
             <FormLabel>Default Raking</FormLabel>
             <RadioGroup
               value={getValues().ranking}
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export default function CommunityCreateModal({
             </RadioGroup>
             <FormHelperText>The default way posts are ranked when viewing the community</FormHelperText>
             {errors.ranking?.message && <FormErrorMessage>{errors.ranking?.message}</FormErrorMessage>}
-          </FormControl>
+          </FormControl> */}
 
           <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.mods}>
             <FormLabel>Relays</FormLabel>
diff --git a/src/views/communities/index.tsx b/src/views/communities/index.tsx
index 82216f58a..c094d3d5a 100644
--- a/src/views/communities/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/communities/index.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function CommunitiesHomePage() {
       for (const pubkey of values.mods) draft.tags.push(["p", pubkey, "", "moderator"]);
       for (const url of values.relays) draft.tags.push(["relay", url]);
       for (const [url, name] of values.links) draft.tags.push(name ? ["r", url, name] : ["r", url]);
-      if (values.ranking) draft.tags.push(["rank_mode", values.ranking]);
+      // if (values.ranking) draft.tags.push(["rank_mode", values.ranking]);
 
       const signed = await requestSignature(draft);
       new NostrPublishAction(
diff --git a/src/views/community/components/community-edit-modal.tsx b/src/views/community/components/community-edit-modal.tsx
index 35f75841e..aa991bd25 100644
--- a/src/views/community/components/community-edit-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/views/community/components/community-edit-modal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { ModalProps, useDisclosure, useToast } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { ModalProps, useToast } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 
 import { DraftNostrEvent, NostrEvent } from "../../../types/nostr-event";
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   getCommunityLinks,
   getCommunityMods,
   getCommunityName,
-  getCommunityRanking,
   getCommunityRelays,
   getCommunityRules,
 } from "../../../helpers/nostr/communities";
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ export default function CommunityEditModal({
       mods: getCommunityMods(community) || [],
       relays: getCommunityRelays(community) || [],
       links: getCommunityLinks(community) || [],
-      ranking: getCommunityRanking(community) || "votes",
+      // ranking: getCommunityRanking(community) || "votes",
     }),
     [community],
   );
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export default function CommunityEditModal({
       for (const url of values.relays) draft.tags.push(["relay", url]);
       for (const [url, name] of values.links) draft.tags.push(name ? ["r", url, name] : ["r", url]);
 
-      if (values.ranking) draft.tags.push(["rank_mode", values.ranking]);
+      // if (values.ranking) draft.tags.push(["rank_mode", values.ranking]);
 
       const signed = await requestSignature(draft);
       new NostrPublishAction(