diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
index f7c42c419..4f123798a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class LinkJsonTemplate(ThingJsonTemplate):
             if not thing.expunged:
                 return safemarkdown(thing.selftext)
             else:
-                return safemarkdown(_("[deleted]"))
+                return safemarkdown(_("[removed]"))
         return ThingJsonTemplate.thing_attr(self, thing, attr)
 
     def rendered_data(self, thing):
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.compact b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.compact
index 85656aa17..72c030194 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.compact
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                                         target = thing.target))}
     </div>
     % else:
-    <em>${_("[deleted]")}</em>&#32;
+    <em>${_("[removed]")}</em>&#32;
     % endif
   %endif
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
index 5788d5f06..aad28b467 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       ${unsafe(safemarkdown(thing.text, nofollow = thing.nofollow,
                                         target = thing.target))}
       % else:
-      <em>${_("[deleted]")}</em>&#32;
+      <em>${_("[removed]")}</em>&#32;
       % endif
     </div>
   %endif
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.mobile b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.mobile
index 51ac6b731..8f14b1ae2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.mobile
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.mobile
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
                           target = thing.target))}
 </div>
 %else:
-<em>${_("[deleted]")}</em>&#32;
+<em>${_("[removed]")}</em>&#32;
 %endif
 %endif