diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 7686f88e1..d3f601547 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1436,8 +1436,10 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
             end_trial(thing, why + "-removed")
 
             kw = {'target': thing}
-            if thing._spam and spam:
-                kw['details'] = 'confirm_spam'
+            if thing._spam:
+                kw['details'] = 'dismiss'
+            elif not spam:
+                kw['details'] = 'not_spam'
 
             admintools.spam(thing, auto=False,
                             moderator_banned=not c.user_is_admin,
@@ -1445,8 +1447,6 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                             train_spam=spam)
 
             if isinstance(thing, (Link, Comment)):
-                if not spam:
-                    kw['details'] = 'not_spam'
                 sr = thing.subreddit_slow
                 action = 'remove' + thing.__class__.__name__.lower()
                 ModAction.create(sr, c.user, action, **kw)
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/modaction.py b/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
index f0084c840..24f217b57 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ class ModAction(tdb_cassandra.UuidThing, Printable):
     _details_text = {# approve comment/link
                      'unspam': _('unspam'),
                      # remove comment/link
-                     'confirm_spam': _('confirmed spam'),
+                     'confirm_spam': _('confirmed spam'),   # vestigal
                      'not_spam': _('not spam'),
+                     'dismiss': _('dismissed'),
                      # removemoderator
                      'remove_self': _('removed self'),
                      # editsettings
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
index fa3f4a04d..e62dcbdbd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@
 
 <%def name="big_modbuttons(thing, kind)">
   <span class="big-mod-buttons">
+    <% remove_text = _('removed') %>
     %if getattr(thing, "moderator_banned", None):
       <!-- pass -->
     %elif thing._spam:
-      ${pretty_button(_("confirm %(obj)s removal") % dict(obj=kind),
-      "big_mod_action", -1, "negative")}
+      ${pretty_button(_("dismiss"), "big_mod_action", -1, "neutral")}
+      <% remove_text = _('dismissed') %>
     %else:
       ${pretty_button(_("spam %(obj)s") % dict(obj=kind),
                       "big_mod_action", -2, "negative")}
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
       ${_("spammed")}
     </span>
     <span class="status-msg removed">
-      ${_("removed")}
+      ${remove_text}
     </span>
     <span class="status-msg approved">
       ${_("approved")}