diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
index 1eabb1790..8dc254bb8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
@@ -1137,12 +1137,12 @@ function big_mod_action(elem, dir) {
 
       elem.siblings(".status-msg").hide();
       if (dir == -1) {
-        $.request("remove", d, null, true);
-        elem.siblings(".spammed").show();
-      } else if (dir == -2) {
         d.spam = false;
         $.request("remove", d, null, true);
         elem.siblings(".removed").show();
+      } else if (dir == -2) {
+        $.request("remove", d, null, true);
+        elem.siblings(".spammed").show();
       } else if (dir == 1) {
         $.request("approve", d, null, true);
         elem.siblings(".approved").show();
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
index 5524560da..c1e3b4b3e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
       "big_mod_action", -1, "negative")}
     %else:
       ${pretty_button(_("spam %(obj)s") % dict(obj=kind),
-                      "big_mod_action", -1, "negative")}
-      ${pretty_button(_("remove %(obj)s") % dict(obj=kind),
                       "big_mod_action", -2, "negative")}
+      ${pretty_button(_("remove %(obj)s") % dict(obj=kind),
+                      "big_mod_action", -1, "negative")}
     %endif
 
     %if getattr(thing, "approval_checkmark", None):