diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/wiki.py b/r2/r2/controllers/wiki.py
index 2eda6c4a2..1cd1f0b53 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/wiki.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/wiki.py
@@ -287,14 +287,13 @@ class WikiApiController(WikiController):
                    VWikiModerator(),
                    page=VWikiPage('page'),
                    act=VOneOf('act', ('del', 'add')),
-                   user=VExistingUname('username'),
-                   username=nop('username'))
+                   user=VExistingUname('username'))
     @api_doc(api_section.wiki, uri='/api/wiki/alloweditor/:act')
-    def POST_wiki_allow_editor(self, act, page, user, username):
-        if act == 'del':
-            page.remove_editor(username)
-        elif not user:
+    def POST_wiki_allow_editor(self, act, page, user):
+        if not user:
             self.handle_error(404, 'UNKNOWN_USER')
+        elif act == 'del':
+            page.remove_editor(user.name)
         elif act == 'add':
             page.add_editor(user.name)
         else:
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/wiki.py b/r2/r2/models/wiki.py
index 6b2054fa3..744ff7567 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/wiki.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/wiki.py
@@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ class WikiPage(tdb_cassandra.Thing):
     
     def get_editor_accounts(self):
         editors = self.get_editors()
-        accounts = []
-        for editor in editors:
-            accounts.append(Account._by_name(editor, allow_deleted=True))
+        accounts = [Account._by_name(editor, allow_deleted=True)
+                    for editor in self.get_editors()]
+        accounts = [account for account in accounts
+                    if not account._deleted]
         return accounts
     
     def get_editors(self, properties=None):