diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/new_task/[task_type].ts b/website/src/pages/api/new_task/[task_type].ts
index 69548b5f..2a2a0215 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/api/new_task/[task_type].ts
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/new_task/[task_type].ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const handler = async (req, res) => {
       message_id: registeredTask.id,
     }),
   });
-  await ackRes.json();
 
   // Send the results to the client.
   res.status(200).json(registeredTask);