diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/Comment.js
index e9e637ecb..7cba85788 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 import React from 'react';
 import timeago from 'timeago.js';
 import styles from './CommentList.css';
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ export default props => {
           <i className={`material-icons ${styles.avatar}`}>person</i>
           <span>{props.comment.get('name') || lang.t('comment.anon')}</span>
           <span className={styles.created}>{timeago().format(props.comment.get('createdAt') || (Date.now() - props.index * 60 * 1000), lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'))}</span>
-          {props.comment.get('banned') ? <p className={styles.banned}>{lang.t('comment.banned-user')}</p> : null}
           {props.comment.get('flagged') ? <p className={styles.flagged}>{lang.t('comment.flagged')}</p> : null}
         </div>
         <div>
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ export default props => {
                 cStyle={action}
                 key={i}
                 onClick={() => props.onClickAction(props.actionsMap[action].status, props.comment.get('id'))}
-                fab colored>
-                <Icon name={props.actionsMap[action].icon} />
-              </FabButton>
+              />
             ) : null)}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -54,14 +52,7 @@ export default props => {
 const canShowAction = (action, comment) => {
   const status = comment.get('status');
   const flagged = comment.get('flagged');
-  //const banned = comment.get('banned');
 
-  // // If the user that authored the comment is banned then do not ban it again.
-  // if (action === 'ban' && !banned) {
-  //   return false;
-  // }
-
-  // If it is flagged do not flag it .
   if (action === 'flag' && (status || flagged === true)) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.css b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.css
index 613238e27..2c58c81cf 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.css
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.css
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@
     padding-top: 15px;
     padding-left: 10px;
   }
-
-  .banned {
-    color: rgba(255, 0, 0, .5);
-    padding-top: 15px;
-    padding-left: 10px;
-  }
 }
 
 .empty {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
index a48a9c1f2..e4682252d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import Comment from 'components/Comment';
 const actions = {
   'reject': {status: 'rejected', icon: 'close', key: 'r'},
   'approve': {status: 'accepted', icon: 'done', key: 't'},
-  'flag': {status: 'flagged', icon: 'flag', filter: 'Untouched'},
-  'ban': {status: 'banned', icon: 'not interested', text: 'Ban User'}
+  'flag': {status: 'flagged', icon: 'flag', filter: 'Untouched'}
 };
 
 // Renders a comment list and allow performing actions
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ export default class CommentList extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  // Add swipe to approve or reject or ban
+  // Add swipe to approve or reject
   bindGestures () {
     const {actions} = this.props;
     this._hammer = new Hammer(this.base);
@@ -52,9 +51,6 @@ export default class CommentList extends React.Component {
     if (actions.indexOf('approve') !== -1) {
       this._hammer.on('swiperight', () => this.props.singleView && this.actionKeyHandler('Approved'));
     }
-    if (actions.indexOf('ban') !== -1) {
-      this._hammer.on('swipeup', () => this.props.singleView && this.actionKeyHandler('Banned'));
-    }
   }
 
   // Add key handlers. Each action has one and added j/k for moving around
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
index f1a547fc5..2ea77ea77 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ export const FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE = 'FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE';
 export const SORT_UPDATE = 'SORT_UPDATE';
 export const COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE = 'COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE';
 export const SET_ROLE = 'SET_ROLE';
-export const SET_STATUS = 'SET_STATUS';
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
index 6543cbf51..63148da7e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@
 .searchBox {
     /*border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);*/
     background: white;
-    width: 100px;
-}
-
-.statusBox {
-    width: 100px;
 }
 
 .email {
     display: block;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
index 0578cc589..f8c24fd3a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ const tableHeaders = [
     title: lang.t('community.account_creation_date'),
     field: 'created_at'
   },
-  {
-    title: lang.t('community.status'),
-    field: 'status'
-  },
   {
     title: lang.t('community.newsroom_role'),
     field: 'role'
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ const Community = ({isFetching, commenters, ...props}) => {
   const hasResults = !isFetching && !!commenters.length;
   return (
     <Grid>
-      <Cell col={3}>
+      <Cell col={4}>
         <form action="">
           <div className={`mdl-textfield ${styles.searchBox}`}>
             <label className="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon" htmlFor="commenters-search">
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
index b26d73297..beda271eb 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
-import translations from '../../translations.json';
-
 const Loading = () => (
-  <h1> {lang.t('community.loading')} </h1>
+  <h1> Loading results </h1>
 );
 
 export default Loading;
-
-const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
index c142f7cce..9e0663960 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
-import translations from '../../translations.json';
-
 const NoResults = () => (
   <div>
-    {lang.t('community.no-results')}
+    No users found with that user name or email address
   </div>
 );
 
 export default NoResults;
-
-const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
index 262d761f9..89737e33e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {SelectField, Option} from 'react-mdl-selectfield';
 import styles from './Community.css';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../../translations';
-import {setRole, setStatus} from '../../actions/community';
+import {setRole} from '../../actions/community';
 
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
@@ -13,17 +13,12 @@ class Table extends Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props);
     this.onRoleChange = this.onRoleChange.bind(this);
-    this.onStatusChange = this.onStatusChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   onRoleChange (id, role) {
     this.props.dispatch(setRole(id, role));
   }
 
-  onStatusChange (id, status) {
-    this.props.dispatch(setStatus(id, status));
-  }
-
   render () {
     const {headers, commenters, onHeaderClickHandler} = this.props;
 
@@ -51,14 +46,6 @@ class Table extends Component {
               <td className="mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric">
                 {row.created_at}
               </td>
-              <td className={`mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric ${styles.statusBox}`}>
-                <SelectField label={'Select me'} value={row.status}
-                  label={lang.t('community.select-status')}
-                  onChange={status => this.onStatusChange(row.id, status)}>
-                  <Option value={'active'}>{lang.t('community.active')}</Option>
-                  <Option value={'banned'}>{lang.t('community.banned')}</Option>
-                </SelectField>
-              </td>
               <td className="mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric">
                 <SelectField label={'Select me'} value={row.roles[0] || ''}
                   label={lang.t('community.role')}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
index b4b0de841..a4d82fddc 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ import ModerationKeysModal from 'components/ModerationKeysModal';
 import CommentList from 'components/CommentList';
 
 import {updateStatus} from 'actions/comments';
-import {updateUserStatus} from 'actions/users';
 import styles from './ModerationQueue.css';
 
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../../translations.json';
 
 /*
- * Renders the moderation queue as a tabbed layout with 3 moderation queues
- * * pending: filtered by status Untouchedand comments that are flagged in the post-moderation setting.
+ * Renders the moderation queue as a tabbed layout with 3 moderation
+ * queues :
+ * * pending: filtered by status Untouched
  * * rejected: filtered by status Rejected
  * * flagged: with a flagged action on them
  */
@@ -50,27 +50,11 @@ class ModerationQueue extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  // Dispatch the appropiate action
-  onAction (status, id) {
-    // switch(status){
-    // case 'banned':
-    //   this.props.dispatch(updateUserStatus(status, id));
-    //   break;
-    // default:
-    this.props.dispatch(updateStatus(status, id));
-    //}
-  }
-
-  // Dispatch the update comment status action
+  // Dispatch the update status action
   onCommentAction (status, id) {
     this.props.dispatch(updateStatus(status, id));
   }
 
-  // Dispatch the update user status action
-  onUserAction (status, id) {
-    this.props.dispatch(updateUserStatus(status, id));
-  }
-
   onTabClick (activeTab) {
     this.setState({activeTab});
   }
@@ -102,8 +86,8 @@ class ModerationQueue extends React.Component {
                   .get('status'))
               }
               comments={comments.get('byId')}
-              onClickAction={(action, id) => this.onAction(action, id)}
-              actions={['reject', 'approve', 'banned']}
+              onClickAction={(action, id) => this.onCommentAction(action, id)}
+              actions={['reject', 'approve']}
               loading={comments.loading} />
           </div>
           <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel ${styles.listContainer}`} id='rejected'>
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/community.js
index eb563cf9f..81a09a1cc 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/community.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import {
   FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE,
   FETCH_COMMENTERS_SUCCESS,
   SORT_UPDATE,
-  SET_ROLE,
-  SET_STATUS
+  SET_ROLE
 } from '../constants/community';
 
 const initialState = Map({
@@ -46,13 +45,6 @@ export default function community (state = initialState, action) {
     commenters[idx].roles[0] = action.role;
     return state.set('commenters', commenters.map(id => id));
   }
-  case SET_STATUS : {
-    const commenters = state.get('commenters');
-    const idx = commenters.findIndex(el => el.id === action.id);
-
-    commenters[idx].status = action.status;
-    return state.set('commenters', commenters.map(id => id));
-  }
   case SORT_UPDATE :
     return state
       .set('field', action.sort.field)
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
index ff500f0e8..dd959172b 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@
       "newsroom_role": "Newsroom Role",
       "admin": "Administrator",
       "moderator": "Moderator",
-      "role": "Select role...",
-      "no-results": "No users found with that user name or email address.",
-      "status": "Status",
-      "select-status": "Select status...",
-      "active": "Active",
-      "banned": "Banned",
-      "banned-user": "Banned User",
-      "loading": "Loading results"
+      "role": "Select role..."
     },
     "modqueue": {
       "pending": "pending",
@@ -58,14 +51,7 @@
       "newsroom_role": "Rol en la redacción",
       "admin": "Administrador",
       "moderator": "Moderador",
-      "role": "Seleccionar rol...",
-      "no-results": "No se encontraron usuarios con ese nombre de usuario o correo electronico.",
-      "status": "Estado",
-      "select-status": "Seleccionar estado...",
-      "active": "Activa",
-      "banned": "Suspendido",
-      "banned-user": "Usuario Suspendido",
-      "loading": "Cargando resultados"
+      "role": "Select role..."
     },
     "modqueue": {
       "pending": "pendiente",