diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 6a930e37..c4b01830 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -768,11 +768,6 @@ export default {
 
       return sats || 0
     },
-    meComments: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
-      if (!me) return 0
-
-      return await models.item.count({ where: { userId: me.id, parentId: item.id } })
-    },
     mine: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
       return me?.id === item.userId
     },
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index 1c6cb937..274b3b36 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export default gql`
     upvotes: Int!
     meSats: Int!
     paidImgLink: Boolean
-    meComments: Int!
     ncomments: Int!
     comments: [Item!]!
     path: String
diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index db840e80..a258e3a4 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
         <div className={`${itemStyles.hunk} ${styles.hunk}`}>
           <div className='d-flex align-items-center'>
             <div className={`${itemStyles.other} ${styles.other}`}>
-              <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users (${item.meSats} from me)`}>{item.sats} sats</span>
+              <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users ${item.mine ? `\\ ${item.meSats} sats to post` : `(${item.meSats} sats from me)`}`}>{item.sats} sats</span>
               <span> \ </span>
               {item.boost > 0 &&
                 <>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
           <div className={`${styles.children}`}>
             {!noReply &&
               <Reply
-                depth={depth + 1} parentId={item.id} meComments={item.meComments} replyOpen={replyOpen}
+                depth={depth + 1} parentId={item.id} replyOpen={replyOpen}
               />}
             {children}
             <div className={`${styles.comments} ml-sm-1 ml-md-3`}>
diff --git a/components/item-full.js b/components/item-full.js
index bf7ce2f3..30ce000f 100644
--- a/components/item-full.js
+++ b/components/item-full.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function BioItem ({ item, handleClick }) {
           >edit bio
           </Button>
         </div>}
-      <Reply parentId={item.id} meComments={item.meComments} />
+      <Reply parentId={item.id} />
     </>
   )
 }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function TopLevelItem ({ item, noReply, ...props }) {
       {item.text && <ItemText item={item} />}
       {item.url && <ItemEmbed item={item} />}
       {item.poll && <Poll item={item} />}
-      {!noReply && <Reply parentId={item.id} meComments={item.meComments} replyOpen />}
+      {!noReply && <Reply parentId={item.id} replyOpen />}
     </ItemComponent>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/item.js b/components/item.js
index c9bf3ffe..0d57e74a 100644
--- a/components/item.js
+++ b/components/item.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, showFwdUser, toc, children }) {
           <div className={`${styles.other}`}>
             {!item.position &&
               <>
-                <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users (${item.meSats} sats from me)`}>{item.sats} sats</span>
+                <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users ${item.mine ? `\\ ${item.meSats} sats to post` : `(${item.meSats} sats from me)`} `}>{item.sats} sats</span>
                 <span> \ </span>
               </>}
             {item.boost > 0 &&
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index d97d2c07..9eee8796 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function ReplyOnAnotherPage ({ parentId }) {
   )
 }
 
-export default function Reply ({ parentId, meComments, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
+export default function Reply ({ parentId, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
   const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen)
   const me = useMe()
   const [hasImgLink, setHasImgLink] = useState()
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ export default function Reply ({ parentId, meComments, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
             },
             ncomments (existingNComments = 0) {
               return existingNComments + 1
-            },
-            meComments (existingMeComments = 0) {
-              return existingMeComments + 1
             }
           }
         })
@@ -65,8 +62,6 @@ export default function Reply ({ parentId, meComments, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
     }
   )
 
-  // const cost = me?.freeComments ? 0 : Math.pow(10, meComments)
-
   return (
     <div>
       {replyOpen
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index 340b1e1c..58793a99 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export const COMMENT_FIELDS = gql`
     upvotes
     boost
     meSats
-    meComments
     path
     mine
     paidImgLink
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index c3981a11..3196d896 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ export const ITEM_FULL = gql`
     item(id: $id) {
       ...ItemFields
       prior
-      meComments
       position
       text
       ...PollFields
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ export const ITEM_WITH_COMMENTS = gql`
   fragment ItemWithComments on Item {
       ...ItemFields
       text
-      meComments
       comments {
         ...CommentsRecursive
       }