diff --git a/app/logical/user_deletion.rb b/app/logical/user_deletion.rb
index 8b6c555a8..a31ce3b50 100644
--- a/app/logical/user_deletion.rb
+++ b/app/logical/user_deletion.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UserDeletion
       rename
       reset_password
       async_delete_user
-      ModAction.log("deleted user ##{user.id}", :user_delete, subject: user, user: deleter)
+      ModAction.log("deleted user ##{user.id}", :user_delete, subject: user, user: deleter) if user != deleter
       UserEvent.create_from_request!(user, :user_deletion, request) if request.present?
       SessionLoader.new(request).logout(user) if user == deleter
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/user_deletion_test.rb b/test/unit/user_deletion_test.rb
index 424344452..30e783c9b 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_deletion_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_deletion_test.rb
@@ -84,13 +84,10 @@ class UserDeletionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal(false, @user.authenticate_password("password"))
     end
 
-    should "generate a modaction" do
+    should "not generate a modaction" do
       @deletion.delete!
 
-      assert_match(/deleted user ##{@user.id}/, ModAction.last.description)
-      assert_equal(@user, ModAction.last.subject)
-      assert_equal("user_delete", ModAction.last.category)
-      assert_equal(@deletion.deleter, ModAction.last.creator)
+      assert_equal(0, ModAction.user_delete.count)
     end
 
     should "remove the user's favorites if they have private favorites" do