diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index de38f1edd..30120b034 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
         Post.without_timeout do
           ModAction.log("permanently deleted post ##{id}", :post_permanent_delete)
 
-          give_favorites_to_parent
           update_children_on_destroy
           decrement_tag_post_counts
           remove_from_all_pools
diff --git a/test/unit/post_test.rb b/test/unit/post_test.rb
index 73de4156b..d8349b44f 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_test.rb
@@ -224,18 +224,6 @@ class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           assert_equal(false, p1.has_children?)
         end
 
-        should "reassign favorites to the parent" do
-          p1 = FactoryBot.create(:post)
-          c1 = FactoryBot.create(:post, :parent_id => p1.id)
-          user = FactoryBot.create(:user)
-          c1.add_favorite!(user)
-          c1.expunge!
-          p1.reload
-          assert(!Favorite.exists?(:post_id => c1.id, :user_id => user.id))
-          assert(Favorite.exists?(:post_id => p1.id, :user_id => user.id))
-          assert_equal(0, c1.score)
-        end
-
         should "update the parent's has_children flag" do
           p1 = FactoryBot.create(:post)
           c1 = FactoryBot.create(:post, :parent_id => p1.id)