diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
index ae8812d5c..83e0ff6f8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ PostModeMenu.click = function(e) {
     Post.tag(post_id, "downvote:me");
   } else if (s === 'vote-up') {
     Post.tag(post_id, "upvote:me");
-  } else if (s === 'approve') {
-    Post.approve(post_id);
   } else if (s === "tag-script") {
     var current_script_id = localStorage.getItem("current_tag_script_id");
     var tag_script = localStorage.getItem("tag-script-" + current_script_id);
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
index ff1aa48e0..d07f5e4dc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js.erb
@@ -521,23 +521,6 @@ Post.update = function(post_id, params) {
   });
 }
 
-Post.approve = function(post_id) {
-  $.post(
-    "/post_approvals.json",
-    {"post_id": post_id}
-  ).fail(function(data) {
-    var message = $.map(data.responseJSON.errors, function(msg, attr) { return msg; }).join("; ");
-    Utility.error("Error: " + message);
-  }).done(function(data) {
-    var $post = $("#post_" + post_id);
-    if ($post.length) {
-      $post.data("flags", $post.data("flags").replace(/pending/, ""));
-      $post.removeClass("post-status-pending");
-      Utility.notice("Approved post #" + post_id);
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 Post.initialize_saved_searches = function() {
   $("#save-search-dialog").dialog({
     width: 700,
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.css b/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.css
index e1728dac7..fd7c08a96 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.css
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.css
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
   --post-mode-menu-remove-fav-background: #FFA;
   --post-mode-menu-vote-up-background: #AFA;
   --post-mode-menu-vote-down-background: #FAA;
-  --post-mode-menu-approve-background: #48C;
   --post-mode-menu-translation-background: #5CD;
 
   --tag-count-color: var(--muted-text-color);
@@ -379,7 +378,6 @@ body[data-current-user-theme="dark"] {
   --post-mode-menu-remove-fav-background: var(--yellow-0);
   --post-mode-menu-vote-up-background: var(--red-0);
   --post-mode-menu-vote-down-background: var(--red-0);
-  --post-mode-menu-approve-background: var(--aqua-0);
   --post-mode-menu-translation-background: var(--blue-0);
 
   --post-notice-border: 1px solid var(--grey-3);
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/post_mode_menu.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/post_mode_menu.scss
index d3b37ca7a..4b63d2a53 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/post_mode_menu.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/post_mode_menu.scss
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ body.mode-vote-down {
   background-color: var(--post-mode-menu-vote-down-background);
 }
 
-body.mode-approve {
-  background-color: var(--post-mode-menu-approve-background);
-}
-
 body.mode-translation {
   background-color: var(--post-mode-menu-translation-background);
 }