diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedComment.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedComment.java
index 6e18e927..d012342e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedComment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedComment.java
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ public class FetchRemovedComment {
                 });
     }
 
-    private static CommentData parseRemovedComment(JSONObject comment, CommentData commentData) throws JSONException {
-        String id = comment.getString(JSONUtils.ID_KEY);
-        if (id.equals(commentData.getId())) {
-            String author = comment.getString(JSONUtils.AUTHOR_KEY);
-            String commentMarkdown = "";
-            if (!comment.isNull(JSONUtils.BODY_KEY)) {
-                commentMarkdown = Utils.modifyMarkdown(comment.getString(JSONUtils.BODY_KEY).trim());
-            }
+    private static CommentData parseRemovedComment(JSONObject result, CommentData comment) throws JSONException {
+        String id = result.getString(JSONUtils.ID_KEY);
+        String author = result.getString(JSONUtils.AUTHOR_KEY);
+        String body = Utils.modifyMarkdown(result.optString(JSONUtils.BODY_KEY).trim());
 
-            commentData.setAuthor(author);
-            commentData.setCommentMarkdown(commentMarkdown);
-            commentData.setCommentRawText(commentMarkdown);
-            return commentData;
+        if ( id.equals(comment.getId()) &&
+           (!author.equals(comment.getAuthor()) ||
+            !body.equals(comment.getCommentRawText()))
+        ) {
+            comment.setAuthor(author);
+            comment.setCommentMarkdown(body);
+            comment.setCommentRawText(body);
+            return comment;
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedPost.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedPost.java
index 2a8076a9..646dfe19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedPost.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/FetchRemovedPost.java
@@ -40,26 +40,29 @@ public class FetchRemovedPost {
                 });
     }
 
-    private static Post parseRemovedPost(JSONObject postJson, Post post) throws JSONException {
-        String id = postJson.getString(JSONUtils.ID_KEY);
-        if (id.equals(post.getId())) {
-            String author = postJson.getString(JSONUtils.AUTHOR_KEY);
-            String title = postJson.getString(JSONUtils.TITLE_KEY);
-            String postContent = Utils.modifyMarkdown(postJson.getString(JSONUtils.SELFTEXT_KEY).trim());
+    private static Post parseRemovedPost(JSONObject result, Post post) throws JSONException {
+        String id = result.getString(JSONUtils.ID_KEY);
+        String author = result.getString(JSONUtils.AUTHOR_KEY);
+        String title = result.getString(JSONUtils.TITLE_KEY);
+        String body = Utils.modifyMarkdown(result.getString(JSONUtils.SELFTEXT_KEY).trim());
 
+        if ( id.equals(post.getId()) &&
+           (!author.equals(post.getAuthor()) ||
+           foundSelfText(post.getSelfText(), body))
+        ) {
             post.setAuthor(author);
             post.setTitle(title);
-            post.setSelfText(postContent);
+            post.setSelfText(body);
             post.setSelfTextPlain("");
             post.setSelfTextPlainTrimmed("");
 
-            String url = postJson.optString(JSONUtils.URL_KEY);
+            String url = result.optString(JSONUtils.URL_KEY);
 
             if (url.endsWith("gif") || url.endsWith("mp4")) {
                 post.setVideoUrl(url);
                 post.setVideoDownloadUrl(url);
             } else if (post.getPostType() == Post.VIDEO_TYPE || post.getPostType() == Post.GIF_TYPE) {
-                JSONObject redditVideoObject = postJson.getJSONObject("secure_media").getJSONObject(JSONUtils.REDDIT_VIDEO_KEY);
+                JSONObject redditVideoObject = result.getJSONObject("secure_media").getJSONObject(JSONUtils.REDDIT_VIDEO_KEY);
                 String videoUrl = Html.fromHtml(redditVideoObject.getString(JSONUtils.HLS_URL_KEY)).toString();
                 String videoDownloadUrl = redditVideoObject.getString(JSONUtils.FALLBACK_URL_KEY);
 
@@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ public class FetchRemovedPost {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!postJson.isNull("thumbnail")) {
-                post.setThumbnailPreviewUrl(postJson.getString("thumbnail"));
+            if (!result.isNull("thumbnail")) {
+                post.setThumbnailPreviewUrl(result.getString("thumbnail"));
             }
 
             return post;
@@ -91,6 +94,11 @@ public class FetchRemovedPost {
         }
     }
 
+    private static boolean foundSelfText(String oldText, String newText) {
+        return !(newText.equals("[deleted]") || newText.equals("[removed]")) &&
+                !newText.equals(oldText);
+    }
+
     public interface FetchRemovedPostListener {
         void fetchSuccess(Post post);