diff --git a/src/routes/_components/profile/AccountProfileFollow.html b/src/routes/_components/profile/AccountProfileFollow.html
index f22fc4e5..99c91695 100644
--- a/src/routes/_components/profile/AccountProfileFollow.html
+++ b/src/routes/_components/profile/AccountProfileFollow.html
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
   }
 </style>
 <script>
-  import IconButton from '../IconButton.html'
-  import { FOLLOW_BUTTON_ANIMATION } from '../../_static/animations.js'
   import { store } from '../../_store/store.js'
   import { setAccountFollowed } from '../../_actions/follow.js'
   import { setAccountBlocked } from '../../_actions/block.js'
@@ -64,9 +62,6 @@
           if (!account.locked) { // be optimistic, show the user that it succeeded
             this.set({ overrideFollowing: newFollowingValue })
           }
-          if (newFollowingValue) {
-            this.refs.icon.animate(FOLLOW_BUTTON_ANIMATION)
-          }
           await setAccountFollowed(accountId, newFollowingValue)
         }
       }
@@ -104,9 +99,6 @@
       pressed: ({ blocking, following, followRequested }) => (
         !blocking && (following || followRequested)
       )
-    },
-    components: {
-      IconButton
     }
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/routes/_static/animations.js b/src/routes/_static/animations.js
index e1b6b1f1..30d4b693 100644
--- a/src/routes/_static/animations.js
+++ b/src/routes/_static/animations.js
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ export const FAVORITE_ANIMATION = [
 
 export const REBLOG_ANIMATION = FAVORITE_ANIMATION
 
-export const FOLLOW_BUTTON_ANIMATION = [
-  growBigThenSmall
-]
-
 export const CHECKMARK_ANIMATION = [
   fadeColorToPressedState
 ]