diff --git a/dozer/cogs/moderation.py b/dozer/cogs/moderation.py
index a624f243..76d498e3 100755
--- a/dozer/cogs/moderation.py
+++ b/dozer/cogs/moderation.py
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ async def kick(self, ctx: DozerContext, user_mention: discord.User, *, reason: s
     @bot_has_permissions(manage_permissions=True)
     async def mute(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, reason: str = "No reason provided"):
         """Mute a user to prevent them from sending messages"""
-        await ctx.defer()
         orig_channel = ctx.interaction.followup if ctx.interaction else ctx.channel
         async with ctx.typing():
             seconds = self.hm_to_seconds(reason)
@@ -742,7 +741,6 @@ async def mute(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, reas
     @bot_has_permissions(manage_permissions=True)
     async def unmute(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, reason="No reason provided"):
         """Unmute a user to allow them to send messages again."""
-        await ctx.defer()
         orig_channel = ctx.interaction.followup if ctx.interaction else ctx.channel
         async with ctx.typing():
             if await self._unmute(member_mentions):
@@ -760,7 +758,6 @@ async def unmute(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, re
     @bot_has_permissions(manage_permissions=True)
     async def deafen(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, reason: str = "No reason provided"):
         """Deafen a user to prevent them from both sending messages but also reading messages."""
-        await ctx.defer()
         orig_channel = ctx.interaction.followup if ctx.interaction else ctx.channel
         async with ctx.typing():
             seconds = self.hm_to_seconds(reason)
@@ -786,7 +783,6 @@ async def deafen(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, re
                                    type=discord.ext.commands.BucketType.guild)  # 10 seconds per 2 members in the guild
     async def selfdeafen(self, ctx: DozerContext, *, reason: str = "No reason provided"):
         """Deafen yourself for a given time period to prevent you from reading or sending messages."""
-        await ctx.defer()
         orig_channel = ctx.interaction.followup if ctx.interaction else ctx.channel
         async with ctx.typing():
             seconds = self.hm_to_seconds(reason)
@@ -811,7 +807,6 @@ async def selfdeafen(self, ctx: DozerContext, *, reason: str = "No reason provid
     @bot_has_permissions(manage_permissions=True)
     async def undeafen(self, ctx: DozerContext, member_mentions: discord.Member, *, reason: str = "No reason provided"):
         """Undeafen a user to allow them to see message and send message again."""
-        await ctx.defer()
         orig_channel = ctx.interaction.followup if ctx.interaction else ctx.channel
         async with ctx.typing():
             result = await self._undeafen(member_mentions)