diff --git a/pkg/model/mapfix.go b/pkg/model/mapfix.go
index 6c9d9a7..a296359 100644
--- a/pkg/model/mapfix.go
+++ b/pkg/model/mapfix.go
@@ -39,5 +39,4 @@ type Mapfix struct {
 	Completed     bool   // Has this version of the map been completed at least once on maptest
 	TargetAssetID uint64 // where to upload map fix.  if the TargetAssetID is 0, it's a new map.
 	StatusID      MapfixStatus
-	StatusMessage string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/model/submission.go b/pkg/model/submission.go
index 8001697..4840e5e 100644
--- a/pkg/model/submission.go
+++ b/pkg/model/submission.go
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ type Submission struct {
 	Completed     bool   // Has this version of the map been completed at least once on maptest
 	UploadedAssetID        uint64 // where to upload map fix.  if the TargetAssetID is 0, it's a new map.
 	StatusID      SubmissionStatus
-	StatusMessage string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/service/mapfixes.go b/pkg/service/mapfixes.go
index 20529fd..0d37705 100644
--- a/pkg/service/mapfixes.go
+++ b/pkg/service/mapfixes.go
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ func (svc *Service) GetMapfix(ctx context.Context, params api.GetMapfixParams) (
 		Completed:     mapfix.Completed,
 		TargetAssetID: int64(mapfix.TargetAssetID),
 		StatusID:      int32(mapfix.StatusID),
-		StatusMessage: mapfix.StatusMessage,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -573,7 +572,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionMapfixResetSubmitting(ctx context.Context, params api.
 	target_status := model.MapfixStatusUnderConstruction
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", "Manually forced reset")
 	err = svc.DB.Mapfixes().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.MapfixID, []model.MapfixStatus{model.MapfixStatusSubmitting}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -975,7 +973,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionMapfixAccepted(ctx context.Context, params api.ActionM
 	target_status := model.MapfixStatusAcceptedUnvalidated
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", "Manually forced reset")
 	err = svc.DB.Mapfixes().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.MapfixID, []model.MapfixStatus{model.MapfixStatusValidating}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/service/submissions.go b/pkg/service/submissions.go
index 3487fac..5af693f 100644
--- a/pkg/service/submissions.go
+++ b/pkg/service/submissions.go
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ func (svc *Service) GetSubmission(ctx context.Context, params api.GetSubmissionP
 		Completed:     submission.Completed,
 		UploadedAssetID: api.NewOptInt64(int64(submission.UploadedAssetID)),
 		StatusID:      int32(submission.StatusID),
-		StatusMessage: submission.StatusMessage,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +593,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionResetSubmitting(ctx context.Context, params
 	target_status := model.SubmissionStatusUnderConstruction
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", "Manually forced reset")
 	err = svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.SubmissionStatus{model.SubmissionStatusSubmitting}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -986,7 +984,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionAccepted(ctx context.Context, params api.Act
 	target_status := model.SubmissionStatusAcceptedUnvalidated
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", "Manually forced reset")
 	err = svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.SubmissionStatus{model.SubmissionStatusValidating}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/service_internal/mapfixes.go b/pkg/service_internal/mapfixes.go
index 8d8b576..7b2c906 100644
--- a/pkg/service_internal/mapfixes.go
+++ b/pkg/service_internal/mapfixes.go
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionMapfixRequestChanges(ctx context.Context, params inter
 	target_status := model.MapfixStatusChangesRequested
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", params.StatusMessage)
 	err := svc.DB.Mapfixes().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.MapfixID, []model.MapfixStatus{model.MapfixStatusSubmitting}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionMapfixAccepted(ctx context.Context, params internal.Ac
 	target_status := model.MapfixStatusAcceptedUnvalidated
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", params.StatusMessage)
 	err := svc.DB.Mapfixes().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.MapfixID, []model.MapfixStatus{model.MapfixStatusValidating}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/service_internal/submissions.go b/pkg/service_internal/submissions.go
index 5b46efd..647ec65 100644
--- a/pkg/service_internal/submissions.go
+++ b/pkg/service_internal/submissions.go
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionRequestChanges(ctx context.Context, params i
 	target_status := model.SubmissionStatusChangesRequested
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", params.StatusMessage)
 	err := svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.SubmissionStatus{model.SubmissionStatusSubmitting}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionAccepted(ctx context.Context, params interna
 	target_status := model.SubmissionStatusAcceptedUnvalidated
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", target_status)
-	smap.Add("status_message", params.StatusMessage)
 	err := svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.SubmissionStatus{model.SubmissionStatusValidating}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err