diff --git a/app/api/posts/submit/route.ts b/app/api/posts/submit/route.ts
index 021aa4bd..22c2cbb9 100644
--- a/app/api/posts/submit/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/posts/submit/route.ts
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
                     url: url,
                     subtitle: subtitle ? subtitle : null,
                     authorId: Number(authorId),
-                    author: {
-                         connect: {
-                              id: Number(authorId),
-                         }
-                    }
                }
           })