diff --git a/app/models/related_content.rb b/app/models/related_content.rb
index 2af0a5c1c..699a96654 100644
--- a/app/models/related_content.rb
+++ b/app/models/related_content.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class RelatedContent < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :parent_relationable_id, uniqueness: { scope: [:parent_relationable_type, :child_relationable_id, :child_relationable_type] }
 
   after_create :create_opposite_related_content, unless: proc { opposite_related_content.present? }
-  after_destroy :destroy_opposite_related_content, if: proc { opposite_related_content.present? }
 
   scope :not_hidden, -> { where('positive_score - negative_score / LEAST(nullif(positive_score + negative_score, 0), 1) >= ?', RELATED_CONTENTS_REPORT_THRESHOLD) }
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20171219111046_add_related_contents_positive_and_negative_score.rb b/db/migrate/20171219111046_add_related_contents_positive_and_negative_score.rb
index a40d399b8..6c94b581a 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20171219111046_add_related_contents_positive_and_negative_score.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20171219111046_add_related_contents_positive_and_negative_score.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class AddRelatedContentsPositiveAndNegativeScore < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def change
     remove_column :related_contents, :flags_count
 
-    add_column :related_contents, :positive_score, :integer, default: 0
+    add_column :related_contents, :positive_score, :integer, default: 1
     add_column :related_contents, :negative_score, :integer, default: 0
   end
 end