diff --git a/code/code.py b/code/code.py
index b96e20b..2b7afb0 100644
--- a/code/code.py
+++ b/code/code.py
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ async def transcript(ctx, channel_send: discord.TextChannel = None):
     messages.reverse()
     transcript = ""
     #defer the response
-    await ctx.defer() #defer the response so that the bot doesn't say that it's thinking
     for msg in messages:
         if msg.author.bot:
             transcript += f"Botator: {msg.content}\n"