diff --git a/common/locales/en/challenge.json b/common/locales/en/challenge.json
index 25683e2ca9..28746de0e5 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/challenge.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/challenge.json
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@
     "removeTasks": "Remove Tasks",
     "keepTasks": "Keep Tasks",
     "closeCha": "Close challenge and...",
-    "leaveCha": "Leave challenge and...",
-    "challengeNotEnoughGems": "You do not have enough gems to post this challenge."
+    "leaveCha": "Leave challenge and..."
 }
diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
index 157a211b59..dd397f6a45 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ habitrpg.controller("ChallengesCtrl", ['$rootScope','$scope', 'Shared', 'User',
      */
     $scope.save = function(challenge) {
       if (!challenge.group) return alert(window.env.t('selectGroup'));
-      if (!$scope.enoughGems) return alert(window.env.t('challengeNotEnoughGems'));
       var isNew = !challenge._id;
       challenge.$save(function(_challenge){
         if (isNew) {
@@ -219,11 +218,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("ChallengesCtrl", ['$rootScope','$scope', 'Shared', 'User',
       if (!gid) return;
       var group = _.find($scope.groups, {_id:gid});
       $scope.maxPrize = User.user.balance*4 + ((group && group.balance && group.leader==User.user._id) ? group.balance*4 : 0);
-      $scope.enoughGems = true;
-      if (gid == 'habitrpg') {
-        $scope.newChallenge.prize = 1;
-        if ( $scope.maxPrize <= 0 ) $scope.enoughGems = false;
-      }
+      if (gid == 'habitrpg') $scope.newChallenge.prize = 1;
     })
 
     $scope.selectAll = function(){
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
index bafe5b5b80..191a465112 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
@@ -116,11 +116,9 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.challenges.html')
               //- what's going on here?
               br
               br
-              div.alert.alert-warning(ng-hide="enoughGems")
-                =env.t('challengeNotEnoughGems')
-              .form-group
-                input.form-control(type='number', min="{{newChallenge.group=='habitrpg' ? 1 : 0}}", max="{{enoughGems ? maxPrize : null}}", ng-model='newChallenge.prize', placeholder=env.t('prize'), ng-show="enoughGems")
 
+              .form-group
+                input.form-control(type='number', min="{{newChallenge.group=='habitrpg' ? 1 : 0}}", max="{{maxPrize}}", ng-model='newChallenge.prize', placeholder=env.t('prize'))
                 span.input-suffix.Pet_Currency_Gem1x.inline-gems
                 |&nbsp;
                 span.hint.vertical-20(popover=env.t('prizePop'), popover-trigger='mouseenter', popover-placement='right')