diff --git a/modules/database.py b/modules/database.py
index dbfa7df..acdb504 100644
--- a/modules/database.py
+++ b/modules/database.py
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ db = db_client.get_database(name=db_config["name"])
 
 collections = db.list_collection_names()
 
-for collection in ["sent", "users", "banned", "submitted"]:
-    if not collection in collections:
+for collection in ["sent", "users", "submitted"]:
+    if collection not in collections:
         db.create_collection(collection)
 
 col_sent = db.get_collection("sent")
 col_users = db.get_collection("users")
-col_banned = db.get_collection("banned")
 col_submitted = db.get_collection("submitted")
diff --git a/plugins/handlers/submission.py b/plugins/handlers/submission.py
index 74159f9..3206c85 100644
--- a/plugins/handlers/submission.py
+++ b/plugins/handlers/submission.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from pyrogram.types import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Message
 from classes.enums.submission_types import SubmissionType
 from classes.exceptions import SubmissionDuplicatesError, SubmissionUnsupportedError
 from classes.pyroclient import PyroClient
-from modules.database import col_banned, col_submitted
+from modules.database import col_submitted
 from modules.utils import USERS_WITH_CONTEXT
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async def get_submission(app: PyroClient, msg: Message):
     user_owner = await app.find_user(app.owner)
 
     try:
-        if col_banned.find_one({"user": msg.from_user.id}) is not None:
+        if user.banned:
             return
 
         await app.send_chat_action(msg.chat.id, ChatAction.TYPING)