diff --git a/src/app/approve/approve.component.html b/src/app/approve/approve.component.html
index 137bf2e..c8fecde 100644
--- a/src/app/approve/approve.component.html
+++ b/src/app/approve/approve.component.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
       {{ globalVars.hostname }} wants to {{ transactionDescription }}
     </p>
     <br/>
-    <div *ngIf="transactionDeSoSpent">
+    <div *ngIf="transactionSpent">
       <p class="pb-15px">
-        Total Cost: {{ transactionDeSoSpent }} $DESO
+        Total Cost: {{ transactionSpent }} $DESO
       </p>
     </div>
     <div class="d-flex align-items-end justify-content-between">
diff --git a/src/app/approve/approve.component.ts b/src/app/approve/approve.component.ts
index c2d6230..3d2102c 100644
--- a/src/app/approve/approve.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/approve/approve.component.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ApproveComponent implements OnInit {
   transactionHex: any;
   username: any;
   transactionDescription: any;
-  transactionDeSoSpent: string | boolean = false;
+  transactionSpent: string | boolean = false;
 
   constructor(
     private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute,
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ export class ApproveComponent implements OnInit {
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.activatedRoute.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
       this.transactionHex = params.tx;
-      this.backendApi.GetTransactionSpending(this.transactionHex).subscribe( res => {
-        this.transactionDeSoSpent = res ? this.nanosToUnitString(res) : false;
-      });
+
+      // TODO - for LBRY
+      this.transactionSpent = false;
+
       const txBytes = new Buffer(this.transactionHex, 'hex');
       this.transaction = Transaction.fromBytes(txBytes)[0];
       this.publicKey = this.base58KeyCheck(this.transaction.publicKey);
diff --git a/src/app/backend-api.service.ts b/src/app/backend-api.service.ts
index 03803cd..652b66c 100644
--- a/src/app/backend-api.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/backend-api.service.ts
@@ -93,24 +93,4 @@ export class BackendAPIService {
         return of(userProfiles);
       }
   }
-
-  GetTransactionSpending(
-    transactionHex: string
-  ): Observable<number> {
-    const req = this.httpClient.post<any>(
-      `${this.endpoint}/get-transaction-spending`,
-      {
-        TransactionHex: transactionHex,
-      },
-    );
-    return req.pipe(
-      map( res => {
-        return res.TotalSpendingNanos as number;
-      })
-    ).pipe(
-      catchError(() => {
-        return of(0);
-      })
-    );
-  }
 }