diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserDemote.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserDemote.java
index a76f28e63..27a964d89 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserDemote.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserDemote.java
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ public class UserDemote extends SubCommand<User> {
             return CommandResult.LOADING_ERROR;
         }
 
-        user.clearParents(server, world);
+        try {
+            user.unsetPermission(nodes.stream().findAny().get());
+        } catch (ObjectLacksException ignored) {}
         try {
             user.setPermission(NodeFactory.newBuilder("group." + previousGroup.getName()).setServer(server).setWorld(world).build());
         } catch (ObjectAlreadyHasException ignored) {}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserPromote.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserPromote.java
index c0c26f030..40c345052 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserPromote.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/commands/user/subcommands/UserPromote.java
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ public class UserPromote extends SubCommand<User> {
             return CommandResult.LOADING_ERROR;
         }
 
-        user.clearParents(server, world);
+        try {
+            user.unsetPermission(nodes.stream().findAny().get());
+        } catch (ObjectLacksException ignored) {}
         try {
             user.setPermission(NodeFactory.newBuilder("group." + nextGroup.getName()).setServer(server).setWorld(world).build());
         } catch (ObjectAlreadyHasException ignored) {}