diff --git a/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
index 6b38bba..49de7d2 100644
--- a/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,4 @@ class RecipeDecorator < BaseDecorator
     end
   end
 
-  def average_rating
-    rating
-  end
-
 end
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diff --git a/app/views/recipes/index.html.erb b/app/views/recipes/index.html.erb
index 8fbaa71..39f3674 100644
--- a/app/views/recipes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/recipes/index.html.erb
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
               <tr>
                 <td><%= link_to recipe.short_name, recipe %></td>
                 <td>
-                  <% if recipe.average_rating > 0 %>
-                    <%= text_field_tag('rating', recipe.average_rating, disabled: true, data: {rating: true, size: '20px', interval: '0.25'}) %>
+                  <% if recipe.rating %>
+                    <%= text_field_tag('rating', recipe.rating, disabled: true, data: {rating: true, size: '20px', interval: '0.25'}) %>
                   <% else %>
                     --
                   <% end %>