diff --git a/kitsune/questions/forms.py b/kitsune/questions/forms.py
index 05e73eae66a..dd9ceb5bd26 100644
--- a/kitsune/questions/forms.py
+++ b/kitsune/questions/forms.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from kitsune.questions.models import AAQConfig, Answer, Question
 from kitsune.questions.utils import remove_pii
 from kitsune.sumo.forms import KitsuneBaseForumForm
-from kitsune.sumo.utils import check_for_spam_content
 from kitsune.upload.models import ImageAttachment
 
 # labels and help text
@@ -186,24 +185,6 @@ def __init__(self, product=None, *args, **kwargs):
             topics = Topic.active.filter(products=product, in_aaq=True)
             self.fields["category"].queryset = topics
 
-    def clean(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Generic clean method used by all forms in the question app.
-        Parse content for suspicious content.
-        - Toll free numbers
-        - NANP numbers
-        - Links - not necessarily spam content
-        """
-
-        cdata = self.cleaned_data.get("content")
-        if not cdata:
-            return super().clean(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        if check_for_spam_content(cdata):
-            self.cleaned_data.update({"is_spam": True})
-
-        return self.cleaned_data
-
     def save(self, user, locale, product, *args, **kwargs):
         self.instance.creator = user
         self.instance.locale = locale
@@ -247,6 +228,15 @@ class Meta:
         model = Answer
         fields = ("content",)
 
+    def clean(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Override clean method to exempt question owner from spam filtering."""
+        cdata = super(AnswerForm, self).clean(*args, **kwargs)
+        # if there is a reply from the owner, remove the spam flag
+        if self.user and self.question and self.user == self.question.creator:
+            cdata.pop("is_spam", None)
+
+        return cdata
+
 
 class WatchQuestionForm(forms.Form):
     """Form to subscribe to question updates."""
diff --git a/kitsune/questions/views.py b/kitsune/questions/views.py
index 9b45bc2736f..77178fac7b2 100644
--- a/kitsune/questions/views.py
+++ b/kitsune/questions/views.py
@@ -644,12 +644,12 @@ def aaq(request, product_slug=None, step=1, is_loginless=False):
                 product=product,
             )
 
-            # Submitting the question counts as a vote
-            question_vote(request, question.id)
-
             if form.cleaned_data.get("is_spam"):
                 _add_to_moderation_queue(request, question)
 
+            # Submitting the question counts as a vote
+            question_vote(request, question.id)
+
             my_questions_url = reverse("users.questions", args=[request.user.username])
             messages.add_message(
                 request,
diff --git a/kitsune/settings.py b/kitsune/settings.py
index 028452b428c..23971e9ec7c 100644
--- a/kitsune/settings.py
+++ b/kitsune/settings.py
@@ -1136,26 +1136,9 @@ def filter_exceptions(event, hint):
 ]
 
 # Regexes
-REGEX_TIMEOUT = config("REGEX_TIMEOUT", default=5, cast=int)
 TOLL_FREE_REGEX = re.compile(r"^.*8(00|33|44|55|66|77|88)[2-9]\d{6,}$")
+REGEX_TIMEOUT = config("REGEX_TIMEOUT", default=5, cast=int)
 NANP_REGEX = re.compile(r"[0-9]{3}-?[a-zA-Z2-9][a-zA-Z0-9]{2}-?[a-zA-Z0-9]{4}")
-ANY_PHONE_NUMBER = re.compile(
-    r"""
-    (?<!\w)             # Assert position is not preceded by a word character (prevents partial matches)
-    (?:\+|00|011)?      # Match optional country code prefix (+, 00, or 011)
-    [\s.-]?\(?          # Optional separator (space, dot, dash) and optional opening parenthesis
-    \d{1,4}             # Match 1-4 digits (area code or first part of the number)
-    \)?                 # Optional closing parenthesis
-    [\s.-]?             # Optional separator (space, dot, dash)
-    \d{1,4}             # Match 1-4 digits (first part of the phone number)
-    [\s.-]?             # Optional separator (space, dot, dash)
-    \d{1,4}             # Match 1-4 digits (second part of the phone number)
-    [\s.-]?             # Optional separator (space, dot, dash)
-    \d{1,9}             # Match 1-9 digits (remaining part of the phone number)
-    (?!\w)              # Assert position is not followed by a word character (prevents partial matches)
-    """,
-    re.VERBOSE,  # Allows for the use of comments and whitespace in the pattern for readability
-)
 
 if ES_ENABLE_CONSOLE_LOGGING and DEV:
     es_trace_logger = logging.getLogger("elasticsearch.trace")
diff --git a/kitsune/sumo/utils.py b/kitsune/sumo/utils.py
index e2b6b160cf9..eace1ea2ce8 100644
--- a/kitsune/sumo/utils.py
+++ b/kitsune/sumo/utils.py
@@ -321,18 +321,17 @@ def check_for_spam_content(data):
     - Toll free numbers
     - Vanity toll free numbers
     - Links in the text.
-    - Any phone number-ish string of digits
     """
 
-    # keep only digits
+    # keep only the digits in text
     digits = "".join(filter(type(data).isdigit, data))
     is_toll_free = settings.TOLL_FREE_REGEX.match(digits)
+
     is_nanp_number = any(settings.NANP_REGEX.findall(data))
-    is_phone_number = any(settings.ANY_PHONE_NUMBER.findall(data))
 
     has_links = has_blocked_link(data)
 
-    return is_toll_free or is_nanp_number or is_phone_number or has_links
+    return is_toll_free or is_nanp_number or has_links
 
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=settings.WEBPACK_LRU_CACHE)