diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Referal/ReferalFeatures.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Referal/ReferalFeatures.coffee
index 34651ef1f5..0980f06222 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Referal/ReferalFeatures.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Referal/ReferalFeatures.coffee
@@ -18,21 +18,7 @@ module.exports = ReferalFeatures =
 
 	_calculateFeatures : (user)->
 		bonusLevel = ReferalFeatures._getBonusLevel(user)
-		currentFeatures = _.clone(user.features) #need to clone because we exend with underscore later
-		betterBonusFeatures = {}
-		_.each Settings.bonus_features["#{bonusLevel}"], (bonusLevel, key)->
-			currentLevel = user?.features?[key]
-			if _.isBoolean(currentLevel) and currentLevel == false
-				betterBonusFeatures[key] = bonusLevel
-
-			if _.isNumber(currentLevel)
-				if currentLevel == -1
-					return
-				bonusIsGreaterThanCurrent = currentLevel < bonusLevel
-				if bonusIsGreaterThanCurrent or bonusLevel == -1
-					betterBonusFeatures[key] = bonusLevel
-		newFeatures = _.extend(currentFeatures, betterBonusFeatures)
-		return newFeatures
+		return Settings.bonus_features?["#{bonusLevel}"] or {}
 
 	_getBonusLevel: (user)->
 		highestBonusLevel = 0
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/FeatureUpdaterTests.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/FeatureUpdaterTests.coffee
index 5bc3026fff..7c6c106fe2 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/FeatureUpdaterTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/FeatureUpdaterTests.coffee
@@ -83,6 +83,23 @@ describe "FeatureUpdater.refreshFeatures", ->
 				))
 				done()
 
+	describe "when the user is due bonus features and has extra features that no longer apply", ->
+		beforeEach ->
+			User.update {
+				_id: @user._id
+			}, {
+				refered_user_count: 10,
+				'features.github': true
+			} # returns a promise
+
+		it "should set their features to the bonus set and downgrade the extras", (done) ->
+			syncUserAndGetFeatures @user, (error, features) =>
+				throw error if error?
+				expect(features).to.deep.equal(Object.assign(
+					{}, settings.defaultFeatures,	settings.bonus_features[9]
+				))
+				done()
+
 	describe "when the user has a v1 plan", ->
 		beforeEach ->
 			MockV1Api.setUser 42, plan_name: 'free'