diff --git a/web3.js/src/budget-program.js b/web3.js/src/budget-program.js
index d8302e54f0..f68411f3df 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/budget-program.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/budget-program.js
@@ -186,12 +186,9 @@ export class BudgetProgram {
   ): Transaction {
     const userdata = Buffer.alloc(1024);
     let pos = 0;
-    userdata.writeUInt32LE(0, pos); // NewContract instruction
+    userdata.writeUInt32LE(0, pos); // NewBudget instruction
     pos += 4;
 
-    userdata.writeUInt32LE(amount, pos); // Contract.tokens
-    pos += 8;
-
     switch (conditions.length) {
     case 0:
       userdata.writeUInt32LE(0, pos); // Budget enum = Pay
@@ -267,12 +264,9 @@ export class BudgetProgram {
   ): Transaction {
     const userdata = Buffer.alloc(1024);
     let pos = 0;
-    userdata.writeUInt32LE(0, pos); // NewContract instruction
+    userdata.writeUInt32LE(0, pos); // NewBudget instruction
     pos += 4;
 
-    userdata.writeUInt32LE(amount, pos); // Contract.tokens
-    pos += 8;
-
     userdata.writeUInt32LE(3, pos); // Budget enum = And
     pos += 4;