diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index 42a88f8d968..d3f99fba060 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ interface IBaseRoomProps extends IBaseProps {
     children?: ReactNode;
 }
 
+// We do not show a Mute button for ourselves so it doesn't need to handle warning self demotion
 const MuteToggleButton: React.FC<IBaseRoomProps> = ({
     member,
     room,
@@ -900,20 +901,6 @@ const MuteToggleButton: React.FC<IBaseRoomProps> = ({
         const roomId = member.roomId;
         const target = member.userId;
 
-        // if muting self, warn as it may be irreversible
-        if (target === cli.getUserId()) {
-            try {
-                if (!(await warnSelfDemote(room?.isSpaceRoom()))) {
-                    stopUpdating();
-                    return;
-                }
-            } catch (e) {
-                logger.error("Failed to warn about self demotion: ", e);
-                stopUpdating();
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         const powerLevelEvent = room.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.power_levels", "");
         if (!powerLevelEvent) {
             stopUpdating();
diff --git a/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx b/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
index 4a4ac6ca4fe..2062e9d92fb 100644
--- a/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ import { E2EStatus } from "../../../../src/utils/ShieldUtils";
 import { DirectoryMember, startDmOnFirstMessage } from "../../../../src/utils/direct-messages";
 import { clearAllModals, flushPromises } from "../../../test-utils";
 import ErrorDialog from "../../../../src/components/views/dialogs/ErrorDialog";
-import QuestionDialog from "../../../../src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog";
 
 jest.mock("../../../../src/utils/direct-messages", () => ({
     ...jest.requireActual("../../../../src/utils/direct-messages"),
@@ -1231,29 +1230,18 @@ describe("<RoomAdminToolsContainer />", () => {
         expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-disabled", "true");
     });
 
-    it("should warn when muting self", () => {
-        const spy = jest.spyOn(Modal, "createDialog").mockImplementation(() => ({
-            finished: Promise.resolve([false]),
-            close: jest.fn(),
-        }));
-
+    it("should not show mute button for one's own member", () => {
         const mockMeMember = new RoomMember(mockRoom.roomId, mockClient.getSafeUserId());
         mockMeMember.powerLevel = 51; // defaults to 50
         mockRoom.getMember.mockReturnValueOnce(mockMeMember);
 
         renderComponent({
             member: mockMeMember,
-            powerLevels: { events: { "m.room.power_levels": 1 } },
+            powerLevels: { events: { "m.room.power_levels": 100 } },
         });
 
-        const button = screen.getByText(/mute/i);
-        fireEvent.click(button);
-        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-            QuestionDialog,
-            expect.objectContaining({
-                title: "Demote yourself?",
-            }),
-        );
+        const button = screen.queryByText(/mute/i);
+        expect(button).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 });