diff --git a/ts/models/messages.ts b/ts/models/messages.ts
index 87ee76cc889..15b42ab3d83 100644
--- a/ts/models/messages.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messages.ts
@@ -3148,24 +3148,20 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
       this.get('conversationId')
     );
 
-    let reactionToRemove: Partial<ReactionType> | undefined;
+    const oldReaction = reactions.find(
+      re => re.fromId === reaction.get('fromId')
+    );
+    if (oldReaction) {
+      this.clearNotifications(oldReaction);
+    }
 
-    let oldReaction: ReactionAttributesType | undefined;
     if (reaction.get('remove')) {
       log.info('Removing reaction for message', messageId);
       const newReactions = reactions.filter(
-        re =>
-          re.emoji !== reaction.get('emoji') ||
-          re.fromId !== reaction.get('fromId')
+        re => re.fromId !== reaction.get('fromId')
       );
       this.set({ reactions: newReactions });
 
-      reactionToRemove = {
-        emoji: reaction.get('emoji'),
-        targetAuthorUuid: reaction.get('targetAuthorUuid'),
-        targetTimestamp: reaction.get('targetTimestamp'),
-      };
-
       await window.Signal.Data.removeReactionFromConversation({
         emoji: reaction.get('emoji'),
         fromId: reaction.get('fromId'),
@@ -3180,15 +3176,6 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
       newReactions.push(reaction.toJSON());
       this.set({ reactions: newReactions });
 
-      oldReaction = reactions.find(re => re.fromId === reaction.get('fromId'));
-      if (oldReaction) {
-        reactionToRemove = {
-          emoji: oldReaction.emoji,
-          targetAuthorUuid: oldReaction.targetAuthorUuid,
-          targetTimestamp: oldReaction.targetTimestamp,
-        };
-      }
-
       await window.Signal.Data.addReaction({
         conversationId: this.get('conversationId'),
         emoji: reaction.get('emoji'),
@@ -3209,10 +3196,6 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
       }
     }
 
-    if (reactionToRemove) {
-      this.clearNotifications(reactionToRemove);
-    }
-
     const newCount = (this.get('reactions') || []).length;
     log.info(
       `Done processing reaction for message ${messageId}. Went from ${count} to ${newCount} reactions.`