diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Reaction.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Reaction.java
index ff9d5a1a88aaa40f349d668381bdb1575fa767b1..a4db43d27bcb62cbbe2b665519b44904b5398415 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Reaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Reaction.java
@@ -91,21 +91,6 @@ public class Reaction {
         }
     }
 
-    public static Collection<Reaction> append(
-            final Collection<Reaction> existing,
-            final Collection<String> reactions,
-            final boolean received,
-            final Jid from,
-            final Jid trueJid,
-            final String occupantId) {
-        final ImmutableSet.Builder<Reaction> builder = new ImmutableSet.Builder<>();
-        builder.addAll(existing);
-        builder.addAll(
-                Collections2.transform(
-                        reactions, r -> new Reaction(r, null, received, from, trueJid, occupantId)));
-        return builder.build();
-    }
-
     public static Collection<Reaction> withOccupantId(
             final Collection<Reaction> existing,
             final Collection<String> reactions,
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
index 2be039fb11399a4af81bfdf05e3fe25255c5c12e..a13ac294361c8c3549c1743a98e93b86ee8bcd71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
@@ -502,35 +502,7 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements Consumer<im.convers
         }
         LocalizedContent body = packet.getBody();
 
-        var appendReactions = false;
-        var reactions = packet.getExtension(Reactions.class);
-        final var reply = packet.findChild("reply", "urn:xmpp:reply:0");
-        if (reactions == null && reply != null && reply.getAttribute("id") != null && body != null) {
-            StringBuilder bodyB = new StringBuilder(body.content);
-
-            for (Element el : packet.getChildren()) {
-                if ("fallback".equals(el.getName()) && "urn:xmpp:fallback:0".equals(el.getNamespace()) && "urn:xmpp:reply:0".equals(el.getAttribute("for"))) {
-                    for (final var span : el.getChildren()) {
-                        if (!span.getName().equals("body") && !span.getNamespace().equals("urn:xmpp:fallback:0")) continue;
-                        if (span.getAttribute("start") == null || span.getAttribute("end") == null) {
-                            bodyB.setLength(0);
-                        } else {
-                            try {
-                                bodyB.delete(bodyB.offsetByCodePoints(0, parseInt(span.getAttribute("start"))), bodyB.offsetByCodePoints(0, parseInt(span.getAttribute("end"))));
-                            } catch (final IndexOutOfBoundsException e) { /* bad span */ }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            final var emojiMaybe = bodyB.toString().replaceAll("\\s", "");
-            if (Emoticons.isEmoji(emojiMaybe)) {
-                appendReactions = true;
-                reactions = im.conversations.android.xmpp.model.reactions.Reactions.to(reply.getAttribute("id"));
-                reactions.addExtension(new im.conversations.android.xmpp.model.reactions.Reaction(emojiMaybe));
-            }
-        }
-
+        final var reactions = packet.getExtension(Reactions.class);
         final Element axolotlEncrypted = packet.findChildEnsureSingle(XmppAxolotlMessage.CONTAINERTAG, AxolotlService.PEP_PREFIX);
         int status;
         final Jid counterpart;
@@ -1328,7 +1300,6 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements Consumer<im.convers
                     final boolean isReceived = !mucOptions.isSelf(counterpart);
                     if (occupantId != null && message != null) {
                         final var combinedReactions =
-                            appendReactions ? Reaction.append(message.getReactions(), reactions.getReactions(), isReceived, counterpart, null, occupantId) :
                                 Reaction.withOccupantId(
                                         message.getReactions(),
                                         reactions.getReactions(),
@@ -1355,7 +1326,6 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements Consumer<im.convers
                     packet.fromAccount(account);
                     if (message != null) {
                         final var combinedReactions =
-                            appendReactions ? Reaction.append(message.getReactions(), reactions.getReactions(), isReceived, reactionFrom, null, null) :
                                 Reaction.withFrom(
                                         message.getReactions(),
                                         reactions.getReactions(),