diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationReactionOverlay.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationReactionOverlay.kt
index a76dead344..3aa19af994 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationReactionOverlay.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationReactionOverlay.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.emoji.EmojiImageView
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.emoji.RecentEmojiPageModel
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.menu.ActionItem
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.v2.menus.ConversationMenuItemHelper.userCanBanSelectedUsers
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.v2.menus.ConversationMenuItemHelper.userCanDeleteSelectedItems
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.MmsSmsDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MediaMmsMessageRecord
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MessageRecord
@@ -559,10 +558,8 @@ class ConversationReactionOverlay : FrameLayout {
             items += ActionItem(R.attr.menu_copy_icon, R.string.accountIDCopy, { handleActionItemClicked(Action.COPY_ACCOUNT_ID) })
         }
         // Delete message
-        if (userCanDeleteSelectedItems(context, message, openGroup, userPublicKey, blindedPublicKey)) {
-            items += ActionItem(R.attr.menu_trash_icon, R.string.delete, { handleActionItemClicked(Action.DELETE) },
-                R.string.AccessibilityId_deleteMessage, message.subtitle, ThemeUtil.getThemedColor(context, R.attr.danger))
-        }
+        items += ActionItem(R.attr.menu_trash_icon, R.string.delete, { handleActionItemClicked(Action.DELETE) },
+            R.string.AccessibilityId_deleteMessage, message.subtitle, ThemeUtil.getThemedColor(context, R.attr.danger))
         // Ban user
         if (userCanBanSelectedUsers(context, message, openGroup, userPublicKey, blindedPublicKey) && !isDeleteOnly) {
             items += ActionItem(R.attr.menu_block_icon, R.string.banUser, { handleActionItemClicked(Action.BAN_USER) })
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
index c3ad458428..5ecddd2147 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -572,11 +572,8 @@ class ConversationViewModel(
             try {
                 repository.deleteCommunityMessagesRemotely(threadId, data.messages)
 
-                // When this is done we simply need to remove the message locally
-                repository.markAsDeletedLocally(
-                    messages = data.messages,
-                    displayedMessage = application.getString(R.string.deleteMessageDeletedGlobally)
-                )
+                // When this is done we simply need to remove the message locally (leave nothing behind)
+                repository.deleteMessages(messages = data.messages, threadId = threadId)
 
                 // show confirmation toast
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationMenuItemHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationMenuItemHelper.kt
index ffc36fddf6..3356453596 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationMenuItemHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationMenuItemHelper.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.OpenGroupManager
 
 object ConversationMenuItemHelper {
 
-    @JvmStatic
-    fun userCanDeleteSelectedItems(context: Context, message: MessageRecord, openGroup: OpenGroup?, userPublicKey: String, blindedPublicKey: String?): Boolean {
-        if (openGroup  == null) return message.isOutgoing || !message.isOutgoing
-        if (message.isOutgoing) return true
-        return OpenGroupManager.isUserModerator(context, openGroup.groupId, userPublicKey, blindedPublicKey)
-    }
-
     @JvmStatic
     fun userCanBanSelectedUsers(context: Context, message: MessageRecord, openGroup: OpenGroup?, userPublicKey: String, blindedPublicKey: String?): Boolean {
         if (openGroup == null)  return false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageView.kt
index f4ace02e1a..98e864e472 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageView.kt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class VisibleMessageView : FrameLayout {
         showStatusMessage(message)
 
         // Emoji Reactions
-        if (message.reactions.isNotEmpty()) {
+        if (!message.isDeleted && message.reactions.isNotEmpty()) {
             val capabilities = lokiThreadDb.getOpenGroupChat(threadID)?.server?.let { lokiApiDb.getServerCapabilities(it) }
             if (capabilities.isNullOrEmpty() || capabilities.contains(OpenGroupApi.Capability.REACTIONS.name.lowercase())) {
                 emojiReactionsBinding.value.root.let { root ->