diff --git a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift
index 15826ab44..982195f50 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift	
+++ b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift	
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import SessionUIKit
 
 final class ReactionContainerView: UIView {
     var showingAllReactions = false
-    private var isOutgoingMessage = false
     private var showNumbers = true
     private var maxEmojisPerLine = isIPhone6OrSmaller ? 5 : 6
     
@@ -68,9 +67,8 @@ final class ReactionContainerView: UIView {
         mainStackView.pin(to: self)
     }
     
-    public func update(_ reactions: [ReactionViewModel], isOutgoingMessage: Bool, showNumbers: Bool) {
+    public func update(_ reactions: [ReactionViewModel], showNumbers: Bool) {
         self.reactions = reactions
-        self.isOutgoingMessage = isOutgoingMessage
         self.showNumbers = showNumbers
         
         prepareForUpdate()
@@ -89,15 +87,6 @@ final class ReactionContainerView: UIView {
         stackView.spacing = Values.smallSpacing
         stackView.alignment = .center
         
-        if isOutgoingMessage {
-            stackView.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
-            reactionContainerView.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
-        }
-        else {
-            stackView.semanticContentAttribute = .unspecified
-            reactionContainerView.semanticContentAttribute = .unspecified
-        }
-        
         var displayedReactions: [ReactionViewModel]
         var expandButtonReactions: [EmojiWithSkinTones]
         
@@ -168,14 +157,14 @@ final class ReactionContainerView: UIView {
         guard !showingAllReactions else { return }
         
         showingAllReactions = true
-        update(reactions, isOutgoingMessage: isOutgoingMessage, showNumbers: showNumbers)
+        update(reactions, showNumbers: showNumbers)
     }
     
     public func showLessEmojis() {
         guard showingAllReactions else { return }
         
         showingAllReactions = false
-        update(reactions, isOutgoingMessage: isOutgoingMessage, showNumbers: showNumbers)
+        update(reactions, showNumbers: showNumbers)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift
index 5b477791c..a56bf9119 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift	
+++ b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift	
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ final class VisibleMessageCell: MessageCell, TappableLabelDelegate {
         reactionContainerView.showingAllReactions = showExpandedReactions
         reactionContainerView.update(
             reactions.orderedValues,
-            isOutgoingMessage: (cellViewModel.variant == .standardOutgoing),
             showNumbers: (
                 cellViewModel.threadVariant == .closedGroup ||
                 cellViewModel.threadVariant == .openGroup