diff --git a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift
index 91c465c5d..d8c768f4a 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift	
+++ b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/Content Views/ReactionContainerView.swift	
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ final class ReactionContainerView : UIView {
     public func update(_ reactions: [(String, (Int, Bool))]) {
         for subview in containerView.arrangedSubviews {
             containerView.removeArrangedSubview(subview)
+            subview.removeFromSuperview()
         }
         let stackView = UIStackView()
         stackView.axis = .horizontal