diff --git a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
index e800994a8..6024c1e76 100644
--- a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
+++ b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
@@ -89,17 +89,17 @@ RowLayout {
                     wrapMode: Text.Wrap
                 }
 
-                TextEdit {
+                Text {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
 
                     text: "<style>pre {white-space: pre-wrap} a{color: " + color + ";} .user-pill{}</style>" + (replyVisible ? reply.display : "")
 
                     color: Kirigami.Theme.textColor
-                    selectionColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
-                    selectedTextColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
+//                    selectionColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
+//                    selectedTextColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
 
-                    selectByMouse: true
-                    readOnly: true
+//                    selectByMouse: true
+//                    readOnly: true
                     wrapMode: Text.WrapAtWordBoundaryOrAnywhere
                     textFormat: Text.RichText
                 }
diff --git a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
index c9c3455fb..69789897a 100644
--- a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
+++ b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.12
 
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.4 as Kirigami
 
-TextEdit {
+Text {
     text: "<style>pre {white-space: pre-wrap} a{color: " + Kirigami.Theme.linkColor + ";} .user-pill{}</style>" + display
 
     font {
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ TextEdit {
     }
 
     color: Kirigami.Theme.textColor
-    selectionColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
-    selectedTextColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
+//    selectionColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
+//    selectedTextColor: Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
 
-    selectByMouse: true
-    readOnly: true
+//    selectByMouse: true
+//    readOnly: true
     wrapMode: Text.WrapAtWordBoundaryOrAnywhere
     textFormat: Text.RichText
 }