diff --git a/src/actionshandler.cpp b/src/actionshandler.cpp
index 94fc4b58d..8fd3cf535 100644
--- a/src/actionshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/actionshandler.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "models/actionsmodel.h"
 #include "neochatconfig.h"
 #include "texthandler.h"
-#include "utils.h"
 
 using namespace Quotient;
 
@@ -146,26 +145,6 @@ void ActionsHandler::handleMessage(const QString &text, QString handledText, Cha
         return;
     }
 
-    // We want to add back the <mx-reply> if it's in the original message but not in the edit, to preserve the reply.
-    for (auto it = m_room->messageEvents().crbegin(); it != m_room->messageEvents().crend(); it++) {
-        if (const auto event = eventCast<const RoomMessageEvent>(&**it)) {
-            if (event->senderId() == m_room->localUser()->id() && event->hasTextContent()) {
-                QString originalString;
-                if (event->content()) {
-                    originalString = static_cast<const Quotient::EventContent::TextContent *>(event->content())->body;
-                } else {
-                    originalString = event->plainBody();
-                }
-
-                const QRegularExpression exp(TextRegex::removeRichReply);
-                const auto match = exp.match(originalString);
-                if (match.hasCaptured(0) && !handledText.contains(TextRegex::removeRichReply)) {
-                    handledText.prepend(match.captured(0));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     m_room->postMessage(text, handledText, messageType, chatBarCache->replyId(), chatBarCache->editId(), chatBarCache->threadId());
 }