diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import {
   avatarOffset,
   composedMessageStyle,
-  inlineEngagementCenterStyle,
   inlineEngagementLabelStyle,
   inlineEngagementRightStyle,
   inlineEngagementStyle,
@@ -503,15 +502,10 @@
           composedMessageStyle.marginRight,
         top: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop + inlineEngagementStyle.topOffset,
       };
-    } else if (positioning === 'center') {
-      return {
-        alignSelf: 'center',
-        top: inlineEngagementCenterStyle.topOffset,
-      };
     }
     invariant(
       false,
-      `${positioning} is not a valid positioning value for InlineEngagement`,
+      `${positioning} is not a valid positioning value for TooltipInlineEngagement`,
     );
   }, [positioning]);
   const inlineEngagementContainer = React.useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-button.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-button.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-button.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-button.react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   useCanCreateReactionFromMessage,
 } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils.js';
 
-import { TooltipInlineEngagement } from './inline-engagement.react.js';
 import { InnerRobotextMessage } from './inner-robotext-message.react.js';
 import { useSendReaction } from './reaction-message-utils.js';
 import ReactionSelectionPopover from './reaction-selection-popover.react.js';
@@ -28,10 +27,10 @@
   +navigation: AppNavigationProp<'RobotextMessageTooltipModal'>,
   +route: TooltipRoute<'RobotextMessageTooltipModal'>,
   +progress: Node,
-  +isOpeningSidebar: boolean,
+  ...
 };
 function RobotextMessageTooltipButton(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { navigation, route, progress, isOpeningSidebar } = props;
+  const { navigation, route, progress } = props;
 
   const windowWidth = useSelector(state => state.dimensions.width);
 
@@ -67,22 +66,6 @@
     };
   }, [initialCoordinates.height, initialCoordinates.x, progress, windowWidth]);
 
-  const inlineEngagement = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!item.threadCreatedFromMessage) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return (
-      <TooltipInlineEngagement
-        item={item}
-        positioning="center"
-        isOpeningSidebar={isOpeningSidebar}
-        progress={progress}
-        windowWidth={windowWidth}
-        initialCoordinates={initialCoordinates}
-      />
-    );
-  }, [initialCoordinates, isOpeningSidebar, item, progress, windowWidth]);
-
   const { messageInfo, threadInfo, reactions } = item;
 
   const canCreateReactionFromMessage = useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
@@ -144,7 +127,6 @@
         </Animated.View>
         {reactionSelectionPopover}
         <InnerRobotextMessage item={item} onPress={navigation.goBackOnce} />
-        {inlineEngagement}
       </Animated.View>
       <EmojiKeyboard
         onEmojiSelected={onEmojiSelected}