diff --git a/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js b/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
-import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Feather';
 
 import useInlineSidebarText from 'lib/hooks/inline-sidebar-text.react';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
@@ -25,30 +24,12 @@
   }, [navigateToThread, threadInfo]);
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
-  let viewerIcon, nonViewerIcon, alignStyle;
-  if (props.positioning === 'right') {
-    viewerIcon = <Icon name="corner-down-left" size={18} style={styles.icon} />;
-    alignStyle = styles.rightAlign;
-  } else if (props.positioning === 'left') {
-    nonViewerIcon = (
-      <Icon name="corner-down-right" size={18} style={styles.icon} />
-    );
-    alignStyle = styles.leftAlign;
-  } else {
-    nonViewerIcon = (
-      <Icon name="corner-down-right" size={18} style={styles.icon} />
-    );
-    alignStyle = styles.centerAlign;
-  }
-
   const unreadStyle = threadInfo.currentUser.unread ? styles.unread : null;
 
   return (
-    <View style={[styles.content, alignStyle]}>
+    <View style={styles.content}>
       <Button style={styles.sidebar} onPress={onPress}>
-        {nonViewerIcon}
         <Text style={[styles.name, unreadStyle]}>{repliesText}</Text>
-        {viewerIcon}
       </Button>
     </View>
   );
@@ -61,8 +42,6 @@
 const unboundStyles = {
   content: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
-    marginRight: 30,
-    marginLeft: 10,
     flex: 1,
     height: inlineSidebarHeight,
   },