diff --git a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -131,13 +131,9 @@
 
     let inlineSidebar = null;
     if (item.threadCreatedFromMessage) {
-      const positioning = isViewer ? 'right' : 'left';
       inlineSidebar = (
         <View style={styles.inlineSidebar}>
-          <InlineSidebar
-            threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
-            positioning={positioning}
-          />
+          <InlineSidebar threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage} />
         </View>
       );
     }
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
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +positioning: 'left' | 'center' | 'right',
 };
 function InlineSidebar(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@
   if (item.threadCreatedFromMessage) {
     inlineSidebar = (
       <View style={styles.sidebar}>
-        <InlineSidebar
-          threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
-          positioning="center"
-        />
+        <InlineSidebar threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage} />
       </View>
     );
   }