diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -140,13 +140,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         multimediaBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         multimediaTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@
           item,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
-          location,
           margin,
           visibleEntryIDs,
         },
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
@@ -103,13 +103,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = 0;
+      let margin = 0;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -167,13 +167,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
   +presentedFrom: string,
   +initialCoordinates: LayoutCoordinates,
   +verticalBounds: VerticalBounds,
-  +location?: 'above' | 'below',
   +margin?: number,
   +visibleEntryIDs?: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 };
@@ -226,32 +225,6 @@
       return tooltipHeight;
     }
 
-    get location(): 'above' | 'below' {
-      const { params } = this.props.route;
-      const { location } = params;
-      if (location) {
-        return location;
-      }
-
-      const { initialCoordinates, verticalBounds } = params;
-      const { y, height } = initialCoordinates;
-      const contentTop = y;
-      const contentBottom = y + height;
-      const boundsTop = verticalBounds.y;
-      const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
-
-      const { margin, tooltipHeight: curTooltipHeight } = this;
-      const fullHeight = curTooltipHeight + margin;
-      if (
-        contentBottom + fullHeight > boundsBottom &&
-        contentTop - fullHeight > boundsTop
-      ) {
-        return 'above';
-      }
-
-      return 'below';
-    }
-
     get opacityStyle() {
       return {
         ...styles.backdrop,
@@ -295,7 +268,7 @@
       const { dimensions, route } = this.props;
       const { initialCoordinates, verticalBounds } = route.params;
       const { x, y, width, height } = initialCoordinates;
-      const { margin, location } = this;
+      const { margin } = this;
 
       const style = {};
       style.position = 'absolute';
@@ -312,17 +285,9 @@
       }
       style.minWidth = dimensions.width - 16;
 
-      if (location === 'above') {
-        const fullScreenHeight = dimensions.height;
-        style.bottom =
-          fullScreenHeight - Math.max(y, verticalBounds.y) + margin;
-        style.transform.push({ translateY: this.tooltipVerticalAbove });
-      } else {
-        style.top =
-          Math.min(y + height, verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height) +
-          margin;
-        style.transform.push({ translateY: this.tooltipVerticalBelow });
-      }
+      style.top =
+        Math.min(y + height, verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height) + margin;
+      style.transform.push({ translateY: this.tooltipVerticalBelow });
 
       style.transform.push({ scale: this.tooltipScale });