diff --git a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
index 5f8e64c96..8f0d3e705 100644
--- a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
@@ -1,127 +1,109 @@
 // @flow
 
 import _sortBy from 'lodash/fp/sortBy.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from './relationship-utils.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from './thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUserExplicit } from './user-utils.js';
 import { useENSNames } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import type { ReactionInfo } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import type {
   RobotextMessageInfo,
   ComposableMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
-function stringForReactionList(reactions: ReactionInfo): string {
-  const reactionText = [];
-
-  for (const reaction in reactions) {
-    const reactionInfo = reactions[reaction];
-
-    reactionText.push(reaction);
-    const { length: numberOfReacts } = reactionInfo.users;
-    if (numberOfReacts <= 1) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    reactionText.push(numberOfReacts > 9 ? '9+' : numberOfReacts.toString());
-  }
-
-  return reactionText.join(' ');
-}
-
 function useViewerAlreadySelectedMessageReactions(
   reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<string> {
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     const alreadySelectedEmojis = [];
 
     for (const reaction in reactions) {
       const reactionInfo = reactions[reaction];
 
       if (reactionInfo.viewerReacted) {
         alreadySelectedEmojis.push(reaction);
       }
     }
 
     return alreadySelectedEmojis;
   }, [reactions]);
 }
 
 type MessageReactionListInfo = {
   +id: string,
   +isViewer: boolean,
   +reaction: string,
   +username: string,
 };
 
 function useMessageReactionsList(
   reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<MessageReactionListInfo> {
   const withoutENSNames = React.useMemo(() => {
     const result = [];
 
     for (const reaction in reactions) {
       const reactionInfo = reactions[reaction];
 
       reactionInfo.users.forEach(user => {
         result.push({
           ...user,
           username: stringForUserExplicit(user),
           reaction,
         });
       });
     }
 
     const sortByNumReactions = (reactionInfo: MessageReactionListInfo) => {
       const numOfReactions = reactions[reactionInfo.reaction].users.length;
       return numOfReactions ? -numOfReactions : 0;
     };
 
     return _sortBy(
       ([sortByNumReactions, 'username']: $ReadOnlyArray<
         ((reactionInfo: MessageReactionListInfo) => mixed) | string,
       >),
     )(result);
   }, [reactions]);
   return useENSNames<MessageReactionListInfo>(withoutENSNames);
 }
 
 function useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const targetMessageCreatorRelationship = useSelector(
     state =>
       state.userStore.userInfos[targetMessageInfo.creator.id]
         ?.relationshipStatus,
   );
 
   if (
     !targetMessageInfo.id ||
     threadInfo.sourceMessageID === targetMessageInfo.id
   ) {
     return false;
   }
 
   const creatorRelationshipHasBlock =
     targetMessageCreatorRelationship &&
     relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(targetMessageCreatorRelationship);
 
   const hasPermission = threadHasPermission(
     threadInfo,
     threadPermissions.REACT_TO_MESSAGE,
   );
 
   return hasPermission && !creatorRelationshipHasBlock;
 }
 
 export {
-  stringForReactionList,
   useViewerAlreadySelectedMessageReactions,
   useMessageReactionsList,
   useCanCreateReactionFromMessage,
 };
diff --git a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.test.js b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index afc362408..000000000
--- a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import { stringForReactionList } from './reaction-utils.js';
-import type { ReactionInfo } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-
-describe('stringForReactionList(reactions: ReactionInfo)', () => {
-  it(
-    'should return (👍 3) for a message with three user likes' +
-      ' including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '83810', isViewer: true, username: 'ginsu' },
-        { id: '86622', isViewer: false, username: 'ashoat' },
-        { id: '83889', isViewer: false, username: 'atul' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: true,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍 3');
-    },
-  );
-
-  it(
-    'should return (👍 3) for a message with three user likes' +
-      ' not including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '83810', isViewer: false, username: 'ginsu' },
-        { id: '86622', isViewer: false, username: 'ashoat' },
-        { id: '83889', isViewer: false, username: 'atul' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: false,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍 3');
-    },
-  );
-
-  it(
-    'should return (👍) for a message with one user like' +
-      ' including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '83810', isViewer: false, username: 'ginsu' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: true,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍');
-    },
-  );
-
-  it(
-    'should return (👍) for a message with one user like' +
-      ' not including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '83810', isViewer: false, username: 'ashoat' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: false,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍');
-    },
-  );
-
-  it('should return an empty string for a message no reactions', () => {
-    const reactions: ReactionInfo = {};
-
-    expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('');
-  });
-
-  it(
-    'should return (👍 😆 3) for a message with one like not including' +
-      ' the viewer and three laugh reactions including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '83810', isViewer: false, username: 'varun' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: false,
-      };
-
-      const messageLaughsUsers = [
-        { id: '12345', isViewer: true, username: 'ginsu' },
-        { id: '67890', isViewer: false, username: 'ashoat' },
-        { id: '83889', isViewer: false, username: 'atul' },
-      ];
-      const messageLaughsInfo = {
-        users: messageLaughsUsers,
-        viewerReacted: true,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-        '😆': messageLaughsInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍 😆 3');
-    },
-  );
-
-  it(
-    'should return (👍 9+) for a message with 12 user likes' +
-      ' not including the viewer',
-    () => {
-      const messageLikesUsers = [
-        { id: '86622', isViewer: false, username: 'ginsu' },
-        { id: '12345', isViewer: false, username: 'ashoat' },
-        { id: '67890', isViewer: false, username: 'atul' },
-        { id: '83889', isViewer: false, username: 'varun' },
-        { id: '49203', isViewer: false, username: 'tomek' },
-        { id: '83029', isViewer: false, username: 'max' },
-        { id: '72902', isViewer: false, username: 'jon' },
-        { id: '49022', isViewer: false, username: 'mark' },
-        { id: '48902', isViewer: false, username: 'kamil' },
-        { id: '80922', isViewer: false, username: 'marcin' },
-        { id: '12890', isViewer: false, username: 'inka' },
-        { id: '67891', isViewer: false, username: 'przemek' },
-      ];
-      const messageLikesInfo = {
-        users: messageLikesUsers,
-        viewerReacted: false,
-      };
-
-      const reactions: ReactionInfo = {
-        '👍': messageLikesInfo,
-      };
-
-      expect(stringForReactionList(reactions)).toBe('👍 9+');
-    },
-  );
-});