diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
index 064fca849..89af82d4c 100644
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -1,257 +1,251 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
   useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import { ChatContext, type ChatContextType } from '../chat/chat-context';
 import { MarkdownLinkContext } from '../markdown/markdown-link-context';
 import {
   OverlayContext,
   type OverlayContextType,
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { TextMessageTooltipModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
 import type { ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types';
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react';
 import { InnerTextMessage } from './inner-text-message.react';
 import {
   MessagePressResponderContext,
   type MessagePressResponderContextType,
 } from './message-press-responder-context';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
   +item: ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   +navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
   +focused: boolean,
   +toggleFocus: (messageKey: string) => void,
   +verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   // Redux state
   +canCreateSidebarFromMessage: boolean,
   // withOverlayContext
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
   // MarkdownLinkContext
   +chatContext: ?ChatContextType,
   +linkModalActive: boolean,
-  +linkIsBlockingPresses: boolean,
 };
 class TextMessage extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   message: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>;
   messagePressResponderContext: MessagePressResponderContextType;
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
     this.messagePressResponderContext = {
       onPressMessage: this.onPress,
     };
   }
 
   render() {
     const {
       item,
       navigation,
       route,
       focused,
       toggleFocus,
       verticalBounds,
       overlayContext,
       chatContext,
       linkModalActive,
-      linkIsBlockingPresses,
       canCreateSidebarFromMessage,
       ...viewProps
     } = this.props;
 
     let swipeOptions = 'none';
     const canReply = this.canReply();
     const canNavigateToSidebar = this.canNavigateToSidebar();
     if (linkModalActive) {
       swipeOptions = 'none';
     } else if (canReply && canNavigateToSidebar) {
       swipeOptions = 'both';
     } else if (canReply) {
       swipeOptions = 'reply';
     } else if (canNavigateToSidebar) {
       swipeOptions = 'sidebar';
     }
 
     return (
       <MessagePressResponderContext.Provider
         value={this.messagePressResponderContext}
       >
         <ComposedMessage
           item={item}
           sendFailed={textMessageSendFailed(item)}
           focused={focused}
           swipeOptions={swipeOptions}
           {...viewProps}
         >
           <InnerTextMessage
             item={item}
             onPress={this.onPress}
             messageRef={this.messageRef}
           />
         </ComposedMessage>
       </MessagePressResponderContext.Provider>
     );
   }
 
   messageRef = (message: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>) => {
     this.message = message;
   };
 
   canReply() {
     return threadHasPermission(
       this.props.item.threadInfo,
       threadPermissions.VOICED,
     );
   }
 
   canNavigateToSidebar() {
     return (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     );
   }
 
   visibleEntryIDs() {
     const result = ['copy'];
 
     if (this.canReply()) {
       result.push('reply');
     }
 
     if (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     ) {
       result.push('sidebar');
     }
 
     if (!this.props.item.messageInfo.creator.isViewer) {
       result.push('report');
     }
 
     return result;
   }
 
   onPress = () => {
     const visibleEntryIDs = this.visibleEntryIDs();
     if (visibleEntryIDs.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     const {
       message,
-      props: { verticalBounds, linkIsBlockingPresses },
+      props: { verticalBounds, linkModalActive },
     } = this;
-    if (!message || !verticalBounds || linkIsBlockingPresses) {
+    if (!message || !verticalBounds || linkModalActive) {
       return;
     }
 
     const { focused, toggleFocus, item } = this.props;
     if (!focused) {
       toggleFocus(messageKey(item.messageInfo));
     }
 
     const { overlayContext } = this.props;
     invariant(overlayContext, 'TextMessage should have OverlayContext');
     overlayContext.setScrollBlockingModalStatus('open');
 
     message.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
       const coordinates = { x: pageX, y: pageY, width, height };
 
       const messageTop = pageY;
       const messageBottom = pageY + height;
       const boundsTop = verticalBounds.y;
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
       const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
       const currentInputBarHeight =
         this.props.chatContext?.chatInputBarHeights.get(item.threadInfo.id) ??
         0;
 
       this.props.navigation.navigate<'TextMessageTooltipModal'>({
         name: TextMessageTooltipModalRouteName,
         params: {
           presentedFrom: this.props.route.key,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
           location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
           chatInputBarHeight: currentInputBarHeight,
         },
         key: getMessageTooltipKey(item),
       });
     });
   };
 }
 
 const ConnectedTextMessage: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> = React.memo<BaseProps>(
   function ConnectedTextMessage(props: BaseProps) {
     const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
     const chatContext = React.useContext(ChatContext);
 
     const [linkModalActive, setLinkModalActive] = React.useState(false);
-    const [linkPressActive, setLinkPressActive] = React.useState(false);
     const markdownLinkContext = React.useMemo(
       () => ({
         setLinkModalActive,
-        setLinkPressActive,
       }),
-      [setLinkModalActive, setLinkPressActive],
+      [setLinkModalActive],
     );
     const canCreateSidebarFromMessage = useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage(
       props.item.threadInfo,
       props.item.messageInfo,
     );
 
-    const linkIsBlockingPresses = linkModalActive || linkPressActive;
     return (
       <MarkdownLinkContext.Provider value={markdownLinkContext}>
         <TextMessage
           {...props}
           canCreateSidebarFromMessage={canCreateSidebarFromMessage}
           overlayContext={overlayContext}
           chatContext={chatContext}
           linkModalActive={linkModalActive}
-          linkIsBlockingPresses={linkIsBlockingPresses}
         />
       </MarkdownLinkContext.Provider>
     );
   },
 );
 
 export { ConnectedTextMessage as TextMessage };
diff --git a/native/markdown/markdown-link-context.js b/native/markdown/markdown-link-context.js
index 60f820c33..0eab92fab 100644
--- a/native/markdown/markdown-link-context.js
+++ b/native/markdown/markdown-link-context.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 export type MarkdownLinkContextType = {
   +setLinkModalActive: boolean => void,
-  +setLinkPressActive: boolean => void,
 };
 
 const MarkdownLinkContext: React.Context<?MarkdownLinkContextType> = React.createContext<?MarkdownLinkContextType>(
   null,
 );
 
 export { MarkdownLinkContext };
diff --git a/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js b/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
index 6592c8a25..6bc1b6acf 100644
--- a/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
+++ b/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
@@ -1,91 +1,59 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, Linking, Alert, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, Linking, Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { normalizeURL } from 'lib/utils/url-utils';
 
 import {
   MarkdownLinkContext,
   type MarkdownLinkContextType,
 } from './markdown-link-context';
 
 function useDisplayLinkPrompt(
   inputURL: string,
   markdownLinkContext: ?MarkdownLinkContextType,
 ) {
   const setLinkModalActive = markdownLinkContext?.setLinkModalActive;
   const onDismiss = React.useCallback(() => {
     setLinkModalActive?.(false);
   }, [setLinkModalActive]);
 
   const url = normalizeURL(inputURL);
   const onConfirm = React.useCallback(() => {
     onDismiss();
     Linking.openURL(url);
   }, [url, onDismiss]);
 
   let displayURL = url.substring(0, 64);
   if (url.length > displayURL.length) {
     displayURL += '…';
   }
   return React.useCallback(() => {
     setLinkModalActive && setLinkModalActive(true);
     Alert.alert(
       'External link',
       `You sure you want to open this link?\n\n${displayURL}`,
       [
         { text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel', onPress: onDismiss },
         { text: 'Open', onPress: onConfirm },
       ],
       { cancelable: true, onDismiss },
     );
   }, [setLinkModalActive, displayURL, onConfirm, onDismiss]);
 }
 
 type TextProps = React.ElementConfig<typeof Text>;
 type Props = {
   +target: string,
   +children: React.Node,
   ...TextProps,
 };
 function MarkdownLink(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const markdownLinkContext = React.useContext(MarkdownLinkContext);
-
   const { target, ...rest } = props;
+  const markdownLinkContext = React.useContext(MarkdownLinkContext);
   const onPressLink = useDisplayLinkPrompt(target, markdownLinkContext);
-
-  const setLinkPressActive = markdownLinkContext?.setLinkPressActive;
-  const androidOnStartShouldSetResponderCapture = React.useCallback(() => {
-    setLinkPressActive?.(true);
-    return true;
-  }, [setLinkPressActive]);
-
-  const activePressHasMoved = React.useRef(false);
-  const androidOnResponderMove = React.useCallback(() => {
-    activePressHasMoved.current = true;
-  }, []);
-
-  const androidOnResponderTerminate = React.useCallback(() => {
-    if (!activePressHasMoved.current) {
-      onPressLink();
-    }
-    activePressHasMoved.current = false;
-    setLinkPressActive?.(false);
-  }, [onPressLink, setLinkPressActive]);
-
-  if (Platform.OS !== 'android') {
-    return <Text onPress={onPressLink} {...rest} />;
-  }
-
-  // The Flow type for Text's props is missing onStartShouldSetResponderCapture
-  const gestureProps: any = {
-    onStartShouldSetResponderCapture: androidOnStartShouldSetResponderCapture,
-    onResponderMove: androidOnResponderMove,
-    onResponderTerminate: androidOnResponderTerminate,
-  };
-
-  return <Text {...gestureProps} {...rest} />;
+  return <Text onPress={onPressLink} {...rest} />;
 }
 
 export default MarkdownLink;