diff --git a/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/MessageOverlay.tsx b/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/MessageOverlay.tsx
index 93b55dc57c..d0e3ed1827 100644
--- a/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/MessageOverlay.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/MessageOverlay.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ const MessageOverlayWithContext = <
   const wrapMessageInTheme = clientId === message?.user?.id && !!myMessageTheme;
 
   const [myMessageThemeString, setMyMessageThemeString] = useState(JSON.stringify(myMessageTheme));
-  const [, setReactionListHeight] = useState(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (myMessageTheme) {
@@ -360,7 +359,6 @@ const MessageOverlayWithContext = <
                               ownReactionTypes={
                                 message?.own_reactions?.map((reaction) => reaction.type) || []
                               }
-                              setReactionListHeight={setReactionListHeight}
                               showScreen={showScreen}
                             />
                           ) : null}
diff --git a/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/OverlayReactionList.tsx b/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/OverlayReactionList.tsx
index b3b8bb3321..a78e5e0085 100644
--- a/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/OverlayReactionList.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/MessageOverlay/OverlayReactionList.tsx
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ export type OverlayReactionListPropsWithContext<
       y: number;
     }>;
     ownReactionTypes: string[];
-    setReactionListHeight: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
     showScreen: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
     fill?: FillProps['fill'];
   };
@@ -255,7 +254,6 @@ const OverlayReactionListWithContext = <
     handleReaction,
     messageLayout,
     ownReactionTypes,
-    setReactionListHeight,
     showScreen,
     setOverlay,
     supportedReactions = reactionData,
@@ -356,7 +354,6 @@ const OverlayReactionListWithContext = <
           }) => {
             reactionListLayout.value = { height, width: layoutWidth };
             reactionListHeight.value = height;
-            setReactionListHeight(height);
           }}
           style={[
             styles.reactionList,