diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.jsx
index ec7fcf5a02..84a6ec9d00 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.jsx
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const followed = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'followers_only' || (relationship && relationship.get('followed_by'));
     const mutual = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'mutuals_only' || (relationship && relationship.get('following') && relationship.get('followed_by'));
     const outside = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'outside_only' || (relationship && (relationship.get('following') || relationship.get('followed_by')));
-    const denyFromAll = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block' && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block_and_hide';
+    const denyFromAll = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block' && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block';
     const emojiPickerButton = (
       <IconButton className='status__action-bar__button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.emojiReaction)} icon='smile-o' onClick={this.handleEmojiPickInnerButton} />
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
index f22adbf572..b1bde14286 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class ActionBar extends PureComponent {
     const followed = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'followers_only' || (relationship && relationship.get('followed_by'));
     const mutual = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'mutuals_only' || (relationship && relationship.get('following') && relationship.get('followed_by'));
     const outside = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'outside_only' || (relationship && (relationship.get('following') || relationship.get('followed_by')));
-    const denyFromAll = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block' && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block_and_hide';
+    const denyFromAll = emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block' && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block';
     const emojiPickerButton = (
       <IconButton icon='smile-o' onClick={this.handleEmojiPickInnerButton} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.pickEmoji)} />
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
index ba22710f9c..3e0550b3d3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (status.get('emoji_reactions')) {
       const emojiReactions = status.get('emoji_reactions');
       const emojiReactionPolicy = status.getIn(['account', 'other_settings', 'emoji_reaction_policy']) || 'allow';
-      if (emojiReactions.size > 0 && enableEmojiReaction && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block_and_hide') {
+      if (emojiReactions.size > 0 && enableEmojiReaction && emojiReactionPolicy !== 'block') {
         emojiReactionsBar = <StatusEmojiReactionsBar emojiReactions={emojiReactions} status={status} onEmojiReact={this.props.onEmojiReact} onUnEmojiReact={this.props.onUnEmojiReact} />;
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 4ad4fc0007..26584b68e5 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   def emoji_reaction_policy
     return settings['emoji_reaction_policy']&.to_sym || :allow if settings.present? && user.nil?
     return :allow if user.nil?
-    return :block_and_hide if local? && !Setting.enable_emoji_reaction
+    return :block if local? && !Setting.enable_emoji_reaction
 
     user.setting_emoji_reaction_policy&.to_sym
   end
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
     return false unless Setting.enable_emoji_reaction
 
     case emoji_reaction_policy
-    when :block_and_hide
+    when :block
       false
     when :followees_only
       account.present? && (id == account.id || following?(account))
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
 
     unless Setting.enable_emoji_reaction
       config = config.merge({
-        'emoji_reaction_policy' => :block_and_hide,
+        'emoji_reaction_policy' => :block,
       })
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/user_settings.rb b/app/models/user_settings.rb
index 35fa26dd83..c37c4776d7 100644
--- a/app/models/user_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_settings.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class UserSettings
   setting :reaction_deck, default: nil
   setting :stop_emoji_reaction_streaming, default: false
   setting :emoji_reaction_streaming_notify_impl2, default: false
-  setting :emoji_reaction_policy, default: :allow, in: %w(allow outside_only followers_only followees_only mutuals_only block block_and_hide)
+  setting :emoji_reaction_policy, default: :allow, in: %w(allow outside_only followers_only followees_only mutuals_only block)
   setting :unsafe_limited_distribution, default: false
   setting :dtl_force_with_tag, default: :none, in: %w(full searchability none)
   setting :dtl_force_subscribable, default: false
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
index ff73f148dd..5b99c27479 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/other/show.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     .fields-row
       .fields-group.fields-row__column.fields-row__column-12
-        = ff.input :emoji_reaction_policy, kmyblue: true, collection: ['allow', 'outside_only', 'followers_only', 'followees_only', 'mutuals_only', 'block_and_hide'], label_method: lambda { |item| safe_join([t("simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy_items.#{item}")]) }, collection_wrapper_tag: 'ul', item_wrapper_tag: 'li', include_blank: false, wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy'), hint: false, warning_hint: I18n.t('simple_form.hints.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy')
+        = ff.input :emoji_reaction_policy, kmyblue: true, collection: ['allow', 'outside_only', 'followers_only', 'followees_only', 'mutuals_only', 'block'], label_method: lambda { |item| safe_join([t("simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy_items.#{item}")]) }, collection_wrapper_tag: 'ul', item_wrapper_tag: 'li', include_blank: false, wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy'), hint: false, warning_hint: I18n.t('simple_form.hints.defaults.setting_emoji_reaction_policy')
 
     - if @dtl_enabled
 
diff --git a/app/workers/delivery_emoji_reaction_worker.rb b/app/workers/delivery_emoji_reaction_worker.rb
index 637a7f463b..64c02173b5 100644
--- a/app/workers/delivery_emoji_reaction_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/delivery_emoji_reaction_worker.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class DeliveryEmojiReactionWorker
       scope = scope_status(status)
 
       policy = status.account.emoji_reaction_policy
-      return if policy == :block_and_hide
+      return if policy == :block
 
       scope.select(:id).merge(policy_scope(status.account, policy)).includes(:user).find_each do |account|
         next if account.user.present? && (account.user.setting_stop_emoji_reaction_streaming || !account.user.setting_enable_emoji_reaction)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class DeliveryEmojiReactionWorker
 
   def policy_scope(account, policy)
     case policy
-    when :block_and_hide
+    when :block
       Account.where(id: 0)
     when :mutuals_only
       account.mutuals.local.or(Account.where(id: account))
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index ca96aa3861..f14dad25fb 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ en:
         setting_emoji_reaction_policy: Stamp receive/display policy
         setting_emoji_reaction_policy_items:
           allow: Allow all
-          block: Block all but show existing reactions
-          block_and_hide: Block
+          block: Block
           followees_only: Followings only
           followers_only: Followers only
           mutuals_only: Mutuals only
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
index b217436a74..cd9ddeb89c 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ ja:
         setting_emoji_reaction_policy: スタンプ受け入れと表示設定
         setting_emoji_reaction_policy_items:
           allow: 全員に許可
-          block: 全員禁止するが、既存のスタンプは表示する
-          block_and_hide: 全員禁止
+          block: 全員禁止
           followees_only: フォロー中の相手のみ許可
           followers_only: フォロワーのみ許可
           mutuals_only: 相互のみ許可