diff --git a/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb b/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
index 5d6d58513c..a562865f3a 100644
--- a/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class EmojiReaction < ApplicationRecord
     custom_emoji.present?
   end
 
-  def remote_custom_emoji?
-    custom_emoji? && !custom_emoji.local?
-  end
-
   def sign?
     status&.distributable_friend?
   end
diff --git a/app/services/emoji_react_service.rb b/app/services/emoji_react_service.rb
index 250868b3bc..c3135bdff2 100644
--- a/app/services/emoji_react_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/emoji_react_service.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class EmojiReactService < BaseService
     status = emoji_reaction.status
 
     return unless status.account.local?
-    return if emoji_reaction.remote_custom_emoji?
 
     ActivityPub::RawDistributionWorker.perform_async(build_json(emoji_reaction), status.account_id)
   end