diff --git a/src/components/ProfileReactionButton.tsx b/src/components/ProfileReactionButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 5490b7d5..00000000
--- a/src/components/ProfileReactionButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-import { useState, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { SmilePlus } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-
-import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover';
-import { QuickReactMenu } from '@/components/QuickReactMenu';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
-import { useAppContext } from '@/hooks/useAppContext';
-import { useCurrentUser } from '@/hooks/useCurrentUser';
-import { useNostrPublish } from '@/hooks/useNostrPublish';
-import { useEmojiUsage } from '@/hooks/useEmojiUsage';
-import { useToast } from '@/hooks/useToast';
-import { impactLight } from '@/lib/haptics';
-import { invalidateEventStats } from '@/lib/invalidateEventStats';
-import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
-
-interface ProfileReactionButtonProps {
-  /** The kind 0 metadata event for the profile being reacted to. */
-  profileEvent: NostrEvent;
-  /** Optional extra class names for the trigger button. */
-  className?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Emoji reaction button for user profiles.
- * Opens an emoji picker and publishes a kind 7 reaction targeting
- * the user's kind 0 profile event with `a`, `e`, and `p` tags.
- */
-export function ProfileReactionButton({ profileEvent, className }: ProfileReactionButtonProps) {
-  const { user } = useCurrentUser();
-  const { mutate: publishEvent } = useNostrPublish();
-  const { trackEmojiUsage } = useEmojiUsage();
-  const { toast } = useToast();
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const { config } = useAppContext();
-  const statsPubkey = config.nip85StatsPubkey;
-  const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
-  const pickerExpandedRef = useRef(false);
-  const justClosedRef = useRef(false);
-
-  const handleReact = useCallback((emoji: string, emojiTag?: string[]) => {
-    if (!user) return;
-    impactLight();
-
-    trackEmojiUsage(emoji);
-
-    const tags: string[][] = [
-      ['e', profileEvent.id],
-      ['p', profileEvent.pubkey],
-      ['a', `0:${profileEvent.pubkey}:`],
-      ['k', '0'],
-    ];
-    if (emojiTag) tags.push(emojiTag);
-
-    publishEvent(
-      {
-        kind: 7,
-        content: emoji,
-        created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
-        tags,
-      },
-      {
-        onSuccess: () => {
-          toast({ title: 'Reaction sent!' });
-          // Bump reaction count on the profile. Profile reactions target the
-          // kind 0 event by id, so useNip85EventStats refresh covers it. Also
-          // refresh the addressable `0:<pubkey>:` key in case any consumer
-          // reads profile stats via useNip85AddrStats.
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            invalidateEventStats(queryClient, profileEvent, statsPubkey);
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-              queryKey: ['nip85-addr-stats', `0:${profileEvent.pubkey}:`, statsPubkey],
-            });
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-              queryKey: ['nip85-addr-stats', `0:${profileEvent.pubkey}:`],
-            });
-          }, 3000);
-        },
-      },
-    );
-  }, [user, profileEvent, publishEvent, trackEmojiUsage, toast, queryClient, statsPubkey]);
-
-  if (!user) return null;
-
-  return (
-    <Popover
-      open={menuOpen}
-      onOpenChange={(open) => {
-        if (open && justClosedRef.current) return;
-        if (!open) pickerExpandedRef.current = false;
-        setMenuOpen(open);
-      }}
-    >
-      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button
-          variant="outline"
-          size="icon"
-          className={className ?? 'rounded-full size-10'}
-          title="React to this profile"
-          onClick={(e) => {
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            if (justClosedRef.current) return;
-            setMenuOpen((prev) => !prev);
-          }}
-        >
-          <SmilePlus className="size-5" />
-        </Button>
-      </PopoverTrigger>
-      <PopoverContent
-        className="w-auto p-0 border-0 bg-transparent shadow-none"
-        side="top"
-        align="start"
-        onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-        onOpenAutoFocus={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
-      >
-        <QuickReactMenu
-          eventId={profileEvent.id}
-          eventPubkey={profileEvent.pubkey}
-          eventKind={0}
-          onReact={handleReact}
-          onExpandChange={(expanded) => {
-            pickerExpandedRef.current = expanded;
-          }}
-          onClose={() => {
-            pickerExpandedRef.current = false;
-            justClosedRef.current = true;
-            setMenuOpen(false);
-            setTimeout(() => {
-              justClosedRef.current = false;
-            }, 300);
-          }}
-        />
-      </PopoverContent>
-    </Popover>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/components/profile/ProfileIdentityRail.tsx b/src/components/profile/ProfileIdentityRail.tsx
index 7c7c76ef..29160231 100644
--- a/src/components/profile/ProfileIdentityRail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile/ProfileIdentityRail.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { EmojifiedText } from '@/components/CustomEmoji';
 import { FollowToggleButton } from '@/components/FollowButton';
 import { Nip05Badge } from '@/components/Nip05Badge';
 import { PledgeCard } from '@/components/PledgeCard';
-import { ProfileReactionButton } from '@/components/ProfileReactionButton';
 import { OrganizationsAllDialog } from '@/components/profile/OrganizationsAllDialog';
 import { useCampaignModeration } from '@/hooks/useCampaignModeration';
 import { useProfileOrganizations, type ProfileOrganization } from '@/hooks/useProfileOrganizations';
@@ -91,8 +90,6 @@ interface ProfileIdentityRailProps {
   onDonate: (campaign: ParsedCampaign) => void;
   /** Whether the viewer can take any action (logged in). Disables follow when null. */
   canFollow: boolean;
-  /** Latest kind-0 event used by ProfileReactionButton; falls back to metadataEvent. */
-  authorEvent: NostrEvent | undefined;
 }
 
 const RAIL_CAMPAIGN_LIMIT = 2;
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ export function ProfileIdentityRail({
   onTabChange,
   onDonate,
   canFollow,
-  authorEvent,
 }: ProfileIdentityRailProps) {
   if (isAuthorLoading) {
     return (
@@ -204,7 +200,6 @@ export function ProfileIdentityRail({
           onFollowersOpen={onFollowersOpen}
           onFollowingOpen={onFollowingOpen}
           onTabChange={onTabChange}
-          authorEvent={authorEvent}
         />
         <ProfileOverviewSections
           pubkey={pubkey}
@@ -247,7 +242,6 @@ interface ProfileIdentityHeaderProps {
   onFollowersOpen: () => void;
   onFollowingOpen: () => void;
   onTabChange: (tabId: string) => void;
-  authorEvent: NostrEvent | undefined;
   className?: string;
   /**
    * Suppress the internal action bar (Edit Profile / QR / more, or
@@ -288,7 +282,6 @@ export function ProfileIdentityHeader({
   onFollowersOpen,
   onFollowingOpen,
   onTabChange,
-  authorEvent,
   className,
   hideActionBar = false,
 }: ProfileIdentityHeaderProps) {
@@ -346,7 +339,6 @@ export function ProfileIdentityHeader({
           onToggleFollow={onToggleFollow}
           onMoreMenuOpen={onMoreMenuOpen}
           onFollowQROpen={onFollowQROpen}
-          authorEvent={authorEvent}
           onchainCampaigns={onchainCampaigns}
           onDonate={onDonate}
         />
@@ -526,7 +518,6 @@ export function ActionBar({
   onToggleFollow,
   onMoreMenuOpen,
   onFollowQROpen,
-  authorEvent,
   onchainCampaigns,
   onDonate,
   align = 'start',
@@ -538,7 +529,6 @@ export function ActionBar({
   onToggleFollow: () => void;
   onMoreMenuOpen: () => void;
   onFollowQROpen: () => void;
-  authorEvent: NostrEvent | undefined;
   onchainCampaigns: ParsedCampaign[];
   onDonate: (campaign: ParsedCampaign) => void;
   /**
@@ -622,7 +612,6 @@ export function ActionBar({
               </DropdownMenuContent>
             </DropdownMenu>
           ) : null}
-          {authorEvent && <ProfileReactionButton profileEvent={authorEvent} />}
           <Button
             variant="outline"
             size="icon"
diff --git a/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 058f791e..38b9f343 100644
--- a/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -1459,7 +1459,6 @@ function FollowersListModal({ pubkey, open, onOpenChange, displayName }: Followe
                   onTabChange={(id) => handleTabChange(id)}
                   onDonate={openDonateForCampaign}
                   canFollow={!!user}
-                  authorEvent={authorEvent}
                 />
               </aside>
             )}
@@ -1534,7 +1533,6 @@ function FollowersListModal({ pubkey, open, onOpenChange, displayName }: Followe
                       onToggleFollow={handleToggleFollow}
                       onMoreMenuOpen={() => setMoreMenuOpen(true)}
                       onFollowQROpen={() => setFollowQROpen(true)}
-                      authorEvent={authorEvent}
                       onchainCampaigns={profileCampaignStats.campaigns.filter((c) => !!c.wallets?.onchain)}
                       onDonate={openDonateForCampaign}
                     />
@@ -1573,7 +1571,6 @@ function FollowersListModal({ pubkey, open, onOpenChange, displayName }: Followe
                     onFollowersOpen={() => setFollowersModalOpen(true)}
                     onFollowingOpen={() => setFollowingModalOpen(true)}
                     onTabChange={handleTabChange}
-                    authorEvent={authorEvent}
                   />
 
                   {/* Tab bar — sticky to the top of the page scroll once