diff --git a/app/models/reaction.rb b/app/models/reaction.rb
index 6eefb7963..45d9c1796 100644
--- a/app/models/reaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/reaction.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ class Reaction < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :ordered, -> { order(:created_at) }
 
-  validates_presence_of :content
-
   def all_emoji?
     content.match? /\A(\p{Emoji_Presentation}|\p{Extended_Pictographic}|\uFE0F)+\z/u
   end