diff --git a/ui/component/fileActions/index.js b/ui/component/fileActions/index.js
index a7dfda1e1..4a5426d7d 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileActions/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/fileActions/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import {
-  selectClaimIsMine,
-  selectClaimForUri,
-  selectHasChannels,
-  makeSelectTagInClaimOrChannelForUri,
-} from 'redux/selectors/claims';
+import { selectClaimIsMine, selectClaimForUri, selectHasChannels } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 import { makeSelectStreamingUrlForUri, makeSelectFileInfoForUri } from 'redux/selectors/file_info';
 import { doPrepareEdit } from 'redux/actions/publish';
-import { DISABLE_COMMENTS_TAG } from 'constants/tags';
 import { selectCostInfoForUri } from 'lbryinc';
 import { doSetPlayingUri, doPlayUri } from 'redux/actions/content';
 import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
@@ -26,7 +20,6 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     renderMode: makeSelectFileRenderModeForUri(props.uri)(state),
     costInfo: selectCostInfoForUri(state, props.uri),
     hasChannels: selectHasChannels(state),
-    reactionsDisabled: makeSelectTagInClaimOrChannelForUri(props.uri, DISABLE_COMMENTS_TAG)(state),
     streamingUrl: makeSelectStreamingUrlForUri(props.uri)(state),
   };
 };
diff --git a/ui/component/fileActions/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileActions/view.jsx
index f0e1778c5..c7f3c6724 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileActions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileActions/view.jsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ type Props = {
   renderMode: string,
   hasChannels: boolean,
   hideRepost?: boolean,
-  reactionsDisabled: boolean,
   download: (string) => void,
   streamingUrl: ?string,
 };
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ function FileActions(props: Props) {
     prepareEdit,
     hasChannels,
     hideRepost,
-    reactionsDisabled,
   } = props;
   const {
     push,
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ function FileActions(props: Props) {
 
   const lhsSection = (
     <>
-      {ENABLE_FILE_REACTIONS && !reactionsDisabled && <FileReactions uri={uri} />}
+      {ENABLE_FILE_REACTIONS && <FileReactions uri={uri} />}
       <ClaimSupportButton uri={uri} fileAction />
       <ClaimCollectionAddButton uri={uri} fileAction />
       {!hideRepost && <ClaimRepostButton uri={uri} claim={claim} hasChannels={hasChannels} />}
diff --git a/ui/page/file/view.jsx b/ui/page/file/view.jsx
index 10df5fce0..6d708d66e 100644
--- a/ui/page/file/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/file/view.jsx
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function FilePage(props: Props) {
       {!collection && !isMarkdown && !videoTheaterMode && <RecommendedContent uri={uri} />}
       {isMarkdown && (
         <div className="file-page__post-comments">
-          <CommentsList uri={uri} linkedCommentId={linkedCommentId} commentsAreExpanded />
+          {!commentsDisabled && <CommentsList uri={uri} linkedCommentId={linkedCommentId} commentsAreExpanded />}
         </div>
       )}
     </Page>