diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeArticleReactions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeArticleReactions.js
index 29e438c37..2ad5c51b0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeArticleReactions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeArticleReactions.js
@@ -46,28 +46,6 @@ function showUserReaction(reactionName, animatedClass) {
   if (reactionDrawerButton && reactionName !== 'readinglist') {
     reactionDrawerButton.classList.add('user-activated', 'user-animated');
   }
-
-  if (animatedClass == 'user-animated') {
-    const activeIcon = reactionButton.querySelector(
-      '.crayons-reaction__icon--active img',
-    );
-
-    if (activeIcon) {
-      const activeDrawerIcon = reactionDrawerButton.querySelector(
-        '.crayons-reaction__icon--active img',
-      );
-
-      reactionDrawerButton.originalIcon = activeDrawerIcon.outerHTML;
-      activeDrawerIcon.outerHTML = activeIcon.outerHTML;
-
-      setTimeout(function () {
-        document
-          .getElementById('reaction-drawer-trigger')
-          .querySelector('.crayons-reaction__icon--active img').outerHTML =
-          reactionDrawerButton.originalIcon;
-      }, 1500);
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 function hideUserReaction(reactionName) {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/views/article.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/views/article.scss
index c071a922d..9a7bb6dab 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/views/article.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/views/article.scss
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@
     .crayons-reaction__icon--active {
       display: block;
     }
-
-    .crayons-reaction__count {
-      color: var(--reaction-color);
-    }
   }
 
   &--like {
@@ -444,10 +440,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.crayons-reaction_total_count {
-  color: var(--btn-color); // Mobile safari button text blue bug
-}
-
 .reaction-drawer__outer:hover .reaction-drawer {
   @media (min-width: $breakpoint-m) {
     display: block;
diff --git a/app/views/articles/_multiple_reactions.html.erb b/app/views/articles/_multiple_reactions.html.erb
index ebef17fa6..ec1e5f656 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/_multiple_reactions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/_multiple_reactions.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <span class="crayons-reaction__icon <%= "crayons-reaction__icon--borderless" if FeatureFlag.enabled?(:multiple_reactions) %> crayons-reaction__icon--active" style="width: 40px; height: 40px">
         <%= image_tag "heart-plus-active.svg", aria_hidden: true, height: 24, width: 24 %>
       </span>
-      <span class="crayons-reaction_total_count" id="reaction_total_count">
+      <span class="crayons-reaction__count" id="reaction_total_count">
         <%= @article.public_reactions_count %>
       </span>
   </button>