diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index 87ad65665..4b577e5b2 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -1390,12 +1390,6 @@ class ChatController extends State<ChatPageWithRoom>
     return true;
   }
 
-// #Pangea
-  bool get canReplySelectedEvents {
-    return room.canSendDefaultMessages;
-  }
-  // Pangea#
-
   bool get canPinSelectedEvents {
     if (isArchived ||
         !room.canChangeStateEvent(EventTypes.RoomPinnedEvents) ||
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
index 009f78f73..cb4db5d21 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ class OverlayHeaderState extends State<OverlayHeader> {
                     padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8.0),
                     child: Row(
                       children: [
+                        // #Pangea
+                        // if (controller.selectedEvents.length == 1)
                         if (controller.selectedEvents.length == 1 &&
-                            controller.canReplySelectedEvents)
+                            controller.room.canSendDefaultMessages)
+                          // Pangea#
                           IconButton(
                             icon: const Icon(Symbols.reply_all),
                             tooltip: l10n.reply,