diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
index 772c535a4..3285dc11b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIController do
   plug(
     OAuthScopesPlug,
     %{scopes: ["read:statuses"]}
-    when action in [:conversation, :conversation_statuses, :emoji_reactions_by]
+    when action in [:conversation, :conversation_statuses]
   )
 
   plug(
diff --git a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
index 3f7ef13bc..fb7500134 100644
--- a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIControllerTest do
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "#cofe"})
 
-    conn =
-      conn
-      |> assign(:user, user)
-      |> assign(:token, insert(:oauth_token, user: user, scopes: ["read:statuses"]))
-
     result =
       conn
       |> get("/api/v1/pleroma/statuses/#{activity.id}/emoji_reactions_by")