diff --git a/app/reactions/client/init.js b/app/reactions/client/init.js
index 8e9d5420eba00..3d4f9e33a271c 100644
--- a/app/reactions/client/init.js
+++ b/app/reactions/client/init.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import { Blaze } from 'meteor/blaze';
-import { Template } from 'meteor/templating';
 
 import { roomTypes } from '../../utils/client';
 import { Rooms, Subscriptions } from '../../models';
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ export const EmojiEvents = {
 	},
 };
 
-Template.roomOld.events(EmojiEvents);
-
 Meteor.startup(function() {
 	MessageAction.addButton({
 		id: 'reaction-message',