diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index f2b719a848f..a0d1476f1c1 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {msg, Plural, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {MAX_POST_LINES} from '#/lib/constants'
-import {useOpenLink} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenLink'
 import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
@@ -733,13 +732,8 @@ function ExpandedPostDetails({
   const t = useTheme()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const {_, i18n} = useLingui()
-  const openLink = useOpenLink()
   const isRootPost = !('reply' in post.record)
 
-  const onTranslatePress = React.useCallback(() => {
-    openLink(translatorUrl, true)
-  }, [openLink, translatorUrl])
-
   return (
     <View style={[a.gap_md, a.pt_md, a.align_start]}>
       <BackdatedPostIndicator post={post} />
@@ -757,10 +751,9 @@ function ExpandedPostDetails({
             </Text>
 
             <InlineLinkText
-              to="#"
+              to={translatorUrl}
               label={_(msg`Translate`)}
-              style={[a.text_sm, pal.link]}
-              onPress={onTranslatePress}>
+              style={[a.text_sm, pal.link]}>
               <Trans>Translate</Trans>
             </InlineLinkText>
           </>