diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 5abeb94c6..4955243ab 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -356,31 +356,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     end
   end
 
-  @spec react_with_emoji(User.t(), Object.t(), String.t(), keyword()) ::
-          {:ok, Activity.t(), Object.t()} | {:error, any()}
-  def react_with_emoji(user, object, emoji, options \\ []) do
-    with {:ok, result} <-
-           Repo.transaction(fn -> do_react_with_emoji(user, object, emoji, options) end) do
-      result
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp do_react_with_emoji(user, object, emoji, options) do
-    with local <- Keyword.get(options, :local, true),
-         activity_id <- Keyword.get(options, :activity_id, nil),
-         true <- Pleroma.Emoji.is_unicode_emoji?(emoji),
-         reaction_data <- make_emoji_reaction_data(user, object, emoji, activity_id),
-         {:ok, activity} <- insert(reaction_data, local),
-         {:ok, object} <- add_emoji_reaction_to_object(activity, object),
-         _ <- notify_and_stream(activity),
-         :ok <- maybe_federate(activity) do
-      {:ok, activity, object}
-    else
-      false -> {:error, false}
-      {:error, error} -> Repo.rollback(error)
-    end
-  end
-
   @spec announce(User.t(), Object.t(), String.t() | nil, boolean(), boolean()) ::
           {:ok, Activity.t(), Object.t()} | {:error, any()}
   def announce(
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
index b0f447e28..922a444a9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
 
+  @spec emoji_react(User.t(), Object.t(), String.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
+  def emoji_react(actor, object, emoji) do
+    with {:ok, data, meta} <- object_action(actor, object) do
+      data =
+        data
+        |> Map.put("content", emoji)
+        |> Map.put("type", "EmojiReact")
+
+      {:ok, data, meta}
+    end
+  end
+
   @spec undo(User.t(), Activity.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
   def undo(actor, object) do
     {:ok,
@@ -52,6 +64,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
 
   @spec like(User.t(), Object.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
   def like(actor, object) do
+    with {:ok, data, meta} <- object_action(actor, object) do
+      data =
+        data
+        |> Map.put("type", "Like")
+
+      {:ok, data, meta}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec object_action(User.t(), Object.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
+  defp object_action(actor, object) do
     object_actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object.data["actor"])
 
     # Address the actor of the object, and our actor's follower collection if the post is public.
@@ -73,7 +96,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
      %{
        "id" => Utils.generate_activity_id(),
        "actor" => actor.ap_id,
-       "type" => "Like",
        "object" => object.data["id"],
        "to" => to,
        "cc" => cc,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
index 4782cd8f3..549e5e761 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator do
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.DeleteValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.EmojiReactValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.LikeValidator
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.Types
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.UndoValidator
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator do
     end
   end
 
+  def validate(%{"type" => "EmojiReact"} = object, meta) do
+    with {:ok, object} <-
+           object
+           |> EmojiReactValidator.cast_and_validate()
+           |> Ecto.Changeset.apply_action(:insert) do
+      object = stringify_keys(object |> Map.from_struct())
+      {:ok, object, meta}
+    end
+  end
+
   def stringify_keys(%{__struct__: _} = object) do
     object
     |> Map.from_struct()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/emoji_react_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/emoji_react_validator.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e87519c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/emoji_react_validator.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.EmojiReactValidator do
+  use Ecto.Schema
+
+  alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.Types
+
+  import Ecto.Changeset
+  import Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.CommonValidations
+
+  @primary_key false
+
+  embedded_schema do
+    field(:id, Types.ObjectID, primary_key: true)
+    field(:type, :string)
+    field(:object, Types.ObjectID)
+    field(:actor, Types.ObjectID)
+    field(:context, :string)
+    field(:content, :string)
+    field(:to, {:array, :string}, default: [])
+    field(:cc, {:array, :string}, default: [])
+  end
+
+  def cast_and_validate(data) do
+    data
+    |> cast_data()
+    |> validate_data()
+  end
+
+  def cast_data(data) do
+    %__MODULE__{}
+    |> changeset(data)
+  end
+
+  def changeset(struct, data) do
+    struct
+    |> cast(data, __schema__(:fields))
+    |> fix_after_cast()
+  end
+
+  def fix_after_cast(cng) do
+    cng
+    |> fix_context()
+  end
+
+  def fix_context(cng) do
+    object = get_field(cng, :object)
+
+    with nil <- get_field(cng, :context),
+         %Object{data: %{"context" => context}} <- Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(object) do
+      cng
+      |> put_change(:context, context)
+    else
+      _ ->
+        cng
+    end
+  end
+
+  def validate_emoji(cng) do
+    content = get_field(cng, :content)
+
+    if Pleroma.Emoji.is_unicode_emoji?(content) do
+      cng
+    else
+      cng
+      |> add_error(:content, "must be a single character emoji")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def validate_data(data_cng) do
+    data_cng
+    |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["EmojiReact"])
+    |> validate_required([:id, :type, :object, :actor, :context, :to, :cc, :content])
+    |> validate_actor_presence()
+    |> validate_object_presence()
+    |> validate_emoji()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index 5049cb54e..bfc2ab845 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
     end
   end
 
+  # Tasks this handles:
+  # - Add reaction to object
+  # - Set up notification
+  def handle(%{data: %{"type" => "EmojiReact"}} = object, meta) do
+    reacted_object = Object.get_by_ap_id(object.data["object"])
+    Utils.add_emoji_reaction_to_object(object, reacted_object)
+
+    Notification.create_notifications(object)
+
+    {:ok, object, meta}
+  end
+
   # Tasks this handles:
   # - Delete and unpins the create activity
   # - Replace object with Tombstone
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 26b5bda0e..be7b57f13 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     |> handle_incoming(options)
   end
 
-  def handle_incoming(%{"type" => "Like"} = data, _options) do
+  def handle_incoming(%{"type" => type} = data, _options) when type in ["Like", "EmojiReact"] do
     with :ok <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor_and_object(data),
          {:ok, activity, _meta} <-
            Pipeline.common_pipeline(data, local: false) do
@@ -666,27 +666,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
     end
   end
 
-  def handle_incoming(
-        %{
-          "type" => "EmojiReact",
-          "object" => object_id,
-          "actor" => _actor,
-          "id" => id,
-          "content" => emoji
-        } = data,
-        _options
-      ) do
-    with actor <- Containment.get_actor(data),
-         {:ok, %User{} = actor} <- User.get_or_fetch_by_ap_id(actor),
-         {:ok, object} <- get_obj_helper(object_id),
-         {:ok, activity, _object} <-
-           ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(actor, object, emoji, activity_id: id, local: false) do
-      {:ok, activity}
-    else
-      _e -> :error
-    end
-  end
-
   def handle_incoming(
         %{"type" => "Announce", "object" => object_id, "actor" => _actor, "id" => id} = data,
         _options
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index 1e6bbbab7..c538a634f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -191,8 +191,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
   def react_with_emoji(id, user, emoji) do
     with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
-         object <- Object.normalize(activity) do
-      ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(user, object, emoji)
+         object <- Object.normalize(activity),
+         {:ok, emoji_react, _} <- Builder.emoji_react(user, object, emoji),
+         {:ok, activity, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(emoji_react, local: true) do
+      {:ok, activity}
     else
       _ ->
         {:error, dgettext("errors", "Could not add reaction emoji")}
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 4aa5c1dd8..8bc77b75e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIController do
   end
 
   def react_with_emoji(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => activity_id, "emoji" => emoji}) do
-    with {:ok, _activity, _object} <- CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity_id, user, emoji),
+    with {:ok, _activity} <- CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity_id, user, emoji),
          activity <- Activity.get_by_id(activity_id) do
       conn
       |> put_view(StatusView)
diff --git a/test/notification_test.exs b/test/notification_test.exs
index 69f426e4d..0783c325d 100644
--- a/test/notification_test.exs
+++ b/test/notification_test.exs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.NotificationTest do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "yeah"})
-      {:ok, activity, _object} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
 
       {:ok, [notification]} = Notification.create_notifications(activity)
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 0a8a7119d..0739cbfef 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
   alias Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AccountView
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
-  alias Pleroma.Web.Federator
 
   import ExUnit.CaptureLog
   import Mock
@@ -874,71 +873,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "react to an object" do
-    test_with_mock "sends an activity to federation", Federator, [:passthrough], [] do
-      Config.put([:instance, :federating], true)
-      user = insert(:user)
-      reactor = insert(:user)
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "YASSSS queen slay"})
-      assert object = Object.normalize(activity)
-
-      {:ok, reaction_activity, _object} = ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(reactor, object, "🔥")
-
-      assert called(Federator.publish(reaction_activity))
-    end
-
-    test "adds an emoji reaction activity to the db" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-      reactor = insert(:user)
-      third_user = insert(:user)
-      fourth_user = insert(:user)
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "YASSSS queen slay"})
-      assert object = Object.normalize(activity)
-
-      {:ok, reaction_activity, object} = ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(reactor, object, "🔥")
-
-      assert reaction_activity
-
-      assert reaction_activity.data["actor"] == reactor.ap_id
-      assert reaction_activity.data["type"] == "EmojiReact"
-      assert reaction_activity.data["content"] == "🔥"
-      assert reaction_activity.data["object"] == object.data["id"]
-      assert reaction_activity.data["to"] == [User.ap_followers(reactor), activity.data["actor"]]
-      assert reaction_activity.data["context"] == object.data["context"]
-      assert object.data["reaction_count"] == 1
-      assert object.data["reactions"] == [["🔥", [reactor.ap_id]]]
-
-      {:ok, _reaction_activity, object} = ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(third_user, object, "☕")
-
-      assert object.data["reaction_count"] == 2
-      assert object.data["reactions"] == [["🔥", [reactor.ap_id]], ["☕", [third_user.ap_id]]]
-
-      {:ok, _reaction_activity, object} = ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(fourth_user, object, "🔥")
-
-      assert object.data["reaction_count"] == 3
-
-      assert object.data["reactions"] == [
-               ["🔥", [fourth_user.ap_id, reactor.ap_id]],
-               ["☕", [third_user.ap_id]]
-             ]
-    end
-
-    test "reverts emoji reaction on error" do
-      [user, reactor] = insert_list(2, :user)
-
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "Status"})
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
-
-      with_mock(Utils, [:passthrough], maybe_federate: fn _ -> {:error, :reverted} end) do
-        assert {:error, :reverted} = ActivityPub.react_with_emoji(reactor, object, "😀")
-      end
-
-      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(object.data["id"])
-      refute object.data["reaction_count"]
-      refute object.data["reactions"]
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "announcing an object" do
     test "adds an announce activity to the db" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
index 174be5ec6..f382adf3e 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/object_validator_test.exs
@@ -10,6 +10,46 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidatorTest do
 
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
+  describe "EmojiReacts" do
+    setup do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      {:ok, post_activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "uguu"})
+
+      object = Pleroma.Object.get_by_ap_id(post_activity.data["object"])
+
+      {:ok, valid_emoji_react, []} = Builder.emoji_react(user, object, "👌")
+
+      %{user: user, post_activity: post_activity, valid_emoji_react: valid_emoji_react}
+    end
+
+    test "it validates a valid EmojiReact", %{valid_emoji_react: valid_emoji_react} do
+      assert {:ok, _, _} = ObjectValidator.validate(valid_emoji_react, [])
+    end
+
+    test "it is not valid without a 'content' field", %{valid_emoji_react: valid_emoji_react} do
+      without_content =
+        valid_emoji_react
+        |> Map.delete("content")
+
+      {:error, cng} = ObjectValidator.validate(without_content, [])
+
+      refute cng.valid?
+      assert {:content, {"can't be blank", [validation: :required]}} in cng.errors
+    end
+
+    test "it is not valid with a non-emoji content field", %{valid_emoji_react: valid_emoji_react} do
+      without_emoji_content =
+        valid_emoji_react
+        |> Map.put("content", "x")
+
+      {:error, cng} = ObjectValidator.validate(without_emoji_content, [])
+
+      refute cng.valid?
+
+      assert {:content, {"must be a single character emoji", []}} in cng.errors
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "Undos" do
     setup do
       user = insert(:user)
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/side_effects_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/side_effects_test.exs
index aafc450d3..b29a7a7be 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/side_effects_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/side_effects_test.exs
@@ -72,13 +72,40 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffectsTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "EmojiReact objects" do
+    setup do
+      poster = insert(:user)
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(poster, %{"status" => "hey"})
+
+      {:ok, emoji_react_data, []} = Builder.emoji_react(user, post.object, "👌")
+      {:ok, emoji_react, _meta} = ActivityPub.persist(emoji_react_data, local: true)
+
+      %{emoji_react: emoji_react, user: user, poster: poster}
+    end
+
+    test "adds the reaction to the object", %{emoji_react: emoji_react, user: user} do
+      {:ok, emoji_react, _} = SideEffects.handle(emoji_react)
+      object = Object.get_by_ap_id(emoji_react.data["object"])
+
+      assert object.data["reaction_count"] == 1
+      assert ["👌", [user.ap_id]] in object.data["reactions"]
+    end
+
+    test "creates a notification", %{emoji_react: emoji_react, poster: poster} do
+      {:ok, emoji_react, _} = SideEffects.handle(emoji_react)
+      assert Repo.get_by(Notification, user_id: poster.id, activity_id: emoji_react.id)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "Undo objects" do
     setup do
       poster = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
       {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(poster, %{"status" => "hey"})
       {:ok, like} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, post.id)
-      {:ok, reaction, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(post.id, user, "👍")
+      {:ok, reaction} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(post.id, user, "👍")
       {:ok, announce, _} = CommonAPI.repeat(post.id, user)
       {:ok, block} = ActivityPub.block(user, poster)
       User.block(user, poster)
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/emoji_react_handling_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/emoji_react_handling_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6988e3e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/emoji_react_handling_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.EmojiReactHandlingTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase
+
+  alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  test "it works for incoming emoji reactions" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+    other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
+    {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "hello"})
+
+    data =
+      File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction.json")
+      |> Poison.decode!()
+      |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
+      |> Map.put("actor", other_user.ap_id)
+
+    {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+
+    assert data["actor"] == other_user.ap_id
+    assert data["type"] == "EmojiReact"
+    assert data["id"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin#reactions/2"
+    assert data["object"] == activity.data["object"]
+    assert data["content"] == "👌"
+
+    object = Object.get_by_ap_id(data["object"])
+
+    assert object.data["reaction_count"] == 1
+    assert match?([["👌", _]], object.data["reactions"])
+  end
+
+  test "it reject invalid emoji reactions" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+    other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
+    {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "hello"})
+
+    data =
+      File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction-too-long.json")
+      |> Poison.decode!()
+      |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
+      |> Map.put("actor", other_user.ap_id)
+
+    assert {:error, _} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+
+    data =
+      File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction-no-emoji.json")
+      |> Poison.decode!()
+      |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
+      |> Map.put("actor", other_user.ap_id)
+
+    assert {:error, _} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/undo_handling_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/undo_handling_test.exs
index 6f5e61ac3..eaf58adf7 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/undo_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/undo_handling_test.exs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.UndoHandlingTest do
     user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "hello"})
-    {:ok, reaction_activity, _object} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👌")
+    {:ok, reaction_activity} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👌")
 
     data =
       File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-undo-like.json")
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 4fd6c8b00..2914c90ea 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -325,43 +325,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       assert object_data["cc"] == to
     end
 
-    test "it works for incoming emoji reactions" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "hello"})
-
-      data =
-        File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction.json")
-        |> Poison.decode!()
-        |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
-
-      {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-
-      assert data["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
-      assert data["type"] == "EmojiReact"
-      assert data["id"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin#reactions/2"
-      assert data["object"] == activity.data["object"]
-      assert data["content"] == "👌"
-    end
-
-    test "it reject invalid emoji reactions" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "hello"})
-
-      data =
-        File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction-too-long.json")
-        |> Poison.decode!()
-        |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
-
-      assert :error = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-
-      data =
-        File.read!("test/fixtures/emoji-reaction-no-emoji.json")
-        |> Poison.decode!()
-        |> Map.put("object", activity.data["object"])
-
-      assert :error = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-    end
-
     test "it works for incoming announces" do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-announce.json") |> Poison.decode!()
 
@@ -518,7 +481,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
     test "it strips internal reactions" do
       user = insert(:user)
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "#cofe"})
-      {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "📢")
+      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "📢")
 
       %{object: object} = Activity.get_by_id_with_object(activity.id)
       assert Map.has_key?(object.data, "reactions")
diff --git a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
index 9a37d1887..2fd17a1b8 100644
--- a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(other_user, %{"status" => "cofe"})
 
-      {:ok, reaction, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
+      {:ok, reaction} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
 
       assert reaction.data["actor"] == user.ap_id
       assert reaction.data["content"] == "👍"
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(other_user, %{"status" => "cofe"})
-      {:ok, reaction, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
+      {:ok, reaction} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
 
       {:ok, unreaction} = CommonAPI.unreact_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
index c3ec9dfec..0806269a2 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.NotificationViewTest do
     other_user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "#cofe"})
-    {:ok, _activity, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
+    {:ok, _activity} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
 
     activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index 451723e60..b5e7dc317 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
     third_user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "dae cofe??"})
 
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "☕")
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, third_user, "🍵")
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "☕")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, third_user, "🍵")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
     activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
     status = StatusView.render("show.json", activity: activity)
 
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 299dbad41..43f1b154d 100644
--- a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIControllerTest do
     other_user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "#cofe"})
-    {:ok, _reaction, _object} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
+    {:ok, _reaction_activity} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
 
     ObanHelpers.perform_all()
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIControllerTest do
 
     assert result == []
 
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "🎅")
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, doomed_user, "🎅")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "🎅")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, doomed_user, "🎅")
 
     User.perform(:delete, doomed_user)
 
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.PleromaAPIControllerTest do
 
     assert result == []
 
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "🎅")
-    {:ok, _, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "🎅")
+    {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, other_user, "☕")
 
     result =
       conn