diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
index 238710b49ff..25660b68d21 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ fun MessageItem(
         val selfDeletionTimerState = rememberSelfDeletionTimer(header.messageStatus.expirationStatus)
         if (
             selfDeletionTimerState is SelfDeletionTimerHelper.SelfDeletionTimerState.Expirable
-            && selfDeletionTimerState.timerStarted
         ) {
             startDeletionTimer(
                 message = message,