diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/Message.tsx b/src/components/middle/message/Message.tsx
index 025137d9f..021b904a5 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/message/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/Message.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ import {
   selectPeer,
   selectPeerStory,
   selectPerformanceSettingsValue,
-  selectReplySender,
   selectRequestedChatTranslationLanguage,
   selectRequestedMessageTranslationLanguage,
   selectSender,
@@ -1713,7 +1712,7 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
     const shouldHideReply = replyToMsgId && replyToMsgId === threadId;
     const replyMessage = replyToMsgId ? selectChatMessage(global, replyToPeerId || chatId, replyToMsgId) : undefined;
     const forwardHeader = forwardInfo || replyFrom;
-    const replyMessageSender = replyMessage ? selectReplySender(global, replyMessage)
+    const replyMessageSender = replyMessage ? selectSender(global, replyMessage)
       : forwardHeader && !isRepliesChat && !isAnonymousForwards
         ? selectSenderFromHeader(global, forwardHeader) : undefined;
     const replyMessageForwardSender = replyMessage && selectForwardedSender(global, replyMessage);
diff --git a/src/global/selectors/messages.ts b/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
index efab30444..27e1c8a54 100644
--- a/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
+++ b/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
@@ -456,17 +456,6 @@ export function selectSenderFromMessage<T extends GlobalState>(
   return selectPeer(global, message.senderId);
 }
 
-export function selectReplySender<T extends GlobalState>(
-  global: T, message: ApiMessage,
-) {
-  const { senderId } = message;
-  if (!senderId) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  return selectPeer(global, senderId);
-}
-
 export function selectSenderFromHeader<T extends GlobalState>(
   global: T,
   header: ApiMessageForwardInfo,