diff --git a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
index 0d99e1f19..ee34ac360 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ function update_inline_emoji_modal(event)
 	current_word = /(^|\s|\+|-)([:!@][!#a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,}(?=\n|$))/.exec(text.slice(0, coords === -1 ? text.length : coords));
 	if (current_word) current_word = current_word[2].toLowerCase();
 
-	if (current_word && (current_word.endsWith('#') || current_word.endsWith('!')))
-		return
-
 	if (current_word && curr_word_is_emoji() && current_word != ":")
 	{
 		openSpeedModal().then( () => {