diff --git a/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts b/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
index d9054b2d4a..b9f0706b63 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ export function describeReplyTarget(msg: Message): TelegramReplyTarget | null {
   const externalReply = (msg as Message & { external_reply?: Message }).external_reply;
   const quoteText =
     msg.quote?.text ??
-    (reply as (Message & { quote?: { text?: string } }) | undefined)?.quote?.text ??
     (externalReply as (Message & { quote?: { text?: string } }) | undefined)?.quote?.text;
   let body = "";
   let kind: TelegramReplyTarget["kind"] = "reply";