diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
index 66ff2e42..e6c51e91 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
@@ -25,23 +25,6 @@ export class GuildSavedMessages extends BaseGuildRepository<SavedMessage> {
     this.toBePermanent = new Set();
   }
 
-  public msgToSavedMessage(message: Message): SavedMessage {
-    const postedAt = moment.utc(message.createdTimestamp, "x").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
-
-    return {
-      data: this.msgToSavedMessageData(message),
-      id: message.id,
-      guild_id: (message.channel as GuildChannel).guildId,
-      channel_id: message.channelId,
-      user_id: message.author.id,
-      is_bot: message.author.bot,
-      posted_at: postedAt,
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      deleted_at: null,
-      is_permanent: false,
-    };
-  }
-
   protected msgToSavedMessageData(msg: Message): ISavedMessageData {
     const data: ISavedMessageData = {
       author: {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
index 4a3ceaf6..f1f47a48 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,6 @@ export const RunAutomodOnThreadCreate = typedGuildEventListener<AutomodPluginTyp
       channel: thread,
     };
 
-    // This is a hack to make this trigger compatible with the reply action
-    const sourceChannel = thread.parent ?? pluginData.client.channels.cache.find((c) => c.id === thread.parentId);
-    if (sourceChannel?.isText()) {
-      const sourceMessage = sourceChannel.messages.cache.find(
-        (m) => m.thread?.id === thread.id || m.reference?.channelId === thread.id,
-      );
-      if (sourceMessage) {
-        const savedMessage = pluginData.state.savedMessages.msgToSavedMessage(sourceMessage);
-        savedMessage.channel_id = thread.id;
-        context.message = savedMessage;
-      }
-    }
-
     pluginData.state.queue.add(() => {
       runAutomod(pluginData, context);
     });