diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/card.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/card.tsx
index 615aa5a95..214b0f1f9 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/card.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/card.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const Card: React.FC<ICard> = ({
     </Stack>
   );
 
-  let embed: React.ReactNode = '';
+  let embed: React.ReactNode = null;
 
   const canvas = (
     <Blurhash
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ const Card: React.FC<ICard> = ({
         {thumbnail}
       </div>
     );
-  } else {
-    embed = null;
   }
 
   return (