diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
index d24ebd0ce4..3ae18b8fc7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ interface IStatus extends RouteComponentProps {
 }
 
 interface IStatusState {
-  isDragging: boolean,
   showMedia: boolean,
   statusId?: string,
   emojiSelectorFocused: boolean,
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
   ];
 
   state: IStatusState = {
-    isDragging: false,
     showMedia: defaultMediaVisibility(this.props.status, this.props.displayMedia),
     statusId: undefined,
     emojiSelectorFocused: false,
@@ -193,9 +191,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
     this.setState({ showMedia: !this.state.showMedia });
   }
 
-  handleClick = (event: any): void => {
-    event.stopPropagation();
-
+  handleClick = (): void => {
     if (this.props.onClick) {
       this.props.onClick();
       return;
@@ -609,13 +605,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
           data-featured={featured ? 'true' : null}
           aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, rebloggedByText)}
           ref={this.handleRef}
-          onMouseUp={() => {
-            if (!this.state.isDragging) {
-              this.props.history.push(statusUrl);
-            }
-          }}
-          onMouseDown={() => this.setState({ isDragging: false })}
-          onMouseMove={() => this.setState({ isDragging: true })}
+          onClick={() => this.props.history.push(statusUrl)}
           role='link'
         >
           {prepend}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
index 9f4308bf20..9cbafa67f0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ interface IStatusContent {
   status: Status,
   expanded?: boolean,
   onExpandedToggle?: () => void,
-  onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent) => void,
+  onClick?: () => void,
   collapsable?: boolean,
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const StatusContent: React.FC<IStatusContent> = ({ status, expanded = false, onE
     }
 
     if (deltaX + deltaY < 5 && e.button === 0 && onClick) {
-      onClick(e);
+      onClick();
     }
 
     startXY.current = undefined;