diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
index ee565390a3..d368fb6a20 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import Overlay from 'react-overlays/Overlay';
 
 import MoodIcon from '@/material-icons/400-20px/mood.svg?react';
 import { IconButton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
-import { useSystemEmojiFont } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 
 import { buildCustomEmojis, categoriesFromEmojis } from '../../emoji/emoji';
 import { EmojiPicker as EmojiPickerAsync } from '../../ui/util/async-components';
@@ -99,12 +98,12 @@ class ModifierPickerMenu extends PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='emoji-picker-dropdown__modifiers__menu' style={{ display: active ? 'block' : 'none' }} ref={this.setRef}>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={1}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={1} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={2}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={2} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={3}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={3} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={4}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={4} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={5}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={5} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
-        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={6}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={6} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={1}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={1} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={2}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={2} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={3}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={3} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={4}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={4} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={5}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={5} /></button>
+        <button type='button' onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={6}><Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={6} /></button>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -134,12 +133,12 @@ class ModifierPicker extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onClose();
   };
 
-  render () {
+  render() {
     const { active, modifier } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <div className='emoji-picker-dropdown__modifiers'>
-        <Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={modifier} onClick={this.handleClick} native={useSystemEmojiFont} />
+        <Emoji emoji='fist' size={22} skin={modifier} onClick={this.handleClick} />
         <ModifierPickerMenu active={active} onSelect={this.handleSelect} onClose={this.props.onClose} />
       </div>
     );
@@ -291,7 +290,6 @@ class EmojiPickerMenuImpl extends PureComponent {
           notFound={notFoundFn}
           autoFocus={this.state.readyToFocus}
           emojiTooltip
-          native={useSystemEmojiFont}
         />
 
         <ModifierPicker
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/emoji.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/emoji.js
index 83a20eb07e..b282e46b4a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/emoji.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/emoji.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Trie from 'substring-trie';
 
 import { assetHost } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/config';
 
-import { autoPlayGif, useSystemEmojiFont } from '../../initial_state';
+import { autoPlayGif } from '../../initial_state';
 
 import { unicodeMapping } from './emoji_unicode_mapping_light';
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ const emojifyTextNode = (node, customEmojis) => {
   for (;;) {
     let unicode_emoji;
 
-    // Skip to the next potential emoji to replace (either custom emoji or custom emoji :shortcode:)
+    // Skip to the next potential emoji to replace (either custom emoji or custom emoji :shortcode:
     if (customEmojis === null) {
-      while (i < str.length && (useSystemEmojiFont || !(unicode_emoji = trie.search(str.slice(i))))) {
+      while (i < str.length && !(unicode_emoji = trie.search(str.slice(i)))) {
         i += str.codePointAt(i) < 65536 ? 1 : 2;
       }
     } else {
-      while (i < str.length && str[i] !== ':' && (useSystemEmojiFont || !(unicode_emoji = trie.search(str.slice(i))))) {
+      while (i < str.length && str[i] !== ':' && !(unicode_emoji = trie.search(str.slice(i)))) {
         i += str.codePointAt(i) < 65536 ? 1 : 2;
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.ts
index 308654a3eb..8f5d164f71 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ interface InitialStateMeta {
   status_page_url: string;
   terms_of_service_enabled: boolean;
   emoji_style?: string;
-  system_emoji_font?: boolean;
   default_content_type: string;
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ export const maxFeedHashtags = initialState?.max_feed_hashtags ?? 4;
 export const favouriteModal = getMeta('favourite_modal');
 export const pollLimits = initialState?.poll_limits;
 export const defaultContentType = getMeta('default_content_type');
-export const useSystemEmojiFont = getMeta('system_emoji_font');
 
 export function getAccessToken(): string | undefined {
   return getMeta('access_token');
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb b/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
index 9759e17185..9e99107aa1 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ module User::HasSettings
     settings['web.use_system_font']
   end
 
-  def setting_system_emoji_font
-    settings['web.use_system_emoji_font']
-  end
-
   def setting_system_scrollbars_ui
     settings['web.use_system_scrollbars']
   end
diff --git a/app/models/user_settings.rb b/app/models/user_settings.rb
index 79aede1aed..856fc43a74 100644
--- a/app/models/user_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_settings.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class UserSettings
     setting :expand_content_warnings, default: false
     setting :display_media, default: 'default', in: %w(default show_all hide_all)
     setting :auto_play, default: false
-    setting :use_system_emoji_font, default: false
     setting :emoji_style, default: 'auto', in: %w(auto native twemoji)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
index e0340bdda6..f78618a026 100644
--- a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class InitialStateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       store[:use_blurhash]      = object_account_user.setting_use_blurhash
       store[:use_pending_items] = object_account_user.setting_use_pending_items
       store[:default_content_type] = object_account_user.setting_default_content_type
-      store[:system_emoji_font] = object_account_user.setting_system_emoji_font
       store[:show_trends]       = Setting.trends && object_account_user.setting_trends
       store[:emoji_style]       = object_account_user.settings['web.emoji_style']
     else
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
index 553c58f973..1f55952f71 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
       = ff.input :'web.disable_swiping', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_disable_swiping')
       = ff.input :'web.disable_hover_cards', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_disable_hover_cards')
       = ff.input :'web.use_system_font', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_system_font_ui')
-      = ff.input :'web.use_system_emoji_font', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_system_emoji_font'), glitch_only: true
       = ff.input :'web.use_system_scrollbars', wrapper: :with_label, hint: I18n.t('simple_form.hints.defaults.setting_system_scrollbars_ui'), label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_system_scrollbars_ui')
 
     %h4= t 'appearance.discovery'