diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
index ece72dd1e4..e9972aa90c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ export function normalizeFilterResult(result) {
   return normalResult;
 }
 
+function stripQuoteFallback(text) {
+  const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
+  wrapper.innerHTML = text;
+
+  wrapper.querySelector('.quote-inline')?.remove();
+
+  return wrapper.innerHTML;
+}
+
 export function normalizeStatus(status, normalOldStatus, settings) {
   const normalStatus   = { ...status };
 
@@ -78,6 +87,11 @@ export function normalizeStatus(status, normalOldStatus, settings) {
     normalStatus.spoilerHtml  = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(spoilerText), emojiMap);
     normalStatus.hidden       = (spoilerText.length > 0 || normalStatus.sensitive) && autoHideCW(settings, spoilerText);
 
+    // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't mess with paragraph margins
+    if (normalStatus.quote) {
+      normalStatus.contentHtml = stripQuoteFallback(normalStatus.contentHtml);
+    }
+
     if (normalStatus.url && !(normalStatus.url.startsWith('http://') || normalStatus.url.startsWith('https://'))) {
       normalStatus.url = null;
     }
@@ -117,6 +131,11 @@ export function normalizeStatusTranslation(translation, status) {
     spoiler_text: translation.spoiler_text,
   };
 
+  // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't mess with paragraph margins
+  if (status.get('quote')) {
+    normalTranslation.contentHtml = stripQuoteFallback(normalTranslation.contentHtml);
+  }
+
   return normalTranslation;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
index df5710248d..f1b8520122 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -235,16 +235,6 @@ class StatusContent extends PureComponent {
 
       onCollapsedToggle(collapsed);
     }
-
-    // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't
-    // mess with paragraph margins
-    if (!!status.get('quote')) {
-      const inlineQuote = node.querySelector('.quote-inline');
-
-      if (inlineQuote) {
-        inlineQuote.remove();
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   handleMouseEnter = ({ currentTarget }) => {