diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose_typed.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose_typed.ts
index e7cefc3fb7..41ac7e9c01 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose_typed.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose_typed.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'quote_error.unauthorized',
     defaultMessage: 'You are not authorized to quote this post.',
   },
+  quoteErrorPrivateMention: {
+    id: 'quote_error.private_mentions',
+    defaultMessage: 'Quoting is not allowed with direct mentions.',
+  },
 });
 
 type SimulatedMediaAttachmentJSON = ApiMediaAttachmentJSON & {
@@ -163,6 +167,8 @@ export const quoteComposeByStatus = createAppThunk(
 
     if (composeState.get('id')) {
       dispatch(showAlert({ message: messages.quoteErrorEdit }));
+    } else if (composeState.get('privacy') === 'direct') {
+      dispatch(showAlert({ message: messages.quoteErrorPrivateMention }));
     } else if (composeState.get('poll')) {
       dispatch(showAlert({ message: messages.quoteErrorPoll }));
     } else if (
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
index 6e7dd143fd..aca48e8824 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
@@ -421,16 +421,6 @@ export const composeReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
           return 'private';
         }
         return visibility;
-      })
-      .update('text', (text) => {
-        if (!isDirect) {
-          return text;
-        }
-        const url = status.get('url');
-        if (text.includes(url)) {
-          return text;
-        }
-        return text.trim() ? `${text}\n\n${url}` : url;
       });
   } else if (quoteComposeCancel.match(action)) {
     return state.set('quoted_status_id', null);