diff --git a/api/react_message.php b/api/react_message.php
index dbe7cff..469a7e5 100644
--- a/api/react_message.php
+++ b/api/react_message.php
@@ -10,41 +10,9 @@ $input = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true) ?: $_POST;
 $message_id = $input['message_id'] ?? null;
 $emoji = $input['emoji'] ?? null;
 
-// Normalize emoji aliases and decode any HTML entities
-function normalize_emoji($s) {
-    if (!$s) return $s;
-    $orig = $s;
-    $s = html_entity_decode($s, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8');
-    $s_trim = trim(mb_strtolower($s, 'UTF-8'));
-    $map = [
-        'corazon' => '❤️', 'heart' => '❤️', '<3' => '❤️',
-        'like' => '👍', 'thumbsup' => '👍', 'thumbs_up' => '👍',
-        'laugh' => '😂', 'risa' => '😂', 'joy' => '😂',
-        'wow' => '😮', 'surprised' => '😮',
-        'sad' => '😢', 'triste' => '😢',
-        'clap' => '👏', 'applause' => '👏',
-        'party' => '🎉', 'celebrate' => '🎉',
-        'fire' => '🔥', 'pray' => '🙏'
-    ];
-
-    $key = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_\-]/u', '', $s_trim);
-    if (isset($map[$key])) return $map[$key];
-
-    // If it already contains an emoji, extract the first emoji char
-    if (preg_match('/[\x{1F300}-\x{1F6FF}\x{1F900}-\x{1F9FF}\x{2600}-\x{26FF}\x{2700}-\x{27BF}]/u', $s, $m)) {
-        return $m[0];
-    }
-
-    return trim($orig);
-}
-
-$rawEmoji = $input['emoji'] ?? null;
-$emoji = normalize_emoji($emoji);
-error_log('react_message: received raw=' . ($rawEmoji ?? 'NULL') . ' normalized=' . ($emoji ?? 'NULL') . ' message_id=' . ($message_id ?? 'NULL'));
-
 if (!$message_id || !$emoji) {
     http_response_code(400);
-    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Parámetros faltantes: message_id, emoji (después de normalizar)']);
+    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Parámetros faltantes: message_id, emoji']);
     exit;
 }
 
diff --git a/conversations.php b/conversations.php
index 0d1922c..73d9233 100644
--- a/conversations.php
+++ b/conversations.php
@@ -1247,12 +1247,10 @@
                             const resp = await fetch('api/react_message.php', { method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type':'application/json'}, body: JSON.stringify({ message_id: mid, emoji: emoji }) });
                             const j = await resp.json();
                             if (j && j.success) {
-                                // Prefer the server-side normalized emoji when available (handles alias -> emoji mapping)
-                                const serverEmoji = (j.updated && j.updated.reaction_emoji) ? j.updated.reaction_emoji : emoji;
                                 // update local model and UI
                                 const m = this.conversations.find(x => x.message_id == mid || x.id == mid);
-                                if (m) m.reaction_emoji = serverEmoji;
-                                this.updateMessageReactionInView && this.updateMessageReactionInView(mid, serverEmoji);
+                                if (m) m.reaction_emoji = emoji;
+                                this.updateMessageReactionInView && this.updateMessageReactionInView(mid, emoji);
                             } else {
                                 showAlert && showAlert('Error aplicando reacción', 'danger');
                             }
diff --git a/services/WhatsAppService.php b/services/WhatsAppService.php
index fc9c492..86bae40 100644
--- a/services/WhatsAppService.php
+++ b/services/WhatsAppService.php
@@ -602,38 +602,7 @@ class WhatsAppService
                     $messageData['reaction_emoji'] = $data['reaction']['emoji'] ?? null;
                 }
 
-                // Special handling for reactions: update the referenced message instead of creating a separate outgoing message
-                if ($data['type'] === 'reaction' && !empty($messageData['reaction_to_message_id'])) {
-                    try {
-                        $targetMid = $messageData['reaction_to_message_id'];
-                        $update = [
-                            'reaction_emoji' => $messageData['reaction_emoji'],
-                            'reaction_to_message_id' => $targetMid,
-                            'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
-                        ];
-                        $this->db->update('conversations', $update, 'message_id = :mid OR id = :mid', ['mid' => $targetMid]);
-
-                        // Optionally create a small notification for the operator UI
-                        try {
-                            $this->db->insert('notifications', [
-                                'user_id' => $user['id'],
-                                'type' => 'reaction',
-                                'message' => 'Reacción: ' . ($messageData['reaction_emoji'] ?? ''),
-                                'data' => json_encode(['message_id' => $targetMid, 'emoji' => $messageData['reaction_emoji'] ?? '']),
-                                'is_read' => 0,
-                                'created_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
-                            ]);
-                        } catch (Exception $ne) {
-                            error_log('Failed to create reaction notification: ' . $ne->getMessage());
-                        }
-                    } catch (Exception $e) {
-                        // Fallback: if update fails, insert as outgoing message
-                        error_log('Failed to apply reaction via update, inserting outgoing as fallback: ' . $e->getMessage());
-                        $this->db->insert('conversations', $messageData);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $this->db->insert('conversations', $messageData);
-                }
+                $this->db->insert('conversations', $messageData);
 
                 // Solo limpiar advisor_requested si el mensaje fue enviado por un asesor (operator)
                 try {