diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index ff75da19..633b1902 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
     post = editedComment;
   }
 
-  const { author, cid, link, postCid, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, deleted, link, postCid, removed, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const isRouteLinkToReply = useLocation().pathname.startsWith(`/p/${subplebbitAddress}/c/${cid}`);
   const { hidden } = useHide({ cid });
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
         data-post-cid={postCid}
       >
         <PostInfo openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={postReplyCount} roles={roles} />
-        {link && !hidden && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
+        {link && !hidden && !(deleted || removed) && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
         {!hidden && <PostMessage post={post} />}
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
 
 const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies = true }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, link, pinned, postCid, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, content, deleted, link, pinned, postCid, removed, state, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies
           </span>
         )}
         <div data-cid={cid} data-author-address={author?.shortAddress} data-post-cid={postCid}>
-          {link && !isHidden && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
+          {link && !isHidden && !(deleted || removed) && isValidURL(link) && <PostMedia post={post} />}
           <PostInfo isHidden={isHidden} openReplyModal={openReplyModal} post={post} postReplyCount={replyCount} roles={roles} />
           {!isHidden && !content && <div className={styles.spacer} />}
           {!isHidden && content && <PostMessage post={post} />}
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index d4b4737b..fa5ff617 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
           )}
         </span>
       </div>
-      {(hasThumbnail || link) && <CommentMedia commentMediaInfo={commentMediaInfo} post={post} showThumbnail={showThumbnail} setShowThumbnail={setShowThumbnail} />}
+      {(hasThumbnail || link) && !(deleted || removed) && (
+        <CommentMedia commentMediaInfo={commentMediaInfo} post={post} showThumbnail={showThumbnail} setShowThumbnail={setShowThumbnail} />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 };