diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 47497c29..15c3e271 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }:
 
   const { hidden } = useHide(post);
 
+  const onReplyModalClick = () => {
+    deleted
+      ? isReply
+        ? alert(t('this_reply_was_deleted'))
+        : alert(t('this_thread_was_deleted'))
+      : removed
+      ? isReply
+        ? alert(t('this_reply_was_removed'))
+        : alert(t('this_thread_was_removed'))
+      : openReplyModal && openReplyModal(cid, postCid, subplebbitAddress);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.postInfo}>
       {isHidden ? parentCid && <span className={styles.hiddenReplyEditMenuSpacer} /> : <EditMenu post={post} />}
@@ -160,11 +172,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }:
                 <Link to={`/p/${subplebbitAddress}/c/${cid}`} className={styles.linkToPost} title={t('link_to_post')} onClick={(e) => !cid && e.preventDefault()}>
                   c/
                 </Link>
-                <span
-                  className={styles.replyToPost}
-                  title={t('reply_to_post')}
-                  onMouseDown={() => openReplyModal && !(deleted || removed) && openReplyModal(cid, postCid, subplebbitAddress)}
-                >
+                <span className={styles.replyToPost} title={t('reply_to_post')} onMouseDown={onReplyModalClick}>
                   {shortCid}
                 </span>
               </span>
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 5a891e00..d2837924 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
 
   const { hidden } = useHide(post);
 
+  const onReplyModalClick = () => {
+    deleted
+      ? isReply
+        ? alert(t('this_reply_was_deleted'))
+        : alert(t('this_thread_was_deleted'))
+      : removed
+      ? isReply
+        ? alert(t('this_reply_was_removed'))
+        : alert(t('this_thread_was_removed'))
+      : openReplyModal && openReplyModal(cid, postCid, subplebbitAddress);
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className={styles.postInfo}>
@@ -152,11 +164,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
                   <Link to={`/p/${subplebbitAddress}/c/${cid}`} className={styles.linkToPost} title={t('link_to_post')} onClick={(e) => !cid && e.preventDefault()}>
                     c/
                   </Link>
-                  <span
-                    className={styles.replyToPost}
-                    title={t('reply_to_post')}
-                    onMouseDown={() => openReplyModal && !(deleted || removed) && openReplyModal(cid, postCid, subplebbitAddress)}
-                  >
+                  <span className={styles.replyToPost} title={t('reply_to_post')} onMouseDown={onReplyModalClick}>
                     {shortCid.slice(0, -4)}
                   </span>
                 </span>
diff --git a/src/views/post/post.tsx b/src/views/post/post.tsx
index 6e46d9bf..0ed84059 100644
--- a/src/views/post/post.tsx
+++ b/src/views/post/post.tsx
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ export const Post = ({ post, showAllReplies = false, showReplies = true, openRep
   const subplebbit = useSubplebbit({ subplebbitAddress: post?.subplebbitAddress });
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
 
-  const { deleted, locked, removed } = post || {};
-  const isThreadClosed = deleted || locked || removed;
-
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  if (isThreadClosed) {
-    openReplyModal = () => alert(t('thread_closed_alert'));
-  }
-
   let comment = post;
 
   // handle pending mod or author edit
@@ -72,7 +64,7 @@ const PostPage = () => {
   const subplebbit = useSubplebbit({ subplebbitAddress });
   const { createdAt, description, rules, shortAddress, suggested, title } = subplebbit;
 
-  const { activeCid, threadCid, closeModal, openReplyModal, showReplyModal, scrollY, subplebbitAddress: postSubplebbitAddress } = useReplyModal();
+  const { activeCid, threadCid, closeModal, showReplyModal, scrollY, subplebbitAddress: postSubplebbitAddress } = useReplyModal();
 
   const comment = useComment({ commentCid });
 
@@ -85,8 +77,7 @@ const PostPage = () => {
     post = comment;
   }
 
-  const { error, deleted, locked, removed, replyCount } = post || {};
-  const isThreadClosed = deleted || locked || removed;
+  const { error, replyCount } = post || {};
 
   useEffect(() => {
     window.scrollTo(0, 0);
@@ -128,7 +119,7 @@ const PostPage = () => {
       ) : isInRulesView ? (
         <SubplebbitRules createdAt={createdAt} rules={rules} subplebbitAddress={subplebbitAddress} />
       ) : (
-        <Post post={post} showAllReplies={true} openReplyModal={isThreadClosed ? () => alert(t('thread_closed_alert')) : openReplyModal} />
+        <Post post={post} showAllReplies={true} />
       )}
     </div>
   );