2 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/components/TagMenu/index.tsx b/src/components/TagMenu/index.tsx
index 2fec7a188..c18c0d6a2 100644
--- a/src/components/TagMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TagMenu/index.tsx
@@ -215,14 +215,12 @@ export function TagMenu({
                           if (isMuted) {
                             resetUpsert()
                             removeMutedWord({
-                              value: sanitizedTag,
+                              value: tag,
                               targets: ['tag'],
                             })
                           } else {
                             resetRemove()
-                            upsertMutedWord([
-                              {value: sanitizedTag, targets: ['tag']},
-                            ])
+                            upsertMutedWord([{value: tag, targets: ['tag']}])
                           }
                         })
                       }}>
diff --git a/src/components/TagMenu/index.web.tsx b/src/components/TagMenu/index.web.tsx
index 3aebfbba2..4fcb4c812 100644
--- a/src/components/TagMenu/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TagMenu/index.web.tsx
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ export function TagMenu({
           : _(msg`Mute ${truncatedTag}`),
         onPress() {
           if (isMuted) {
-            removeMutedWord({value: sanitizedTag, targets: ['tag']})
+            removeMutedWord({value: tag, targets: ['tag']})
           } else {
-            upsertMutedWord([{value: sanitizedTag, targets: ['tag']}])
+            upsertMutedWord([{value: tag, targets: ['tag']}])
           }
         },
         testID: 'tagMenuMute',
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export function TagMenu({
     preferences,
     tag,
     truncatedTag,
-    sanitizedTag,
     upsertMutedWord,
     removeMutedWord,
   ])