diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/message.py b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
index d15c1696e..ddab1069b 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/message.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 from . import const, props
 from .capi import ffi, lib
 from .cutil import as_dc_charpointer, from_dc_charpointer, from_optional_dc_charpointer
-from .reactions import Reactions
 
 
 class Message:
@@ -164,17 +163,6 @@ class Message:
             ),
         )
 
-    def send_reaction(self, reaction: str):
-        """Send a reaction to message and return the resulting Message instance."""
-        msg_id = lib.dc_send_reaction(self.account._dc_context, self.id, as_dc_charpointer(reaction))
-        if msg_id == 0:
-            raise ValueError("reaction could not be send")
-        return Message.from_db(self.account, msg_id)
-
-    def get_reactions(self) -> Reactions:
-        """Get :class:`deltachat.reactions.Reactions` to the message."""
-        return Reactions.from_msg(self)
-
     def is_system_message(self):
         """return True if this message is a system/info message."""
         return bool(lib.dc_msg_is_info(self._dc_msg))
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/reactions.py b/python/src/deltachat/reactions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9838174ce..000000000
--- a/python/src/deltachat/reactions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-"""The Reactions object."""
-
-from .capi import ffi, lib
-from .cutil import from_dc_charpointer, iter_array
-
-
-class Reactions:
-    """Reactions object.
-
-    You obtain instances of it through :class:`deltachat.message.Message`.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, account, dc_reactions) -> None:
-        assert isinstance(account._dc_context, ffi.CData)
-        assert isinstance(dc_reactions, ffi.CData)
-        assert dc_reactions != ffi.NULL
-        self.account = account
-        self._dc_reactions = dc_reactions
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"<Reactions dc_reactions={self._dc_reactions}>"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_msg(cls, msg):
-        assert msg.id > 0
-        return cls(
-            msg.account,
-            ffi.gc(lib.dc_get_msg_reactions(msg.account._dc_context, msg.id), lib.dc_reactions_unref),
-        )
-
-    def get_contacts(self) -> list:
-        """Get list of contacts reacted to the message.
-
-        :returns: list of :class:`deltachat.contact.Contact` objects for this reaction.
-        """
-        from .contact import Contact
-
-        dc_array = ffi.gc(lib.dc_reactions_get_contacts(self._dc_reactions), lib.dc_array_unref)
-        return list(iter_array(dc_array, lambda x: Contact(self.account, x)))
-
-    def get_by_contact(self, contact) -> str:
-        """Get a string containing space-separated reactions of a single :class:`deltachat.contact.Contact`."""
-        return from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_reactions_get_by_contact_id(self._dc_reactions, contact.id))