diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/scrollable_list.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/scrollable_list.tsx
index d5bfd6025..941e130a6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/scrollable_list.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/scrollable_list.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const ScrollableList = React.forwardRef<VirtuosoHandle, IScrollableList>(({
           {isLoading ? (
             <Spinner />
           ) : (
-            <Text>{emptyMessage}</Text>
+            emptyMessage
           )}
         </Card>
       </div>