diff --git a/src/plugins/sib-reactions.js b/src/plugins/sib-reactions.js
index 6821034d41abc819b650b25b30e55e864f719949..8565285722faf7e25fef54e12a0d85d17fc234cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sib-reactions.js
+++ b/src/plugins/sib-reactions.js
@@ -330,8 +330,6 @@ converse.plugins.add('sib-reactions', {
       },
     };
 
-    window._converse = _converse;
-
     // Apply message mixin
     const Message = _converse.api.elements.registry['converse-chat-message'];
     const _renderMessageText = Message.prototype.renderMessageText;