diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
index 984b04836b..a33f6e87ab 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
@@ -120,9 +120,5 @@
     color: $fallback--text;
     color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
   }
-
-  ._misclick-prevention & {
-    pointer-events: none !important;
-  }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
index 55872133aa..dfe12f8673 100644
--- a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
       color: $fallback--cOrange;
       color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
     }
-
-    ._misclick-prevention & {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-    }
   }
 
   &.-favorited {
diff --git a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
index bb4472d71b..95d95b11d6 100644
--- a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@
     color: $fallback--text;
     color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
   }
-
-  ._misclick-prevention & {
-    pointer-events: none !important;
-  }
 }
 
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/reply_button/reply_button.vue b/src/components/reply_button/reply_button.vue
index 4ca37d5ed8..a0ac89416b 100644
--- a/src/components/reply_button/reply_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/reply_button/reply_button.vue
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
       color: $fallback--cBlue;
       color: var(--cBlue, $fallback--cBlue);
     }
-
-    ._misclick-prevention & {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-    }
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
index b79fcd7570..b234f3d914 100644
--- a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
       color: $fallback--cGreen;
       color: var(--cGreen, $fallback--cGreen);
     }
-
-    ._misclick-prevention & {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-    }
   }
 
   &.-repeated {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.scss b/src/components/status/status.scss
index 769f7ef4b3..0a94de32cb 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.scss
+++ b/src/components/status/status.scss
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
     justify-content: flex-end;
   }
 
-  .user-avatar {
-    ._misclick-prevention & {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
+  ._misclick-prevention & {
+    pointer-events: none;
+
+    .attachments {
+      pointer-events: initial;
+      cursor: initial;
     }
   }
 
@@ -114,10 +117,6 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
     a {
       display: inline-block;
       word-break: break-all;
-
-      ._misclick-prevention & {
-        pointer-events: none !important;
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -260,10 +259,6 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
       vertical-align: middle;
       object-fit: contain;
     }
-
-    ._misclick-prevention & a {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-    }
   }
 
   .status-fadein {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index eb54befcb5..21412faa6d 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
         >
           <router-link
             :to="userProfileLink"
-            class="user-avatar"
             @click.stop.prevent.capture.native="toggleUserExpanded"
           >
             <UserAvatar
diff --git a/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue b/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
index e387549826..321cd4772c 100644
--- a/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
@@ -240,10 +240,6 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
     word-wrap: break-word;
     word-break: break-word;
 
-    ._misclick-prevention & :not(.attachments) a {
-      pointer-events: none !important;
-    }
-
     blockquote {
       margin: 0.2em 0 0.2em 2em;
       font-style: italic;
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index d1cfe65472..f916af9db5 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -282,10 +282,6 @@
 .user-card {
   position: relative;
 
-  ._misclick-prevention & {
-    pointer-events: none !important;
-  }
-
   &:hover .Avatar {
     --_still-image-img-visibility: visible;
     --_still-image-canvas-visibility: hidden;