diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/follow_button.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/follow_button.tsx
index 62771c2547..ecc4e1ee17 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/follow_button.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/follow_button.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-import { useIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+import { useIntl, defineMessages, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { useIdentity } from '@/mastodon/identity_context';
 import {
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
   followBack: { id: 'account.follow_back', defaultMessage: 'Follow back' },
   mutual: { id: 'account.mutual', defaultMessage: 'Mutual' },
-  cancel_follow_request: {
-    id: 'account.cancel_follow_request',
-    defaultMessage: 'Withdraw follow request',
-  },
   edit_profile: { id: 'account.edit_profile', defaultMessage: 'Edit profile' },
 });
 
@@ -65,11 +61,28 @@ export const FollowButton: React.FC<{
     if (accountId === me) {
       return;
     } else if (relationship.following || relationship.requested) {
-      dispatch(unfollowAccount(accountId));
+      dispatch(
+        openModal({
+          modalType: 'CONFIRM',
+          modalProps: {
+            message: (
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='confirmations.unfollow.message'
+                defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to unfollow {name}?'
+                values={{ name: <strong>@{account?.acct}</strong> }}
+              />
+            ),
+            confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.unfollow),
+            onConfirm: () => {
+              dispatch(unfollowAccount(accountId));
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      );
     } else {
       dispatch(followAccount(accountId));
     }
-  }, [dispatch, accountId, relationship, account, signedIn]);
+  }, [dispatch, intl, accountId, relationship, account, signedIn]);
 
   let label;
 
@@ -79,13 +92,11 @@ export const FollowButton: React.FC<{
     label = intl.formatMessage(messages.edit_profile);
   } else if (!relationship) {
     label = <LoadingIndicator />;
-  } else if (relationship.requested) {
-    label = intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel_follow_request);
   } else if (relationship.following && relationship.followed_by) {
     label = intl.formatMessage(messages.mutual);
   } else if (!relationship.following && relationship.followed_by) {
     label = intl.formatMessage(messages.followBack);
-  } else if (relationship.following) {
+  } else if (relationship.following || relationship.requested) {
     label = intl.formatMessage(messages.unfollow);
   } else {
     label = intl.formatMessage(messages.follow);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
index b10ef6ef76..1326874e50 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const messageForFollowButton = relationship => {
     return messages.mutual;
   } else if (!relationship.get('following') && relationship.get('followed_by')) {
     return messages.followBack;
-  } else if (relationship.get('following')) {
+  } else if (relationship.get('following') || relationship.get('requested')) {
     return messages.unfollow;
   } else {
     return messages.follow;
@@ -291,10 +291,8 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (me !== account.get('id')) {
       if (signedIn && !account.get('relationship')) { // Wait until the relationship is loaded
         actionBtn = <Button disabled><LoadingIndicator /></Button>;
-      } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
-        actionBtn = <Button text={intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel_follow_request)} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.requested)} onClick={this.props.onFollow} />;
       } else if (!account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
-        actionBtn = <Button disabled={account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocked_by'])} className={classNames({ 'button--destructive': account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) })} text={intl.formatMessage(messageForFollowButton(account.get('relationship')))} onClick={signedIn ? this.props.onFollow : this.props.onInteractionModal} />;
+        actionBtn = <Button disabled={account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocked_by'])} className={classNames({ 'button--destructive': (account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) || account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) })} text={intl.formatMessage(messageForFollowButton(account.get('relationship')))} onClick={signedIn ? this.props.onFollow : this.props.onInteractionModal} />;
       } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
         actionBtn = <Button text={intl.formatMessage(messages.unblock, { name: account.get('username') })} onClick={this.props.onBlock} />;
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
index 73fd62841b..d55d8c58e4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { makeGetAccount, getAccountHidden } from '../../../selectors';
 import Header from '../components/header';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  cancelFollowRequestConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.cancel_follow_request.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Withdraw request' },
   unfollowConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.unfollow.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   blockDomainConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.domain_block.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Block entire domain' },
 });
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
 
   onFollow (account) {
-    if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'following'])) {
+    if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) || account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
       dispatch(openModal({
         modalType: 'CONFIRM',
         modalProps: {
@@ -54,15 +53,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
           onConfirm: () => dispatch(unfollowAccount(account.get('id'))),
         },
       }));
-    } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
-      dispatch(openModal({
-        modalType: 'CONFIRM',
-        modalProps: {
-          message: <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.cancel_follow_request.message' defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to withdraw your request to follow {name}?' values={{ name: <strong>@{account.get('acct')}</strong> }} />,
-          confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.cancelFollowRequestConfirm),
-          onConfirm: () => dispatch(unfollowAccount(account.get('id'))),
-        },
-      }));
     } else {
       dispatch(followAccount(account.get('id')));
     }