diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
index 83d8309cf9..ef2c2106cc 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default class MStickerBody extends MImageBody {
         placeholderSize = placeholderSize + 'px';
 
         return (
-            <span className='mx_MStickerBody' ref='body'
+            <span className='mx_MStickerBody'
                 style={{
                     height: placeholderFixupHeight,
                 }}>