diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
index 093033e98..971443a73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.widget.EditText
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
 import androidx.core.widget.addTextChangedListener
 import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels
-import com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.R
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.KeyboardEntryDialogFragment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.linkpreview.LinkPreviewRepository
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ class TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment : KeyboardEntryDialogFragment(
 
     val linkPreview: StoryLinkPreviewView = view.findViewById(R.id.link_preview)
     val confirmButton: View = view.findViewById(R.id.confirm_button)
-    val progress: CircularProgressIndicator = view.findViewById(R.id.loading_spinner)
-
     val shareALinkGroup: Group = view.findViewById(R.id.share_a_link_group)
 
     input.addTextChangedListener(
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ class TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment : KeyboardEntryDialogFragment(
       linkPreview.bind(state)
       shareALinkGroup.visible = !state.isLoading && !state.linkPreview.isPresent && (state.error == null && state.activeUrlForError == null)
       confirmButton.isEnabled = state.linkPreview.isPresent || state.activeUrlForError != null
-      progress.visible = state.isLoading
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_text_post_link_entry_content.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_text_post_link_entry_content.xml
index 6b624056f..6b23c2a44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_text_post_link_entry_content.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_text_post_link_entry_content.xml
@@ -48,19 +48,6 @@
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-    <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
-        android:id="@+id/loading_spinner"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:indeterminate="true"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        app:indicatorColor="@color/core_white"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/link_preview"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/link_preview"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-        app:trackThickness="3dp" />
-
     <EditText
         android:id="@+id/input"
         android:layout_width="0dp"