diff --git a/lib/emoji/db.json b/lib/emoji/db.json
index e938c8e16d2..d899efa1cb3 100644
--- a/lib/emoji/db.json
+++ b/lib/emoji/db.json
@@ -5995,14 +5995,6 @@
     {
       "code": "1f1fa-1f1f3",
       "name": "united_nations"
-    },
-    {
-      "code": "1f44d",
-      "name": "thumbsup"
-    },
-    {
-      "code": "1f44e",
-      "name": "thumbsdown"
     }
   ],
   "tonableEmojis": [
diff --git a/lib/tasks/emoji.rake b/lib/tasks/emoji.rake
index 99dae03aab4..9957a0e59bd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/emoji.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/emoji.rake
@@ -500,10 +500,6 @@ def write_db_json(emojis)
       }
     }
 
-  # adds emoji wich are not displayed in picker but available in autocomplete
-  emojis_without_tones << { "code" => "1f44d", "name" => "thumbsup" }
-  emojis_without_tones << { "code" => "1f44e", "name" => "thumbsdown" }
-
   emoji_with_tones = emojis
     .select { |code, config| config["fitzpatrick_scale"] }
     .map { |code, config| config["name"] }