diff --git a/js/modules/emojis.js b/js/modules/emojis.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e2d13cc1f07..00000000000
--- a/js/modules/emojis.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-const { take } = require('lodash');
-const { getRecentEmojis } = require('../../ts/sql/Client').default;
-
-module.exports = {
-  getInitialState,
-  load,
-};
-
-let initialState = null;
-
-async function load() {
-  const recents = await getRecentEmojisForRedux();
-
-  initialState = {
-    recents: take(recents, 32),
-  };
-}
-
-async function getRecentEmojisForRedux() {
-  const recent = await getRecentEmojis();
-  return recent.map(e => e.shortName);
-}
-
-function getInitialState() {
-  return initialState;
-}
diff --git a/js/modules/signal.js b/js/modules/signal.js
index 5ae22b8b162..bd791f1bf74 100644
--- a/js/modules/signal.js
+++ b/js/modules/signal.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const {
   start: conversationControllerStart,
 } = require('../../ts/ConversationController');
 const Data = require('../../ts/sql/Client').default;
-const Emojis = require('./emojis');
 const EmojiLib = require('../../ts/components/emoji/lib');
 const Groups = require('../../ts/groups');
 const GroupChange = require('../../ts/groupChange');
@@ -454,7 +453,6 @@ exports.setup = (options = {}) => {
     Curve,
     conversationControllerStart,
     Data,
-    Emojis,
     EmojiLib,
     Groups,
     GroupChange,
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index a33b24924ad..3b3538785eb 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ import { themeChanged } from './shims/themeChanged';
 import { createIPCEvents } from './util/createIPCEvents';
 import { RemoveAllConfiguration } from './types/RemoveAllConfiguration';
 import * as log from './logging/log';
+import {
+  loadRecentEmojis,
+  getEmojiReducerState,
+} from './util/loadRecentEmojis';
 
 const MAX_ATTACHMENT_DOWNLOAD_AGE = 3600 * 72 * 1000;
 
@@ -885,7 +889,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       await Promise.all([
         window.ConversationController.load(),
         Stickers.load(),
-        window.Signal.Emojis.load(),
+        loadRecentEmojis(),
         window.textsecure.storage.protocol.hydrateCaches(),
       ]);
       await window.ConversationController.checkForConflicts();
@@ -951,7 +955,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
         selectedConversationTitle: '',
         showArchived: false,
       },
-      emojis: window.Signal.Emojis.getInitialState(),
+      emojis: getEmojiReducerState(),
       items: window.storage.getItemsState(),
       preferredReactions: preferredReactions.getInitialState(),
       stickers: Stickers.getInitialState(),
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index d430d4dbf32..ed28f0c6faa 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@
     "updated": "2018-09-19T18:13:29.628Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Interacting with already-existing DOM nodes"
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-load(",
-    "path": "js/modules/emojis.js",
-    "line": "async function load() {",
-    "reasonCategory": "falseMatch",
-    "updated": "2019-10-31T17:28:08.684Z"
-  },
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/key_verification_view.js",
@@ -14374,4 +14367,4 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-17T21:02:59.414Z"
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/ts/util/loadRecentEmojis.ts b/ts/util/loadRecentEmojis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c42c73dedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/loadRecentEmojis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { take } from 'lodash';
+import dataInterface from '../sql/Client';
+
+type RecentEmojiObjectType = {
+  recents: Array<string>;
+};
+
+let initialState: RecentEmojiObjectType;
+
+async function getRecentEmojisForRedux() {
+  const recent = await dataInterface.getRecentEmojis();
+  return recent.map(e => e.shortName);
+}
+
+export async function loadRecentEmojis(): Promise<void> {
+  const recents = await getRecentEmojisForRedux();
+
+  initialState = {
+    recents: take(recents, 32),
+  };
+}
+
+export function getEmojiReducerState(): RecentEmojiObjectType {
+  return initialState;
+}