diff --git a/storybook/pages/StatusChatInputPage.qml b/storybook/pages/StatusChatInputPage.qml
index 533536f9d9..3f4cc6fddf 100644
--- a/storybook/pages/StatusChatInputPage.qml
+++ b/storybook/pages/StatusChatInputPage.qml
@@ -44,31 +44,9 @@ SplitView {
 
         readonly property ListModel gifColumnA: ListModel {}
 
-        readonly property var formationChars: (["*", "`", "~"])
-
-        function getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField) {
-            let i = 1
-            let text = ""
-            while (true) {
-                if (messageInputField.selectionStart - i < 0 && messageInputField.selectionEnd + i > messageInputField.length) {
-                    break
-                }
-
-                text = messageInputField.getText(messageInputField.selectionStart - i, messageInputField.selectionEnd + i)
-
-                if (!formationChars.includes(text.charAt(0)) ||
-                        !formationChars.includes(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-                    break
-                }
-                i++
-            }
-            return text
-        }
-
         Component.onCompleted: {
             RootStore.isWalletEnabled = true
             RootStore.gifUnfurlingEnabled = true
-            RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars = rootStoreMock.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars
             RootStore.gifColumnA = rootStoreMock.gifColumnA
             rootStoreMock.ready = true
         }
diff --git a/storybook/qmlTests/tests/tst_StatusChatInput.qml b/storybook/qmlTests/tests/tst_StatusChatInput.qml
index 9cfe4b087f..47fdbd3bd4 100644
--- a/storybook/qmlTests/tests/tst_StatusChatInput.qml
+++ b/storybook/qmlTests/tests/tst_StatusChatInput.qml
@@ -703,31 +703,11 @@ Item {
 
         property ListModel gifColumnA: ListModel {}
 
-        readonly property var formationChars: (["*", "`", "~"])
         property bool gifUnfurlingEnabled: true
-        function getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField) {
-            let i = 1
-            let text = ""
-            while (true) {
-                if (messageInputField.selectionStart - i < 0 && messageInputField.selectionEnd + i > messageInputField.length) {
-                    break
-                }
-
-                text = messageInputField.getText(messageInputField.selectionStart - i, messageInputField.selectionEnd + i)
-
-                if (!formationChars.includes(text.charAt(0)) ||
-                        !formationChars.includes(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-                    break
-                }
-                i++
-            }
-            return text
-        }
 
         Component.onCompleted: {
             RootStore.isWalletEnabled = true
             RootStore.gifUnfurlingEnabled = rootStoreMock.gifUnfurlingEnabled
-            RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars = rootStoreMock.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars
             RootStore.gifColumnA = rootStoreMock.gifColumnA
 
             Global.dragArea = root
diff --git a/storybook/stubs/shared/stores/RootStore.qml b/storybook/stubs/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
index ad321785ed..84f235c642 100644
--- a/storybook/stubs/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
+++ b/storybook/stubs/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ QtObject {
     property var userProfileInst
     property bool gifUnfurlingEnabled
     property bool isWalletEnabled
-    property var getSelectedTextWithFormationChars
     property var gifColumnA
     property var currentCurrency
     property bool neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain: false
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml b/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
index 0e8295dedf..8319d90d6b 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
@@ -295,6 +295,26 @@ Rectangle {
         function getMentionAtPosition(position: int) {
             return mentionsPos.find(mention => mention.leftIndex < position && mention.rightIndex > position)
         }
+
+        function getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField) {
+            const formationChars = ["*", "`", "~"]
+            let i = 1
+            let text = ""
+            while (true) {
+                if (messageInputField.selectionStart - i < 0 && messageInputField.selectionEnd + i > messageInputField.length) {
+                    break
+                }
+
+                text = messageInputField.getText(messageInputField.selectionStart - i, messageInputField.selectionEnd + i)
+
+                if (!formationChars.includes(text.charAt(0)) ||
+                        !formationChars.includes(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
+                    break
+                }
+                i++
+            }
+            return text
+        }
     }
 
     function insertInTextInput(start, text) {
@@ -1089,37 +1109,37 @@ Rectangle {
                         wrapper: "**"
                         icon.name: "bold"
                         text: qsTr("Bold")
-                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
+                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
                         onActionTriggered: checked ?
-                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
+                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
                                                wrapSelection(wrapper)
                     }
                     StatusChatInputTextFormationAction {
                         wrapper: "*"
                         icon.name: "italic"
                         text: qsTr("Italic")
-                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
+                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
                         checked: (surroundedBy("*") && !surroundedBy("**")) || surroundedBy("***")
                         onActionTriggered: checked ?
-                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
+                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
                                                wrapSelection(wrapper)
                     }
                     StatusChatInputTextFormationAction {
                         wrapper: "~~"
                         icon.name: "strikethrough"
                         text: qsTr("Strikethrough")
-                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
+                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
                         onActionTriggered: checked ?
-                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
+                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
                                                wrapSelection(wrapper)
                     }
                     StatusChatInputTextFormationAction {
                         wrapper: "`"
                         icon.name: "code"
                         text: qsTr("Code")
-                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
+                        selectedTextWithFormationChars: d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)
                         onActionTriggered: checked ?
-                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, RootStore.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
+                                               unwrapSelection(wrapper, d.getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField)) :
                                                wrapSelection(wrapper)
                     }
                     StatusChatInputTextFormationAction {
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/stores/RootStore.qml b/ui/imports/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
index 1a9ff827e9..9e897e5db3 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/stores/RootStore.qml
@@ -37,26 +37,6 @@ QtObject {
 
     property var flatNetworks: networksModule.flatNetworks
 
-    readonly property var formationChars: (["*", "`", "~"])
-    function getSelectedTextWithFormationChars(messageInputField) {
-        let i = 1
-        let text = ""
-        while (true) {
-            if (messageInputField.selectionStart - i < 0 && messageInputField.selectionEnd + i > messageInputField.length) {
-                break
-            }
-
-            text = messageInputField.getText(messageInputField.selectionStart - i, messageInputField.selectionEnd + i)
-
-            if (!formationChars.includes(text.charAt(0)) ||
-                    !formationChars.includes(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-                break
-            }
-            i++
-        }
-        return text
-    }
-
     function setNeverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain(value) {
         localAccountSensitiveSettings.neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain = value;
     }