diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 106f82c..3aa5de9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ Add labels
 .unassign('defunkt');
 ```
 
-#### `react`
-
-```
-.react('heart'); # or +1, -1, laugh, confused, heart, hooray
-```
-
 ---
 
 See [examples](examples.md) for ideas of behaviors you can implement by combining these configuration options.
diff --git a/lib/plugins/issues.js b/lib/plugins/issues.js
index 8f88793..cf6e16a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/issues.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/issues.js
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ const IssuePlugin = superclass => class extends superclass {
     return this;
   }
 
-  react(reaction) {
-    this._setCommentData({reaction});
-    return this;
-  }
-
   _setCommentData(obj) {
     if (this.issueActions === undefined) {
       this.issueActions = {};
@@ -143,13 +138,6 @@ class IssueEvaluator extends Evaluator {
       );
     }
 
-    if (workflow.issueActions.reaction !== undefined) {
-      const reaction = workflow.issueActions.reaction;
-      promises.push(
-        context.github.reactions.createForIssue(context.payload.toIssue({content: reaction}))
-      );
-    }
-
     return promises;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/configuration.js b/test/configuration.js
index 875cf14..cb3382a 100644
--- a/test/configuration.js
+++ b/test/configuration.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const createSpy = expect.createSpy;
 config.content = new Buffer(`
   on("issues.opened")
     .comment("Hello World!")
-    .assign("bkeepers")
-    .react("heart");
+    .assign("bkeepers");
 
   on("issues.closed")
     .unassign("bkeepers");
diff --git a/test/plugins/issues.js b/test/plugins/issues.js
index 0637d96..a8ec0bd 100644
--- a/test/plugins/issues.js
+++ b/test/plugins/issues.js
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ const payload = require('../fixtures/webhook/comment.created.json');
 const createSpy = expect.createSpy;
 
 const github = {
-  reactions: {
-    createForIssue: createSpy()
-  },
   issues: {
     lock: createSpy(),
     unlock: createSpy(),
@@ -210,18 +207,4 @@ describe('issues plugin', () => {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  describe('reactions', () => {
-    it('react', () => {
-      this.w.react('heart');
-
-      Promise.all(this.evaluator.evaluate(this.w, context));
-      expect(github.reactions.createForIssue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        owner: 'bkeepers-inc',
-        repo: 'test',
-        number: 6,
-        content: 'heart'
-      });
-    });
-  });
 });