diff --git a/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js b/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
index 213848fe1..b1b51b4aa 100644
--- a/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
+++ b/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
@@ -642,12 +642,12 @@ class RESTMethods {
 
   removeMessageReaction(message, emoji, user) {
     let endpoint = Constants.Endpoints.selfMessageReaction(message.channel.id, message.id, emoji);
-    if (user.id !== this.client.user.id) {
+    if (user !== this.client.user.id) {
       endpoint = Constants.Endpoints.userMessageReaction(message.channel.id, message.id, emoji, null, user.id);
     }
     return this.rest.makeRequest('delete', endpoint, true).then(() =>
       this.client.actions.MessageReactionRemove.handle({
-        user_id: user.id,
+        user_id: user,
         message_id: message.id,
         emoji: parseEmoji(emoji),
         channel_id: message.channel.id,