diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
index 97890f40d..1531dcaa9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Publisher extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     const diff = maxChars - length(countText || '');
     const computedClass = classNames('composer--publisher', {
-      disabled: disabled || diff < 0,
+      disabled: disabled,
       over: diff < 0,
     });
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Publisher extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         {sideArm && sideArm !== 'none' ? (
           <Button
             className='side_arm'
-            disabled={disabled || diff < 0}
+            disabled={disabled}
             onClick={onSecondarySubmit}
             style={{ padding: null }}
             text={
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Publisher extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           }()}
           title={`${intl.formatMessage(messages.publish)}: ${intl.formatMessage({ id: `privacy.${privacy}.short` })}`}
           onClick={this.handleSubmit}
-          disabled={disabled || diff < 0}
+          disabled={disabled}
         />
       </div>
     );