diff --git a/lib/model/emoji.dart b/lib/model/emoji.dart
index 160f2ba3e5..2c2492bfbf 100644
--- a/lib/model/emoji.dart
+++ b/lib/model/emoji.dart
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ class EmojiStoreImpl with EmojiStore {
   Map<String, List<String>>? _serverEmojiData;
 
   static final _popularEmojiCodes = (() {
-    assert(zulipPopularEmojis.every((c) =>
+    assert(EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates.every((c) =>
       c.emojiType == ReactionType.unicodeEmoji));
-    return Set.of(zulipPopularEmojis.map((c) => c.emojiCode));
+    return Set.of(EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates.map((c) => c.emojiCode));
   })();
 
   static bool _isPopularEmoji(EmojiCandidate candidate) {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class EmojiStoreImpl with EmojiStore {
 
     // Include the "popular" emoji, in their canonical order
     // relative to each other.
-    results.addAll(zulipPopularEmojis);
+    results.addAll(EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates);
 
     final namesOverridden = {
       for (final emoji in realmEmoji.values) emoji.name,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/action_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/action_sheet.dart
index a0634a5d9a..ffca980345 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/action_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/action_sheet.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void showMessageActionSheet({required BuildContext context, required Message mes
   final showMarkAsUnreadButton = markAsUnreadSupported && isMessageRead;
 
   final optionButtons = [
-    ReactionButtons(message: message, pageContext: context, popularEmojis: zulipPopularEmojis),
+    ReactionButtons(message: message, pageContext: context, popularEmojis: EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates.toList()),
     StarButton(message: message, pageContext: context),
     if (isComposeBoxOffered)
       QuoteAndReplyButton(message: message, pageContext: context),
diff --git a/test/model/emoji_test.dart b/test/model/emoji_test.dart
index 486d6b90dc..c60e00b237 100644
--- a/test/model/emoji_test.dart
+++ b/test/model/emoji_test.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ void main() {
     });
   });
 
+  final popularCandidates = EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates;
+
   Condition<Object?> isUnicodeCandidate(String? emojiCode, List<String>? names) {
     return (it_) {
       final it = it_.isA<EmojiCandidate>();
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ void main() {
       ..aliases.isEmpty();
   }
 
-  List<Condition<Object?>> arePopularCandidates = zulipPopularEmojis.map(
+  List<Condition<Object?>> arePopularCandidates = popularCandidates.map(
     (c) => isUnicodeCandidate(c.emojiCode, null)).toList();
 
   group('allEmojiCandidates', () {
@@ -139,10 +141,10 @@ void main() {
       // and interspersed with other emoji.
       final store = prepare(unicodeEmoji: {
         '1f603': ['smiley'],
-        for (final candidate in zulipPopularEmojis.skip(3))
+        for (final candidate in popularCandidates.skip(3))
           candidate.emojiCode: [candidate.emojiName, ...candidate.aliases],
         '1f34a': ['orange', 'tangerine', 'mandarin'],
-        for (final candidate in zulipPopularEmojis.take(3))
+        for (final candidate in popularCandidates.take(3))
           candidate.emojiCode: [candidate.emojiName, ...candidate.aliases],
         '1f516': ['bookmark'],
       });
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ void main() {
       // and are in their canonical order, even though the other Unicode emoji
       // are in the same order they were given in.
       check(store.allEmojiCandidates()).deepEquals([
-        for (final candidate in zulipPopularEmojis)
+        for (final candidate in popularCandidates)
           isUnicodeCandidate(candidate.emojiCode,
             [candidate.emojiName, ...candidate.aliases]),
         isUnicodeCandidate('1f603', ['smiley']),
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ void main() {
         isZulipCandidate());
     }
 
-    List<Condition<Object?>> arePopularResults = zulipPopularEmojis.map(
+    List<Condition<Object?>> arePopularResults = popularCandidates.map(
       (c) => isUnicodeResult(emojiCode: c.emojiCode)).toList();
 
     PerAccountStore prepare({
diff --git a/test/widgets/action_sheet_test.dart b/test/widgets/action_sheet_test.dart
index 79935ef7a0..31050fd9d8 100644
--- a/test/widgets/action_sheet_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/action_sheet_test.dart
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ void main() {
 
   group('ReactionButtons', () {
     group('popular emoji reactions;', () {
+      final popularCandidates = EmojiStore.popularEmojiCandidates;
+
       testWidgets('ensure all are shown', (tester) async {
         final message = eg.streamMessage();
         await setupToMessageActionSheet(tester, message: message, narrow: TopicNarrow.ofMessage(message));
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ void main() {
         final buttons = tester.widgetList<IconButton>(find.descendant(
           of: find.byType(ReactionButtons) ,
           matching: find.byType(IconButton)));
-        check(buttons).length.equals(zulipPopularEmojis.length);
+        check(buttons).length.equals(popularCandidates.length);
 
         // Ensure all are unicode emoji buttons.
         final emojis = tester.widgetList<UnicodeEmojiWidget>(find.descendant(
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ void main() {
             of: find.byType(ReactionButtons) ,
             matching: find.byType(IconButton)),
           matching: find.byType(UnicodeEmojiWidget)));
-        check(emojis).deepEquals(zulipPopularEmojis.map<Condition<Object?>>((emoji) {
+        check(emojis).deepEquals(popularCandidates.map<Condition<Object?>>((emoji) {
           final emojiDisplay = emoji.emojiDisplay as UnicodeEmojiDisplay;
           return (it) => it.isA<UnicodeEmojiWidget>()
             ..emojiDisplay.which((it) => it
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ void main() {
         }));
       });
 
-      for (final emoji in zulipPopularEmojis) {
+      for (final emoji in popularCandidates) {
         final emojiDisplay = emoji.emojiDisplay as UnicodeEmojiDisplay;
 
         Future<void> tapButton(WidgetTester tester) async {