diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
index b8bd2f707..1be275af9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
+import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 
-/** Removes a reaction from the bot on this message. Reaction takes the form of **name:id** for custom guild emoji, or Unicode characters. */
+/** Removes a reaction from the given user on this message, defaults to bot. Reaction takes the form of **name:id** for custom guild emoji, or Unicode characters. */
 export async function removeReaction(
   channelId: string,
   messageId: string,
   reaction: string,
+  userId?: string,
 ) {
+  if (userId) {
+    await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
+  }
+
   if (reaction.startsWith("<:")) {
     reaction = reaction.substring(2, reaction.length - 1);
   } else if (reaction.startsWith("<a:")) {
@@ -15,6 +21,13 @@ export async function removeReaction(
 
   return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
-    endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_ME(channelId, messageId, reaction),
+    userId
+      ? endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_USER(
+        channelId,
+        messageId,
+        reaction,
+        userId,
+      )
+      : endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_ME(channelId, messageId, reaction),
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5b67dfd..000000000
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
-import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
-import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
-
-/** Removes a reaction from the specified user on this message. Reaction takes the form of **name:id** for custom guild emoji, or Unicode characters. */
-export async function removeUserReaction(
-  channelId: string,
-  messageId: string,
-  reaction: string,
-  userId: string,
-) {
-  await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
-
-  if (reaction.startsWith("<:")) {
-    reaction = reaction.substring(2, reaction.length - 1);
-  } else if (reaction.startsWith("<a:")) {
-    reaction = reaction.substring(3, reaction.length - 1);
-  }
-
-  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
-    "delete",
-    endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_USER(
-      channelId,
-      messageId,
-      reaction,
-      userId,
-    ),
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/helpers/mod.ts b/src/helpers/mod.ts
index ee1de11cb..483f7378f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/mod.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/mod.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ import { publishMessage } from "./messages/publish_message.ts";
 import { removeAllReactions } from "./messages/remove_all_reactions.ts";
 import { removeReaction } from "./messages/remove_reaction.ts";
 import { removeReactionEmoji } from "./messages/remove_reaction_emoji.ts";
-import { removeUserReaction } from "./messages/remove_user_reaction.ts";
 import { sendMessage } from "./messages/send_message.ts";
 import { unpin, unpinMessage } from "./messages/unpin_message.ts";
 import { editBotStatus } from "./misc/edit_bot_status.ts";
@@ -240,7 +239,6 @@ export {
   removeReaction,
   removeReactionEmoji,
   removeRole,
-  removeUserReaction,
   sendDirectMessage,
   sendInteractionResponse,
   sendMessage,
@@ -361,7 +359,6 @@ export let helpers = {
   removeAllReactions,
   removeReactionEmoji,
   removeReaction,
-  removeUserReaction,
   sendMessage,
   unpinMessage,
   // misc
diff --git a/src/structures/message.ts b/src/structures/message.ts
index 9f24937ee..add15b8c4 100644
--- a/src/structures/message.ts
+++ b/src/structures/message.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ const baseMessage: Partial<DiscordenoMessage> = {
   removeReactionEmoji(reaction) {
     return removeReactionEmoji(this.channelId!, this.id!, reaction);
   },
-  removeReaction(reaction) {
-    return removeReaction(this.channelId!, this.id!, reaction);
+  removeReaction(reaction, userId) {
+    return removeReaction(this.channelId!, this.id!, reaction, userId);
   },
 };
 
@@ -255,5 +255,8 @@ export interface DiscordenoMessage
   /** Remove all reactions */
   removeReactionEmoji(reaction: string): ReturnType<typeof removeReactionEmoji>;
   /** Remove all reactions */
-  removeReaction(reaction: string): ReturnType<typeof removeReaction>;
+  removeReaction(
+    reaction: string,
+    userId?: string,
+  ): ReturnType<typeof removeReaction>;
 }
diff --git a/tests/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts b/tests/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
index 0662738b4..4c3859c03 100644
--- a/tests/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
+++ b/tests/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import {
-  addReaction,
-  cache,
-  removeUserReaction,
-  sendMessage,
-} from "../../mod.ts";
-import { defaultTestOptions, tempData } from "../ws/start_bot.ts";
+import { addReaction, cache, removeReaction, sendMessage } from "../../mod.ts";
 import { assertEquals, assertExists } from "../deps.ts";
 import { delayUntil } from "../util/delay_until.ts";
+import { defaultTestOptions, tempData } from "../ws/start_bot.ts";
 
 async function ifItFailsBlameWolf(type: "getter" | "raw") {
   const message = await sendMessage(tempData.channelId, "Hello World!");
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ async function ifItFailsBlameWolf(type: "getter" | "raw") {
   assertEquals(await cache.messages.get(message.id)?.reactions?.length, 1);
 
   if (type === "raw") {
-    await removeUserReaction(
+    await removeReaction(
       message.channelId,
       message.id,
       "❤",