diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
index de1ea0f58d69fa96502c841dbae7453854c4f421..fc73726857db0a1b13731069cae380015615e645 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ export default {
         href="#"
         title="Add reaction"
       >
-        <gl-loading-icon inline />
         <icon
           css-classes="link-highlight award-control-icon-neutral"
           name="emoji_slightly_smiling_face"
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/20084-update-the-spinner-component.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/20084-update-the-spinner-component.yml
index c93648e4f54e2c4cd9bbae4f1b3bcad93ec2641a..46d79767753d1c85ddece4ff150f41d043106bb3 100644
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/20084-update-the-spinner-component.yml
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/20084-update-the-spinner-component.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Add a spinner icon which is rendered using pure css
-merge_request: 25186
+title: Add a spinner icon which is rendered using pure css + update conflicting CSS
+merge_request: 25683
 author:
 type: changed