diff --git a/pkg/persistence/schema.sql b/pkg/persistence/schema.sql
index e14ac5d..675485d 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/schema.sql
+++ b/pkg/persistence/schema.sql
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ create table chat_message_reactions (rowid integer primary key,
     message_id integer not null,
     sender_id integer not null,
     sent_at integer not null,
-    emoji text not null check (length(emoji) = 1),
+    emoji text not null,
     foreign key(message_id) references chat_messages(id)
     foreign key(sender_id) references users(id)
 );
diff --git a/sample_data/seed_data.sql b/sample_data/seed_data.sql
index 4ff179b..ad7a4a8 100644
--- a/sample_data/seed_data.sql
+++ b/sample_data/seed_data.sql
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ create table chat_message_reactions (rowid integer primary key,
     message_id integer not null,
     sender_id integer not null,
     sent_at integer not null,
-    emoji text not null check (length(emoji) = 1),
+    emoji text not null,
     foreign key(message_id) references chat_messages(id)
     foreign key(sender_id) references users(id)
 );