diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-channel-settings-mail-messages/client/views/mailMessagesInstructions.js b/packages/rocketchat-channel-settings-mail-messages/client/views/mailMessagesInstructions.js
index d81a56fda523c..caf41ecdd32ff 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-channel-settings-mail-messages/client/views/mailMessagesInstructions.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-channel-settings-mail-messages/client/views/mailMessagesInstructions.js
@@ -161,18 +161,10 @@ Template.mailMessagesInstructions.events({
 		const {username} = Blaze.getData(target);
 		t.selectedUsers.set(t.selectedUsers.get().filter(user => user.username !== username));
 	},
-	'click .rc-input--usernames .rc-tags__tag-icon'(e, t) {
-		const {username} = Blaze.getData(t.find('.rc-tags__tag-text'));
-		t.selectedUsers.set(t.selectedUsers.get().filter(user => user.username !== username));
-	},
 	'click .rc-input--emails .rc-tags__tag'({target}, t) {
 		const {text} = Blaze.getData(target);
 		t.selectedEmails.set(t.selectedEmails.get().filter(email => email.text !== text));
 	},
-	'click .rc-input--emails .rc-tags__tag-icon'(e, t) {
-		const {text} = Blaze.getData(t.find('.rc-tags__tag-text'));
-		t.selectedEmails.set(t.selectedEmails.get().filter(email => email.text !== text));
-	},
 	'click .rc-popup-list__item'(e, t) {
 		t.ac.onItemClick(this, e);
 	},
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-theme/client/imports/forms/tags.css b/packages/rocketchat-theme/client/imports/forms/tags.css
index d535a8bcb2821..46d0b82e90787 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-theme/client/imports/forms/tags.css
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-theme/client/imports/forms/tags.css
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 			width: 10px;
 			height: 10px;
 			stroke: #9d9fa3;
+			pointer-events: none;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/createChannel.js b/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/createChannel.js
index 45930c9f862ef..aede83016b5a7 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/createChannel.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-ui/client/views/app/createChannel.js
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ Template.createChannel.events({
 		const {username} = Blaze.getData(target);
 		t.selectedUsers.set(t.selectedUsers.get().filter(user => user.username !== username));
 	},
-	'click .rc-tags__tag-icon'(e, t) {
-		const {username} = Blaze.getData(t.find('.rc-tags__tag-text'));
-		t.selectedUsers.set(t.selectedUsers.get().filter(user => user.username !== username));
-	},
 	'change [name=setTokensRequired]'(e, t) {
 		t.tokensRequired.set(e.currentTarget.checked);
 		t.change();