diff --git a/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js b/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
index 8008d5535..9f6ae6bb3 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import CommentsReplies from './view';
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   fetchedReplies: makeSelectRepliesForParentId(props.parentId)(state),
   claimIsMine: makeSelectClaimIsMine(props.uri)(state),
-  commentingEnabled: IS_WEB ? Boolean(selectUserVerifiedEmail(state)) : true,
+  userCanComment: IS_WEB ? Boolean(selectUserVerifiedEmail(state)) : true,
   myChannels: selectMyChannelClaims(state),
   isFetchingByParentId: selectIsFetchingCommentsByParentId(state),
 });
diff --git a/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
index 83cec4219..ecbd973de 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // @flow
 import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
-import React from 'react';
-import Comment from 'component/comment';
 import Button from 'component/button';
+import Comment from 'component/comment';
+import React from 'react';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ type Props = {
   claimIsMine: boolean,
   myChannels: ?Array<ChannelClaim>,
   linkedCommentId?: string,
-  commentingEnabled: boolean,
+  userCanComment: boolean,
   threadDepth: number,
   numDirectReplies: number, // Total replies for parentId as reported by 'comment[replies]'. Includes blocked items.
   isFetchingByParentId: { [string]: boolean },
-  onShowMore?: () => void,
   hasMore: boolean,
   supportDisabled: boolean,
+  onShowMore?: () => void,
 };
 
 function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
@@ -29,99 +29,81 @@ function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
     claimIsMine,
     myChannels,
     linkedCommentId,
-    commentingEnabled,
+    userCanComment,
     threadDepth,
     numDirectReplies,
     isFetchingByParentId,
-    onShowMore,
     hasMore,
     supportDisabled,
+    onShowMore,
   } = props;
 
   const [isExpanded, setExpanded] = React.useState(true);
 
-  function showMore() {
-    if (onShowMore) {
-      onShowMore();
-    }
-  }
+  return !numDirectReplies ? null : (
+    <div className="comment__replies-container">
+      {!isExpanded ? (
+        <div className="comment__actions--nested">
+          <Button
+            className="comment__action"
+            label={__('Show Replies')}
+            onClick={() => setExpanded(!isExpanded)}
+            icon={isExpanded ? ICONS.UP : ICONS.DOWN}
+          />
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="comment__replies">
+          <Button className="comment__threadline" aria-label="Hide Replies" onClick={() => setExpanded(false)} />
 
-  // todo: implement comment_list --mine in SDK so redux can grab with selectCommentIsMine
-  function isMyComment(channelId: string) {
-    if (myChannels != null && channelId != null) {
-      for (let i = 0; i < myChannels.length; i++) {
-        if (myChannels[i].claim_id === channelId) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const displayedComments = fetchedReplies;
-
-  return (
-    Boolean(numDirectReplies) && (
-      <div className="comment__replies-container">
-        {Boolean(numDirectReplies) && !isExpanded && (
+          <ul className="comments--replies">
+            {fetchedReplies &&
+              fetchedReplies.map((comment) => (
+                <Comment
+                  threadDepth={threadDepth}
+                  uri={uri}
+                  authorUri={comment.channel_url}
+                  author={comment.channel_name}
+                  claimId={comment.claim_id}
+                  commentId={comment.comment_id}
+                  key={comment.comment_id}
+                  message={comment.comment}
+                  timePosted={comment.timestamp * 1000}
+                  claimIsMine={claimIsMine}
+                  commentIsMine={
+                    comment.channel_id &&
+                    myChannels &&
+                    myChannels.some(({ claim_id }) => claim_id === comment.channel_id)
+                  }
+                  linkedCommentId={linkedCommentId}
+                  commentingEnabled={userCanComment}
+                  supportAmount={comment.support_amount}
+                  numDirectReplies={comment.replies}
+                  isModerator={comment.is_moderator}
+                  isGlobalMod={comment.is_global_mod}
+                  supportDisabled={supportDisabled}
+                />
+              ))}
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {isExpanded && fetchedReplies && hasMore && (
+        <div className="comment__actions--nested">
+          <Button
+            button="link"
+            label={__('Show more')}
+            onClick={() => onShowMore && onShowMore()}
+            className="button--uri-indicator"
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {isFetchingByParentId[parentId] && (
+        <div className="comment__replies-container">
           <div className="comment__actions--nested">
-            <Button
-              className="comment__action"
-              label={__('Show Replies')}
-              onClick={() => setExpanded(!isExpanded)}
-              icon={isExpanded ? ICONS.UP : ICONS.DOWN}
-            />
+            <Spinner type="small" />
           </div>
-        )}
-        {isExpanded && (
-          <div>
-            <div className="comment__replies">
-              <Button className="comment__threadline" aria-label="Hide Replies" onClick={() => setExpanded(false)} />
-
-              <ul className="comments--replies">
-                {displayedComments &&
-                  displayedComments.map((comment) => {
-                    return (
-                      <Comment
-                        threadDepth={threadDepth}
-                        uri={uri}
-                        authorUri={comment.channel_url}
-                        author={comment.channel_name}
-                        claimId={comment.claim_id}
-                        commentId={comment.comment_id}
-                        key={comment.comment_id}
-                        message={comment.comment}
-                        timePosted={comment.timestamp * 1000}
-                        claimIsMine={claimIsMine}
-                        commentIsMine={comment.channel_id && isMyComment(comment.channel_id)}
-                        linkedCommentId={linkedCommentId}
-                        commentingEnabled={commentingEnabled}
-                        supportAmount={comment.support_amount}
-                        numDirectReplies={comment.replies}
-                        isModerator={comment.is_moderator}
-                        isGlobalMod={comment.is_global_mod}
-                        supportDisabled={supportDisabled}
-                      />
-                    );
-                  })}
-              </ul>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {isExpanded && fetchedReplies && hasMore && (
-          <div className="comment__actions--nested">
-            <Button button="link" label={__('Show more')} onClick={showMore} className="button--uri-indicator" />
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {isFetchingByParentId[parentId] && (
-          <div className="comment__replies-container">
-            <div className="comment__actions--nested">
-              <Spinner type="small" />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    )
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
   );
 }