diff --git a/src/telegram/bot/delivery.ts b/src/telegram/bot/delivery.ts
index 4dce22e5991..2e3411e7646 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot/delivery.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot/delivery.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ async function sendTelegramVoiceFallbackText(opts: {
 function buildTelegramSendParams(opts?: {
   replyToMessageId?: number;
   thread?: TelegramThreadSpec | null;
-  replyQuoteText?: string;
 }): Record<string, unknown> {
   const threadParams = buildTelegramThreadParams(opts?.thread);
   const params: Record<string, unknown> = {};
@@ -510,7 +509,6 @@ async function sendTelegramText(
 ): Promise<number | undefined> {
   const baseParams = buildTelegramSendParams({
     replyToMessageId: opts?.replyToMessageId,
-    replyQuoteText: opts?.replyQuoteText,
     thread: opts?.thread,
   });
   // Add link_preview_options when link preview is disabled.
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts b/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
index 6f7ceb8d92b..47c7578c45a 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts
@@ -226,8 +226,11 @@ export type TelegramReplyTarget = {
 
 export function describeReplyTarget(msg: Message): TelegramReplyTarget | null {
   const reply = msg.reply_to_message;
-  const externalReply = msg.external_reply;
-  const quoteText = msg.quote?.text ?? reply?.quote?.text ?? externalReply?.quote?.text;
+  const externalReply = (msg as Message & { external_reply?: Message }).external_reply;
+  const quoteText =
+    msg.quote?.text ??
+    (reply as Message & { quote?: { text?: string } } | undefined)?.quote?.text ??
+    (externalReply as Message & { quote?: { text?: string } } | undefined)?.quote?.text;
   let body = "";
   let kind: TelegramReplyTarget["kind"] = "reply";