diff --git a/app/models/custom_emoji.rb b/app/models/custom_emoji.rb
index 54b918bd8a..2a58fd3f71 100644
--- a/app/models/custom_emoji.rb
+++ b/app/models/custom_emoji.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CustomEmoji < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :local, -> { where(domain: nil) }
   scope :remote, -> { where.not(domain: nil) }
-  scope :remote_only, -> { where.not(domain: nil).where(category_id: nil) }
+  scope :remote_only, -> { where.not(domain: nil).where(category_id: nil).where(local_counterpart: { id: nil }) }
   scope :alphabetic, -> { order(domain: :asc, shortcode: :asc) }
   scope :by_domain_and_subdomains, ->(domain) { where(domain: domain).or(where(arel_table[:domain].matches("%.#{domain}"))) }
   scope :listed, -> { local.where(disabled: false).where(visible_in_picker: true) }