diff --git a/src/components/AnchorForCommentsOnly/BaseAnchorForCommentsOnly.js b/src/components/AnchorForCommentsOnly/BaseAnchorForCommentsOnly.js
index 763ca4615c6e..33d6cb014df2 100644
--- a/src/components/AnchorForCommentsOnly/BaseAnchorForCommentsOnly.js
+++ b/src/components/AnchorForCommentsOnly/BaseAnchorForCommentsOnly.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function BaseAnchorForCommentsOnly({onPressIn, onPressOut, href = '', rel = '',
         linkProps.href = href;
     }
     const defaultTextStyle = DeviceCapabilities.canUseTouchScreen() || isSmallScreenWidth ? {} : {...styles.userSelectText, ...styles.cursorPointer};
-    const isEmail = Str.isValidEmailMarkdown(href.replace(/mailto:/i, ''));
+    const isEmail = Str.isValidEmail(href.replace(/mailto:/i, ''));
 
     return (
         <PressableWithSecondaryInteraction