diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.android.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.android.tsx
index 21070e6de7..927657baf2 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.android.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.android.tsx
@@ -36,17 +36,11 @@ type Props = {
   imageSrc: ImageSource
   onRequestClose: () => void
   onZoom: (isZoomed: boolean) => void
-  swipeToCloseEnabled?: boolean
 }
 
 const AnimatedImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(Image)
 
-const ImageItem = ({
-  imageSrc,
-  onZoom,
-  onRequestClose,
-  swipeToCloseEnabled = true,
-}: Props) => {
+const ImageItem = ({imageSrc, onZoom, onRequestClose}: Props) => {
   const imageContainer = useRef<ScrollView & NativeMethodsMixin>(null)
   const imageDimensions = useImageDimensions(imageSrc)
   const [translate, scale] = getImageTransform(imageDimensions, SCREEN)
@@ -113,11 +107,9 @@ const ImageItem = ({
       showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
       showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
       contentContainerStyle={styles.imageScrollContainer}
-      scrollEnabled={swipeToCloseEnabled}
-      {...(swipeToCloseEnabled && {
-        onScroll,
-        onScrollEndDrag,
-      })}>
+      scrollEnabled={true}
+      onScroll={onScroll}
+      onScrollEndDrag={onScrollEndDrag}>
       <AnimatedImage
         {...panHandlers}
         source={imageSrc}
diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
index 9269934b49..aa234510a9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
@@ -38,17 +38,11 @@ type Props = {
   imageSrc: ImageSource
   onRequestClose: () => void
   onZoom: (scaled: boolean) => void
-  swipeToCloseEnabled?: boolean
 }
 
 const AnimatedImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(Image)
 
-const ImageItem = ({
-  imageSrc,
-  onZoom,
-  onRequestClose,
-  swipeToCloseEnabled = true,
-}: Props) => {
+const ImageItem = ({imageSrc, onZoom, onRequestClose}: Props) => {
   const scrollViewRef = useRef<ScrollView>(null)
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false)
   const [scaled, setScaled] = useState(false)
@@ -85,15 +79,11 @@ const ImageItem = ({
       onZoom(currentScaled)
       setScaled(currentScaled)
 
-      if (
-        !currentScaled &&
-        swipeToCloseEnabled &&
-        Math.abs(velocityY) > SWIPE_CLOSE_VELOCITY
-      ) {
+      if (!currentScaled && Math.abs(velocityY) > SWIPE_CLOSE_VELOCITY) {
         onRequestClose()
       }
     },
-    [onRequestClose, onZoom, swipeToCloseEnabled],
+    [onRequestClose, onZoom],
   )
 
   const onScroll = ({nativeEvent}: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => {
@@ -116,12 +106,10 @@ const ImageItem = ({
         showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
         maximumZoomScale={maxScrollViewZoom}
         contentContainerStyle={styles.imageScrollContainer}
-        scrollEnabled={swipeToCloseEnabled}
+        scrollEnabled={true}
+        onScroll={onScroll}
         onScrollEndDrag={onScrollEndDrag}
-        scrollEventThrottle={1}
-        {...(swipeToCloseEnabled && {
-          onScroll,
-        })}>
+        scrollEventThrottle={1}>
         {(!loaded || !imageDimensions) && <ImageLoading />}
         <TouchableWithoutFeedback
           onPress={handleDoubleTap}
diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.tsx
index 3db15c1db1..82ee86d7d6 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ type Props = {
   imageSrc: ImageSource
   onRequestClose: () => void
   onZoom: (scaled: boolean) => void
-  swipeToCloseEnabled?: boolean
 }
 
 const ImageItem = (_props: Props) => {
diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
index 9bd75d7795..40fca0c6f1 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ type Props = {
   presentationStyle?: ModalProps['presentationStyle']
   animationType?: ModalProps['animationType']
   backgroundColor?: string
-  swipeToCloseEnabled?: boolean
   HeaderComponent?: ComponentType<{imageIndex: number}>
   FooterComponent?: ComponentType<{imageIndex: number}>
 }
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ function ImageViewing({
   onRequestClose,
   onImageIndexChange,
   backgroundColor = DEFAULT_BG_COLOR,
-  swipeToCloseEnabled,
   HeaderComponent,
   FooterComponent,
 }: Props) {
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ function ImageViewing({
               onZoom={onZoom}
               imageSrc={imageSrc}
               onRequestClose={onRequestCloseEnhanced}
-              swipeToCloseEnabled={swipeToCloseEnabled}
             />
           )}
           onMomentumScrollEnd={onScroll}