diff --git a/app/assets/images/spinner_96_w.gif b/app/assets/images/spinner_96_w.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index 11e6162e4cd..00000000000
Binary files a/app/assets/images/spinner_96_w.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
index 381e96113af..4d8da67c11d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
@@ -135,4 +135,29 @@ div.ac-wrap {
   }
 }
 
+#reply-control {
+  .spinner {
+    position: absolute;
+    @include fades-in(0.25s);
+    left: 250px;
+    top: 95px;
+    height: 100px;
+    width: 70px;
+    height: 70px;
+    text-indent: -9999em;
+    background: {
+      image: image-url("spinner_96.gif");
+      repeat: no-repeat;
+      size: 35px;
+      position: 17px 17px;
+    };
+  }
+  &.loading {
+    .spinner {
+      z-index: 1000;
+      @include visible;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index 152c91dd8e9..7bbfa280360 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -178,28 +178,6 @@
       }
     }
   }
-  .spinner {
-    position: absolute;
-    @include fades-in(0.25s);
-    left: 250px;
-    top: 95px;
-    height: 100px;
-    width: 70px;
-    height: 70px;
-    text-indent: -9999em;
-    background: {
-      image: image-url("spinner_96.gif");
-      repeat: no-repeat;
-      size: 35px;
-      position: 17px 17px;
-    };
-  }
-  &.loading {
-    .spinner {
-      z-index: 1000;
-      @include visible;
-    }
-  }
   .reply-area {
     max-width: 1500px;
     margin-left: auto;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
index 96de8476c06..048f2985565 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
@@ -117,35 +117,6 @@ display: none;
       }
     }
   }
-  .spinner {
-    position: absolute;
-    @include fades-in(0.25s);
-    @include border-radius-all(10px);
-    left: 250px;
-    top: 95px;
-    height: 100px;
-    width: 70px;
-    height: 70px;
-    text-indent: -9999em;
-    background: {
-      color: #000;
-      image: image-url("spinner_96_w.gif");
-      repeat: no-repeat;
-      size: 35px;
-      position: 17px 17px;
-    };
-  }
-  &.loading {
-    .spinner {
-      z-index: 1000;
-      @include visible;
-    }
-  }
-  .reply-area {
-    max-width: 1500px;
-    margin-right: auto;
-    float: none;
-  }
 
   // if this is a new topic, make room for the category field in the editor on
   // a small screen mobile device