diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index 0aa40fda1f8b..de7dbe62afc1 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -1161,16 +1161,16 @@ const removeLinksFromHtml = (html, links) => {
  * This function will handle removing only links that were purposely removed by the user while editing.
  *
  * @param {String} newCommentText text of the comment after editing.
- * @param {String} markdownOriginalComment original markdown of the comment before editing.
+ * @param {String} originalCommentMarkdown original markdown of the comment before editing.
  * @returns {String}
  */
-const handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml = (newCommentText, markdownOriginalComment) => {
+const handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml = (newCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown) => {
     const parser = new ExpensiMark();
     if (newCommentText.length > CONST.MAX_MARKUP_LENGTH) {
         return newCommentText;
     }
     const htmlForNewComment = parser.replace(newCommentText);
-    const removedLinks = parser.getRemovedMarkdownLinks(markdownOriginalComment, newCommentText);
+    const removedLinks = parser.getRemovedMarkdownLinks(originalCommentMarkdown, newCommentText);
     return removeLinksFromHtml(htmlForNewComment, removedLinks);
 };
 
@@ -1189,14 +1189,14 @@ function editReportComment(reportID, originalReportAction, textForNewComment) {
     // https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/9090
     // https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/13221
     const originalCommentHTML = lodashGet(originalReportAction, 'message[0].html');
-    const markdownOriginalComment = parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim();
+    const originalCommentMarkdown = parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim();
 
     // Skip the Edit if draft is not changed
-    if (markdownOriginalComment === textForNewComment) {
+    if (originalCommentMarkdown === textForNewComment) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const htmlForNewComment = handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(textForNewComment, markdownOriginalComment);
+    const htmlForNewComment = handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(textForNewComment, originalCommentMarkdown);
     const reportComment = parser.htmlToText(htmlForNewComment);
 
     // For comments shorter than or equal to 10k chars, convert the comment from MD into HTML because that's how it is stored in the database
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ function editReportComment(reportID, originalReportAction, textForNewComment) {
     let parsedOriginalCommentHTML = originalCommentHTML;
     if (textForNewComment.length <= CONST.MAX_MARKUP_LENGTH) {
         const autolinkFilter = {filterRules: _.filter(_.pluck(parser.rules, 'name'), (name) => name !== 'autolink')};
-        parsedOriginalCommentHTML = parser.replace(markdownOriginalComment, autolinkFilter);
+        parsedOriginalCommentHTML = parser.replace(originalCommentMarkdown, autolinkFilter);
     }
 
     //  Delete the comment if it's empty
diff --git a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
index e9c9422c4cae..5fa05873e63e 100644
--- a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
+++ b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import lodashGet from 'lodash/get';
-import ExpensiMark from 'expensify-common/lib/ExpensiMark';
 import {utcToZonedTime} from 'date-fns-tz';
 import {beforeEach, beforeAll, afterEach, describe, it, expect} from '@jest/globals';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../src/ONYXKEYS';
@@ -427,37 +426,35 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
 
         global.fetch = TestHelper.getGlobalFetchMock();
 
-        const parser = new ExpensiMark();
-
         // User edits comment to add link
         // We should generate link
-        let originalCommentHTML = 'Original Comment';
+        let originalCommentMarkdown = 'Original Comment';
         let afterEditCommentText = 'Original Comment www.google.com';
-        let newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        let newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         let expectedOutput = 'Original Comment <a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.google.com</a>';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User deletes www.google.com link from comment but keeps link text
         // We should not generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment <a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a>';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment [www.google.com](https://www.google.com)';
         afterEditCommentText = 'Comment www.google.com';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = 'Comment www.google.com';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User Delete only () part of link but leaves the []
         // We should not generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment <a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a>';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment [www.google.com](https://www.google.com)';
         afterEditCommentText = 'Comment [www.google.com]';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = 'Comment [www.google.com]';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User Generates multiple links in one edit
         // We should generate both links
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment';
         afterEditCommentText = 'Comment www.google.com www.facebook.com';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput =
             'Comment <a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.google.com</a> ' +
             '<a href="https://www.facebook.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.facebook.com</a>';
@@ -465,41 +462,41 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
 
         // Comment has two links but user deletes only one of them
         // Should not generate link again for the deleted one
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment <a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a>  <a href="https://www.facebook.com" target="_blank">www.facebook.com</a>';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment [www.google.com](https://www.google.com)  [www.facebook.com](https://www.facebook.com)';
         afterEditCommentText = 'Comment www.google.com  [www.facebook.com](https://www.facebook.com)';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = 'Comment www.google.com  <a href="https://www.facebook.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.facebook.com</a>';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User edits and replaces comment with a link containing underscores
         // We should generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment';
         afterEditCommentText = 'https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6</a>';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User edits and deletes the link containing underscores
         // We should not generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6</a>';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = '[https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6)';
         afterEditCommentText = 'https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = 'https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User edits and replaces comment with a link containing asterisks
         // We should generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = 'Comment';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = 'Comment';
         afterEditCommentText = 'http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = '<a href="http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt</a>';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
 
         // User edits and deletes the link containing asterisks
         // We should not generate link
-        originalCommentHTML = '<a href="http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt</a>';
+        originalCommentMarkdown = '[http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt](http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt)';
         afterEditCommentText = 'http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt';
-        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, parser.htmlToMarkdown(originalCommentHTML).trim());
+        newCommentHTML = Report.handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(afterEditCommentText, originalCommentMarkdown);
         expectedOutput = 'http://example.com/foo/*/bar/*/test.txt';
         expect(newCommentHTML).toBe(expectedOutput);
     });