diff --git a/backend/src/Web/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs b/backend/src/Web/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index c820a5e..0000000
--- a/backend/src/Web/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-namespace Hutopy.Web.Extensions;
-
-public static class EnumExtensions
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Converts a string to the specified enum type.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEnum">The type of the enum to convert to. Must be an enum.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="value">The string value to convert.</param>
-    /// <param name="ignoreCase">Specifies whether the string comparison should ignore case. Default is true.</param>
-    /// <returns>
-    /// The corresponding enum value if the conversion is successful; otherwise, null if the string 
-    /// cannot be converted to the specified enum type.
-    /// </returns>
-    public static TEnum? ToEnum<TEnum>(this string value, bool ignoreCase = true) where TEnum : struct
-    {
-        if (Enum.TryParse(value, ignoreCase, out TEnum result))
-        {
-            return result;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-    
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Converts an enum value to its string representation.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEnum">The type of the enum.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="enumValue">The enum value to convert.</param>
-    /// <returns>The string representation of the enum value.</returns>
-    public static string FromEnum<TEnum>(this TEnum enumValue) where TEnum : struct, Enum
-    {
-        return enumValue.ToString();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/AddReaction.cs b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/AddReaction.cs
index 301f200..8002c8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/AddReaction.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/AddReaction.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Hutopy.Web.Extensions;
-using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
+using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
 using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data.Enums;
 
 namespace Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers;
@@ -47,7 +46,16 @@ public class AddReaction(
         CancellationToken ct)
     {
         var content = await context.Contents.SingleAsync(x => x.Id == req.ContentId, ct);
-        var reactionEnum = req.Reaction.ToEnum<Reaction>();
+        Reaction? reactionEnum;
+        if (Enum.TryParse(req.Reaction, true, out Reaction result))
+        {
+            reactionEnum = result;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            reactionEnum = null;
+        }
+
         var currentReaction = content.Reactions.SingleOrDefault(x => x.UserId == req.UserId);
 
         // Already reacted or reaction didn't change, do nothing
diff --git a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContent.cs b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContent.cs
index 9479008..beaa814 100644
--- a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContent.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContent.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Hutopy.Web.Extensions;
-using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
+using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
 using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers.Models;
 
 namespace Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public class GetContent(
                 HtmlFileUrl = c.HtmlFileUrl ?? "",
                 Reactions = c.Reactions.Select(x => new ReactionModel
                 {
-                    Reaction = x.Reaction.FromEnum(), UserId = x.UserId, UserName = x.UserName
+                    Reaction = x.Reaction.ToString(), UserId = x.UserId, UserName = x.UserName
                 }).ToList()
             })
             .SingleOrDefaultAsync(
diff --git a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContentsByCreator.cs b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContentsByCreator.cs
index 79dfc8f..78e09fb 100644
--- a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContentsByCreator.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetContentsByCreator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Hutopy.Web.Extensions;
-using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
+using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
 using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers.Models;
 
 namespace Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ public class GetContentsByCreatorHandler(
                 HtmlFileUrl = c.HtmlFileUrl ?? "",
                 Reactions = c.Reactions.Select(x => new ReactionModel
                 {
-                    Reaction = x.Reaction.FromEnum(),
+                    Reaction = x.Reaction.ToString(),
                     UserId = x.UserId,
                     UserName = x.UserName
                 }).ToList()
diff --git a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetFeaturedContents.cs b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetFeaturedContents.cs
index 9b0e915..f213b9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetFeaturedContents.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Web/Features/Contents/Handlers/GetFeaturedContents.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Hutopy.Web.Extensions;
-using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
+using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Data;
 using Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers.Models;
 
 namespace Hutopy.Web.Features.Contents.Handlers;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class GetFeaturedContentsHandler(
                 ThumbnailUrl = c.ThumbnailUrl,
                 Reactions = c.Reactions.Select(x => new ReactionModel
                 {
-                    Reaction = x.Reaction.FromEnum(),
+                    Reaction = x.Reaction.ToString(),
                     UserId = x.UserId,
                     UserName = x.UserName
                 }).ToList()