diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/home/_vertical_swipe_controller.dart b/lib/ui/screens/home/_vertical_swipe_controller.dart
index d513e8ac..7dc405ae 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/home/_vertical_swipe_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/home/_vertical_swipe_controller.dart
@@ -53,18 +53,14 @@ class _VerticalSwipeController {
   }
 
   /// Utility method to wrap a gesture detector and wire up the required handlers.
-  Widget wrapGestureDetector(Widget child, {Key? key}) => Semantics(
-        button: false,
-        child: GestureDetector(
-            key: key,
-            onTapDown: (_) {
-              handleTapDown();
-            },
-            onTapUp: (_) => handleTapCancelled(),
-            onVerticalDragUpdate: handleVerticalSwipeUpdate,
-            onVerticalDragEnd: (_) => handleVerticalSwipeCancelled(),
-            onVerticalDragCancel: handleVerticalSwipeCancelled,
-            behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
-            child: child),
-      );
+  Widget wrapGestureDetector(Widget child, {Key? key}) => GestureDetector(
+      key: key,
+      excludeFromSemantics: true,
+      onTapDown: (_) => handleTapDown(),
+      onTapUp: (_) => handleTapCancelled(),
+      onVerticalDragUpdate: handleVerticalSwipeUpdate,
+      onVerticalDragEnd: (_) => handleVerticalSwipeCancelled(),
+      onVerticalDragCancel: handleVerticalSwipeCancelled,
+      behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
+      child: child);
 }