diff --git a/docs/source/upgrade-guide/index.md b/docs/source/upgrade-guide/index.md
index f32722b858..e71c1357b4 100644
--- a/docs/source/upgrade-guide/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/upgrade-guide/index.md
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ This change is needed for consistency with module suffixes in Volto core, in pre
 It is unlikely that your code uses it, unless you heavily customized the Jest testing pipeline.
 
 
+### Remove `react-share` library and `SocialSharing` component
+
+This was not used by the core since some time ago, and nowadays is more suitable for being an add-on and not being included in core.
+If you still use it, bring it back as your main add-on dependency, bring back the `SocialSharing` component from Volto 17 as a custom component in your add-on code.
+
 (volto-upgrade-guide-17.x.x)=
 
 ## Upgrading to Volto 17.x.x
diff --git a/packages/volto/news/6162.breaking b/packages/volto/news/6162.breaking
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd2f5b36bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/news/6162.breaking
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove `react-share` library and `SocialSharing` component @sneridagh
diff --git a/packages/volto/package.json b/packages/volto/package.json
index 1d6732e1d7..f688a23ea7 100644
--- a/packages/volto/package.json
+++ b/packages/volto/package.json
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@
     "react-router-hash-link": "2.4.3",
     "react-select": "4.3.1",
     "react-select-async-paginate": "0.5.3",
-    "react-share": "2.3.1",
     "react-side-effect": "2.1.2",
     "react-simple-code-editor": "0.7.1",
     "react-sortable-hoc": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/index.js b/packages/volto/src/components/index.js
index bcd0f9a8f8..11444c6a1f 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/index.js
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export { default as Logout } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/Logout/Logout';
 export { default as Sitemap } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/Sitemap/Sitemap';
 export { default as Search } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/Search/Search';
 export { default as Comments } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/Comments/Comments';
-export { default as SocialSharing } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing';
 export { default as Register } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/Register/Register';
 export { default as PasswordReset } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/PasswordReset/PasswordReset';
 export { default as RequestPasswordReset } from '@plone/volto/components/theme/PasswordReset/RequestPasswordReset';
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c3d72f98f..0000000000
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Social sharing component.
- * @module components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing
- */
-
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Button, Container } from 'semantic-ui-react';
-import { FacebookShareButton, TwitterShareButton } from 'react-share';
-
-/**
- * Social sharing component class.
- * @function SocialSharing
- * @param {string} url Url to share.
- * @param {string} title Title of the content.
- * @param {string} description Description of the content.
- * @returns {string} Markup of the component.
- */
-const SocialSharing = ({ url, title, description }) => (
-  <Container style={{ clear: 'both' }}>
-    <br />
-    <FacebookShareButton url={url} quote={title}>
-      <Button color="facebook" size="mini">
-        Facebook
-      </Button>
-    </FacebookShareButton>
-    <TwitterShareButton url={url} title={title} description={description}>
-      <Button color="twitter" size="mini">
-        Twitter
-      </Button>
-    </TwitterShareButton>
-    <br />
-    <br />
-  </Container>
-);
-
-/**
- * Property types.
- * @property {Object} propTypes Property types.
- * @static
- */
-SocialSharing.propTypes = {
-  url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  description: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-};
-
-export default SocialSharing;
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.test.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.test.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index dcb804cfd2..0000000000
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/SocialSharing.test.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
-
-import SocialSharing from './SocialSharing';
-
-describe('SocialSharing', () => {
-  it('renders a social sharing component', () => {
-    const component = renderer.create(
-      <SocialSharing url="someurl" title="Title" description="Description" />,
-    );
-    const json = component.toJSON();
-    expect(json).toMatchSnapshot();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/__snapshots__/SocialSharing.test.jsx.snap b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/__snapshots__/SocialSharing.test.jsx.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d9e15d1b6..0000000000
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/SocialSharing/__snapshots__/SocialSharing.test.jsx.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`SocialSharing renders a social sharing component 1`] = `
-<div
-  className="ui container"
-  style={
-    Object {
-      "clear": "both",
-    }
-  }
->
-  <br />
-  <div
-    className="SocialMediaShareButton SocialMediaShareButton--facebook"
-    onClick={[Function]}
-    onKeyPress={[Function]}
-    role="button"
-    style={Object {}}
-    tabIndex="0"
-  >
-    <button
-      className="ui facebook mini button"
-      onClick={[Function]}
-    >
-      Facebook
-    </button>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    className="SocialMediaShareButton SocialMediaShareButton--twitter"
-    onClick={[Function]}
-    onKeyPress={[Function]}
-    role="button"
-    style={Object {}}
-    tabIndex="0"
-  >
-    <button
-      className="ui twitter mini button"
-      onClick={[Function]}
-    >
-      Twitter
-    </button>
-  </div>
-  <br />
-  <br />
-</div>
-`;
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.jsx
index 132c528c3a..36c0341cc5 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.jsx
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.jsx
@@ -261,13 +261,6 @@ class View extends Component {
           this.props.content.subjects.length > 0 && (
             <Tags tags={this.props.content.subjects} />
           )}
-        {/* Add opt-in social sharing if required, disabled by default */}
-        {/* In the future this might be parameterized from the app config */}
-        {/* <SocialSharing
-          url={typeof window === 'undefined' ? '' : window.location.href}
-          title={this.props.content.title}
-          description={this.props.content.description || ''}
-        /> */}
         {this.props.content.allow_discussion && (
           <Comments pathname={this.props.pathname} />
         )}
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.test.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.test.jsx
index 429829a067..678dbb7c51 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/theme/View/View.test.jsx
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jest.mock('../../manage/Toolbar/Toolbar', () =>
   jest.fn(() => <div id="Portal" />),
 );
 
-jest.mock('../SocialSharing/SocialSharing', () =>
-  jest.fn(() => <div id="SocialSharing" />),
-);
 jest.mock('../Comments/Comments', () => jest.fn(() => <div id="Comments" />));
 jest.mock('../Tags/Tags', () => jest.fn(() => <div id="Tags" />));
 jest.mock('../SlotRenderer/SlotRenderer', () =>
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8d3fbd3f95..61bb21e993 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1871,9 +1871,6 @@ importers:
       react-select-async-paginate:
         specifier: 0.5.3
         version: 0.5.3(react-dom@18.2.0(react@18.2.0))(react-select@4.3.1(@types/react@18.2.79)(react-dom@18.2.0(react@18.2.0))(react@18.2.0))(react@18.2.0)
-      react-share:
-        specifier: 2.3.1
-        version: 2.3.1(react@18.2.0)
       react-side-effect:
         specifier: 2.1.2
         version: 2.1.2(react@18.2.0)