diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
index 05fa0193bf..2db3a38ee4 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ Item {
             onContactListChanged: {
                 isBlocked = profileModel.contacts.isContactBlocked(activeChatId);
             }
-            onContactBlocked: {
-                chatsModel.messageView.removeMessagesByUserId(publicKey)
-            }
         }
 
         Connections {
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
index b7a2040de2..8dc166d33e 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
@@ -158,17 +158,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    Connections {
-        target: profileModel.contacts
-        onContactBlocked: {
-            // This hack is used because removeMessagesByUserId sometimes does not remove the messages
-            if(publicKey === fromAuthor){
-                root.visible = 0;
-                root.height = 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     Connections {
         target: chatsModel.messageView
         onHideMessage: {