diff --git a/src/app/chat/model.nim b/src/app/chat/model.nim
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index fd82667d30..0000000000
--- a/src/app/chat/model.nim
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import "../../status/chat" as status_chat
-
-type ChatModel* = ref object
-
-proc newChatModel*(): ChatModel =
-  result = ChatModel()
-
-proc sendMessage*(self: ChatModel, msg: string): string =
-  echo "sending public message"
-  status_chat.sendPublicChatMessage("test", msg)