diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
index ecebc93bc9..b5a8393e57 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
@@ -46,19 +46,6 @@ proc newController*(
 proc delete*(self: Controller) =
   self.events.disconnect()
 
-proc handleCommunityOnlyConnections(self: Controller) =
-  self.events.on(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_MEMBER_APPROVED) do(e: Args):
-    let args = CommunityMemberArgs(e)
-    if (args.communityId == self.sectionId):
-      self.delegate.onChatMembersAdded(@[args.pubKey])
-
-  self.events.on(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_MEMBERS_CHANGED) do(e:Args):
-    let args = CommunityMembersArgs(e)
-    if args.communityId != self.sectionId:
-      return
-
-    self.delegate.onMembersChanged(args.members)
-
 proc init*(self: Controller) =
   # Events that are needed for all chats because of mentions
   self.events.on(SIGNAL_CONTACT_NICKNAME_CHANGED) do(e: Args):
@@ -125,10 +112,6 @@ proc init*(self: Controller) =
       if (args.chatId == self.chatId):
         self.delegate.onChatMemberUpdated(args.id, args.role, args.joined)
 
-    # Events only for community channel
-    if (self.belongsToCommunity):
-      self.handleCommunityOnlyConnections()
-
 proc belongsToCommunity*(self: Controller): bool =
   self.belongsToCommunity
 
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
index 449ad2a668..7f7311538c 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ QtObject:
             self.chatService.updateChannelMembers(chat)
 
       # members list was changed
-      if (community.isMember or community.tokenPermissions.len == 0) and community.members != prev_community.members:
+      if community.members != prev_community.members:
         self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_MEMBERS_CHANGED,
         CommunityMembersArgs(communityId: community.id, members: community.members))