diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/message.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/message.rs
index 95c50db1..295f5bab 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/message.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/message.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use app::App;
 use appop::room::Force;
 
 use glib;
-use globals;
 use widgets;
 use uitypes::MessageContent;
 use uitypes::RowType;
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ impl AppOp {
 
                 }
             }
-            self.shown_messages += 1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -462,20 +460,7 @@ impl AppOp {
         self.load_more_spn.start();
 
         if let Some(r) = self.rooms.get(&self.active_room.clone().unwrap_or_default()) {
-            let msgs = r.messages.iter().filter(|x| !x.redacted).cloned().collect::<Vec<Message>>();
-            if self.shown_messages < msgs.len() {
-                let msgs = msgs.iter().rev()
-                               .skip(self.shown_messages)
-                               .take(globals::INITIAL_MESSAGES)
-                               .collect::<Vec<&Message>>();
-                for msg in msgs.iter() {
-                    let command = InternalCommand::AddRoomMessage((*msg).clone(),
-                                                                  MsgPos::Top,
-                                                                  self.is_first_new(&msg));
-                    self.internal.send(command).unwrap();
-                }
-                self.internal.send(InternalCommand::LoadMoreNormal).unwrap();
-            } else if let Some(prev_batch) = r.prev_batch.clone() {
+            if let Some(prev_batch) = r.prev_batch.clone() {
                 self.backend.send(BKCommand::GetRoomMessages(r.id.clone(), prev_batch)).unwrap();
             } else if let Some(msg) = r.messages.iter().next() {
                 // no prev_batch so we use the last message to calculate that in the backend
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/mod.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/mod.rs
index 42a21b59..6a9af4d4 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/mod.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ pub struct AppOp {
     pub syncing: bool,
     pub msg_queue: Vec<TmpMsg>,
     pub sending_message: bool,
-    shown_messages: usize,
     pub last_viewed_messages: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub first_new_messages: HashMap<String, Option<Message>>,
 
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ impl AppOp {
             syncing: false,
             msg_queue: vec![],
             sending_message: false,
-            shown_messages: 0,
             last_viewed_messages: HashMap::new(),
             first_new_messages: HashMap::new(),
             state: AppState::Login,
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/room.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/room.rs
index 53a1955b..d99197e3 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/appop/room.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/appop/room.rs
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ impl AppOp {
             }
         }
 
-        /* FIXME: We show all messages always therefore we don't need to track how many messages we show */
-        self.shown_messages = messages.len();
-
         /* make sure we remove the old room history first, because the lazy loading could try to
          * load messages */
         if let Some(history) = self.history.take() {