diff --git a/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui b/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
index c2b0c9cff..d6019f4ea 100644
--- a/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
+++ b/data/gui/groupchat_control.ui
@@ -157,21 +157,7 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="message_scrolledwindow">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                        <property name="hscrollbar_policy">never</property>
-                        <property name="vscrollbar_policy">never</property>
-                        <property name="shadow_type">in</property>
-                        <child>
-                          <placeholder/>
-                        </child>
-                      </object>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="expand">True</property>
-                        <property name="fill">True</property>
-                        <property name="position">1</property>
-                      </packing>
+                      <placeholder/>
                     </child>
                   </object>
                   <packing>