diff --git a/gajim/common/contacts.py b/gajim/common/contacts.py
index 76ae5a0a2..c8e2132f0 100644
--- a/gajim/common/contacts.py
+++ b/gajim/common/contacts.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Contact(CommonContact):
     """
     def __init__(self, jid, account, name='', groups=None, show='', status='',
     sub='', ask='', resource='', priority=0, keyID='', client_caps=None,
-    our_chatstate=None, chatstate=None, idle_time=None, msg_log_id=None):
+    our_chatstate=None, chatstate=None, idle_time=None):
         if not isinstance(jid, str):
             print('no str')
         if groups is None:
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class Contact(CommonContact):
 
         self.priority = priority
         self.keyID = keyID
-        self.msg_log_id = msg_log_id
         self.idle_time = idle_time
 
         self.pep = {}
diff --git a/gajim/session.py b/gajim/session.py
index fcc1aee80..714514fda 100644
--- a/gajim/session.py
+++ b/gajim/session.py
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ class ChatControlSession(stanza_session.EncryptedStanzaSession):
                 # Brand new message, incoming.
                 contact.our_chatstate = obj.chatstate
                 contact.chatstate = obj.chatstate
-                if obj.msg_log_id: # Do not overwrite an existing msg_log_id with None
-                    contact.msg_log_id = obj.msg_log_id
 
         # THIS MUST BE AFTER chatstates handling
         # AND BEFORE playsound (else we hear sounding on chatstates!)