diff --git a/js/conversation_panel.js b/js/conversation_panel.js
index f414c38ae..2083689fe 100644
--- a/js/conversation_panel.js
+++ b/js/conversation_panel.js
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
         window.document.title = conversation.getTitle();
         new Whisper.ConversationView({
             model: conversation
-        }).render().$el.prependTo($('body'));
+        }).$el.prependTo($('body'));
     });
 }());
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index 20a534b3b..d86ccaaea 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@
             $('body').toggleClass('settings-open');
             console.log('toggling');
             debugger;
-        },
-
-        render: function() {
-            this.delegateEvents();
-            this.view.delegateEvents();
-            this.view.scrollToBottom();
-            return this;
         }
     });
 })();