diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index fda485b7b..55088b7dd 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/list_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/member_list_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/group_member_list_view.js'></script>
-  <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/recorder_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/nickname_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/password_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/seed_dialog_view.js'></script>
diff --git a/background_test.html b/background_test.html
index 2bd814539..68bc4e763 100644
--- a/background_test.html
+++ b/background_test.html
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/list_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/member_list_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/group_member_list_view.js'></script>
-  <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/recorder_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/nickname_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/password_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/seed_dialog_view.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/views/recorder_view.js b/js/views/recorder_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 64f94eeb4..000000000
--- a/js/views/recorder_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-/* global $, Whisper, moment, WebAudioRecorder */
-
-/* eslint-disable more/no-then */
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line func-names
-(function() {
-  'use strict';
-
-  window.Whisper = window.Whisper || {};
-
-  Whisper.RecorderView = Whisper.View.extend({
-    className: 'recorder clearfix',
-    templateName: 'recorder',
-    initialize() {
-      this.startTime = Date.now();
-      this.interval = setInterval(this.updateTime.bind(this), 1000);
-
-      this.onSwitchAwayBound = this.onSwitchAway.bind(this);
-      $(window).on('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);
-
-      this.start();
-    },
-    events: {
-      'click .close': 'close',
-      'click .finish': 'finish',
-      close: 'close',
-    },
-    onSwitchAway() {
-      this.close();
-    },
-    updateTime() {
-      const duration = moment.duration(Date.now() - this.startTime, 'ms');
-      const minutes = `${Math.trunc(duration.asMinutes())}`;
-      let seconds = `${duration.seconds()}`;
-      if (seconds.length < 2) {
-        seconds = `0${seconds}`;
-      }
-      this.$('.time').text(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);
-    },
-    close() {
-      // Note: the 'close' event can be triggered by InboxView, when the user clicks
-      //   anywhere outside the recording pane.
-
-      if (this.recorder.isRecording()) {
-        this.recorder.cancelRecording();
-      }
-      this.recorder = null;
-
-      if (this.interval) {
-        clearInterval(this.interval);
-      }
-      this.interval = null;
-
-      if (this.source) {
-        this.source.disconnect();
-      }
-      this.source = null;
-
-      if (this.context) {
-        this.context.close().then(() => {
-          window.log.info('audio context closed');
-        });
-      }
-      this.context = null;
-
-      this.remove();
-      this.trigger('closed');
-
-      $(window).off('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);
-    },
-    finish() {
-      this.clickedFinish = true;
-      this.recorder.finishRecording();
-      this.close();
-    },
-    handleBlob(recorder, blob) {
-      if (blob && this.clickedFinish) {
-        this.trigger('send', blob);
-      } else {
-        this.close();
-      }
-    },
-    start() {
-      this.clickedFinish = false;
-      this.context = new AudioContext();
-      this.input = this.context.createGain();
-      this.recorder = new WebAudioRecorder(this.input, {
-        encoding: 'mp3',
-        workerDir: 'js/', // must end with slash
-      });
-      this.recorder.onComplete = this.handleBlob.bind(this);
-      this.recorder.onError = this.onError.bind(this);
-      navigator.webkitGetUserMedia(
-        { audio: true },
-        stream => {
-          this.source = this.context.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
-          this.source.connect(this.input);
-        },
-        this.onError.bind(this)
-      );
-      this.recorder.startRecording();
-    },
-    onError(error) {
-      // Protect against out-of-band errors, which can happen if the user revokes media
-      //   permissions after successfully accessing the microphone.
-      if (!this.recorder) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.close();
-
-      if (error && error.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
-        window.log.warn(
-          'RecorderView.onError: Microphone access is not allowed!'
-        );
-        window.showPermissionsPopup();
-      } else {
-        window.log.error(
-          'RecorderView.onError:',
-          error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
-        );
-      }
-    },
-  });
-})();
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index e33c22085..ee1b62371 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/list_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/member_list_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/group_member_list_view.js"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/recorder_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/nickname_dialog_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/password_dialog_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/seed_dialog_view.js"></script>