diff --git a/js/popup.js b/js/popup.js
index 24f328ba2..f19d10a86 100644
--- a/js/popup.js
+++ b/js/popup.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 new Whisper.ConversationListView({el: $('#contacts')});
-new Whisper.ConversationComposeView({el: $('body')});
 Whisper.Threads.fetch({reset: true});
 
 textsecure.registerOnLoadFunction(function() {
diff --git a/js/views/conversations/new.js b/js/views/conversations/new.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f36138b8..000000000
--- a/js/views/conversations/new.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-(function () {
-  'use strict';
-
-  Whisper.ConversationComposeView = Backbone.View.extend({
-    events : {
-      'click #send_link'      : 'show_send',
-      'click #send'           : 'focus_send',
-      'click #compose-cancel' : 'hide_send',
-      'submit #send'          : 'submit_send'
-    },
-    show_send: function(e) {
-      $('#send').fadeIn().find('input[type=text]').focus();
-    },
-    focus_send: function(e) {
-      $('#send input[type=text]').focus();
-    },
-    hide_send: function(e) {
-      $('#send').hide();
-      e.preventDefault();
-    },
-    submit_send: function(e) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      var numbers = [];
-      var splitString = $("#send_numbers").val().split(",");
-      for (var i = 0; i < splitString.length; i++) {
-        try {
-          numbers.push(textsecure.utils.verifyNumber(splitString[i], textsecure.storage.getUnencrypted("regionCode")));
-        } catch (numberError) {
-          if (!numberError.countryCodeValid) {
-            Whisper.notify('Invalid country code');
-          }
-          if (!numberError.numberValid) {
-            Whisper.notify('Invalid number');
-          }
-          $('#send input[type=text]').focus();
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-      $("#send_numbers").val('');
-      $('#send').hide();
-      Whisper.Threads.findOrCreateForRecipient(numbers).trigger('select');
-    }
-  });
-})();
-
diff --git a/popup.html b/popup.html
index 18c954f68..944f7630a 100644
--- a/popup.html
+++ b/popup.html
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/conversation_list_view.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/conversation_view.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/conversations/new.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/popup.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>