diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeViewController.m
index 3a6bc2ea1..1f95eb20a 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeViewController.m
@@ -284,15 +284,6 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, CellState) { kArchiveState, kInboxState };
     }
 
     [self updateBarButtonItems];
-
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-        NSIndexPath *indexPath = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0];
-        TSThread *thread = [self threadForIndexPath:indexPath];
-        if (!thread) {
-            return;
-        }
-        [self presentThread:thread keyboardOnViewAppearing:NO callOnViewAppearing:NO];
-    });
 }
 
 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated