diff --git a/src/app/roommanager.cpp b/src/app/roommanager.cpp
index b42a63d4a..3e52b5afa 100644
--- a/src/app/roommanager.cpp
+++ b/src/app/roommanager.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ RoomManager::RoomManager(QObject *parent)
 
     m_lastRoomConfig = m_config->group(u"LastOpenRoom"_s);
     m_lastSpaceConfig = m_config->group(u"LastOpenSpace"_s);
-    m_directChatsConfig = m_config->group(u"DirectChatsActive"_s);
 
     connect(this, &RoomManager::currentRoomChanged, this, [this]() {
         m_userListModel->setRoom(m_currentRoom);
diff --git a/src/app/roommanager.h b/src/app/roommanager.h
index f9354f7d3..26dd91689 100644
--- a/src/app/roommanager.h
+++ b/src/app/roommanager.h
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ private:
     KSharedConfig::Ptr m_config;
     KConfigGroup m_lastRoomConfig;
     KConfigGroup m_lastSpaceConfig;
-    KConfigGroup m_directChatsConfig;
 
     RoomListModel *m_roomListModel;
     SortFilterRoomListModel *m_sortFilterRoomListModel;