diff --git a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
index b005f47b9..06e2c9b12 100644
--- a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -64,21 +64,6 @@ MessageEventModel::MessageEventModel(QObject *parent)
     qmlRegisterAnonymousType<FileTransferInfo>("org.kde.neochat", 1);
     qRegisterMetaType<FileTransferInfo>();
 
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() {
-        if (!m_currentRoom) {
-            return;
-        }
-        m_currentRoom->getPreviousContent(50);
-        connect(this, &QAbstractListModel::rowsInserted, this, [this]() {
-            if (m_currentRoom->readMarkerEventId().isEmpty()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            const auto it = m_currentRoom->findInTimeline(m_currentRoom->readMarkerEventId());
-            if (it == m_currentRoom->historyEdge()) {
-                m_currentRoom->getPreviousContent(50);
-            }
-        });
-    });
     connect(static_cast<QGuiApplication *>(QGuiApplication::instance()), &QGuiApplication::paletteChanged, this, [this] {
         Q_EMIT dataChanged(index(0, 0), index(rowCount() - 1, 0), {AuthorRole, ReplyRole});
     });