diff --git a/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp b/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
index 3d9d66490..b801c8d2b 100644
--- a/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ QVariant MessageModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const
             mId = event.value().get().senderId();
         }
 
-        if (!m_room->isMember(mId)) {
-            return QVariant::fromValue<NeochatRoomMember *>(emptyNeochatRoomMember);
-        }
-
         return QVariant::fromValue<NeochatRoomMember *>(m_room->qmlSafeMember(mId));
     }