diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b31b2544..9b53b8480 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ qt_add_qml_module(neochat URI org.kde.neochat NO_PLUGIN
         qml/UserInfo.qml
         qml/UserInfoDesktop.qml
         qml/RoomPage.qml
-        qml/RoomWindow.qml
         qml/ExploreRoomsPage.qml
         qml/ManualRoomDialog.qml
         qml/ExplorerDelegate.qml
diff --git a/src/qml/ContextMenu.qml b/src/qml/ContextMenu.qml
index bf54da208..223f6810d 100644
--- a/src/qml/ContextMenu.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ContextMenu.qml
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ Loader {
     Component {
         id: regularMenu
         QQC2.Menu {
-            QQC2.MenuItem {
-                id: newWindow
-                text: i18n("Open in New Window")
-                icon.name: "window-new"
-                onTriggered: RoomManager.openWindow(room)
-                visible: !Kirigami.Settings.isMobile
-            }
-
-            QQC2.MenuSeparator {
-                visible: newWindow.visible
-            }
-
             QQC2.MenuItem {
                 text: room.isFavourite ? i18n("Remove from Favorites") : i18n("Add to Favorites")
                 icon.name: room.isFavourite ? "bookmark-remove" : "bookmark-new"
diff --git a/src/qml/RoomWindow.qml b/src/qml/RoomWindow.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e07a5c00..000000000
--- a/src/qml/RoomWindow.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Carl Schwan <carl@carlschwan.eu>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Controls as QQC2
-import QtQuick.Layouts
-
-import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
-
-import org.kde.neochat
-
-Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
-    id: root
-
-    required property NeoChatRoom currentRoom
-    required property NeoChatConnection connection
-
-    minimumWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 10
-    minimumHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 15
-
-    Shortcut {
-        sequence: StandardKey.Cancel
-        onActivated: root.close()
-    }
-    pageStack.initialPage: RoomPage {
-        id: roomPage
-        visible: true
-        currentRoom: root.currentRoom
-        disableCancelShortcut: true
-        connection: root.connection
-
-        timelineModel: TimelineModel {
-            room: currentRoom
-        }
-        messageFilterModel: MessageFilterModel {
-            sourceModel: roomPage.messageEventModel
-        }
-        mediaMessageFilterModel: MediaMessageFilterModel {
-            sourceModel: roomPage.messageFilterModel
-        }
-    }
-
-    onCurrentRoomChanged: if (!currentRoom) {
-        root.close();
-    }
-
-    property Item hoverLinkIndicator: QQC2.Control {
-        parent: overlay.parent
-        property string text
-        opacity: linkText.text.length > 0 ? 1 : 0
-
-        z: 20
-        x: 0
-        y: parent.height - implicitHeight
-        contentItem: QQC2.Label {
-            id: linkText
-            text: parent.text.startsWith("https://matrix.to/") ? "" : parent.text
-        }
-        Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
-        background: Rectangle {
-            color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 44ebbbb4b..0cacf184f 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -186,15 +186,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
             roomItem.forceActiveFocus();
         }
 
-        function onOpenRoomInNewWindow(room) {
-            const secondaryWindow = roomWindow.createObject(undefined, {
-                currentRoom: room,
-                connection: root.connection
-            });
-            secondaryWindow.width = root.width - pageStack.get(0).width;
-            secondaryWindow.show();
-        }
-
         function onAskDirectChatConfirmation(user) {
             askDirectChatConfirmationComponent.createObject(QQC2.ApplicationWindow.overlay, {
                 user: user
@@ -415,11 +406,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    Component {
-        id: roomWindow
-        RoomWindow {}
-    }
-
     Component {
         id: joinRoomDialog
         JoinRoomDialog {}
diff --git a/src/roommanager.cpp b/src/roommanager.cpp
index b36e184ae..75f8c37e0 100644
--- a/src/roommanager.cpp
+++ b/src/roommanager.cpp
@@ -250,12 +250,6 @@ void RoomManager::openRoomForActiveConnection()
     }
 }
 
-void RoomManager::openWindow(NeoChatRoom *room)
-{
-    // forward the call to QML
-    Q_EMIT openRoomInNewWindow(room);
-}
-
 UriResolveResult RoomManager::visitUser(User *user, const QString &action)
 {
     if (action == "mention"_ls || action.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/roommanager.h b/src/roommanager.h
index e2a965b0a..a19b4c1e3 100644
--- a/src/roommanager.h
+++ b/src/roommanager.h
@@ -148,13 +148,6 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE void loadInitialRoom();
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Open a new window with the given room.
-     *
-     * The open window will have its own message list for the given room.
-     */
-    Q_INVOKABLE void openWindow(NeoChatRoom *room);
-
     /**
      * @brief Leave the room and close it if it is open.
      */