diff --git a/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp b/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
index 8c8a2e1de..9e8c94918 100644
--- a/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ QVariant PublicRoomListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             return displayName;
         }
 
-        if (!room.aliases.isEmpty()) {
-            displayName = room.aliases.front();
-        }
-
         if (!displayName.isEmpty()) {
             return displayName;
         }