diff --git a/js/models/threads.js b/js/models/threads.js
index 66acaf7b..16f2eacb 100644
--- a/js/models/threads.js
+++ b/js/models/threads.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       if (!this.messageCollection) {
         this.messageCollection = new Whisper.MessageCollection([], {threadId: this.id});
       }
-      this.messageCollection.fetch();
       return this.messageCollection;
     },
   });
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_list_view.js b/js/views/conversation_list_view.js
index db00c22f..7ea57ed0 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_list_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_list_view.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
 
     events: {
       'select .conversation': 'select',
-      'deselect': 'deselect'
     },
 
     select: function(e) {
@@ -20,10 +19,5 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       target.addClass('selected').trigger('open');
       return false;
     },
-
-    deselect: function() {
-      this.$el.find('.selected').removeClass('selected').trigger('close');
-      this.$el.find('.conversation').show();
-    }
   });
 })();
diff --git a/js/views/conversations/show.js b/js/views/conversations/show.js
index 802df8ec..105f5c45 100644
--- a/js/views/conversations/show.js
+++ b/js/views/conversations/show.js
@@ -3,32 +3,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
 (function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  var destroyer = Backbone.View.extend({
-    tagName: 'button',
-    className: 'btn btn-square btn-sm destroy',
-    events: {
-      'click': 'destroy'
-    },
-    initialize: function() {
-      this.$el.html('×');
-    },
-
-    destroy: function() {
-      this.model.messages().each(function(message) { message.destroy(); });
-      this.model.set('active', false);
-      this.model.save();
-      this.model.trigger('destroy');
-    }
-  });
-
-  var menu = Backbone.View.extend({
-    tagName: 'ul',
-    className: 'menu',
-    initialize: function() {
-      this.$el.html("<li>delete</li>");
-    }
-  });
-
   Whisper.ConversationView = Backbone.View.extend({
     tagName: 'li',
     className: 'conversation',
@@ -42,18 +16,9 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       Mustache.parse(this.template);
 
       this.listenTo(this.model, 'change', this.render); // auto update
-      this.listenTo(this.model, 'message', this.addMessage); // auto update
       this.listenTo(this.model, 'destroy', this.remove); // auto update
-      this.listenTo(Whisper.Messages, 'reset', this.addAllMessages); // auto update
 
       this.$el.addClass('closed');
-      this.$destroy = (new destroyer({model: this.model})).$el;
-
-      this.$image  = $('<div class="image">');
-      this.$name   = $('<span class="name">');
-      this.$header = $('<div class="header">').append(this.$image, this.$name);
-
-      this.$el.append(this.$header, this.$collapsable);
     },
 
     sendMessage: function(e) {
@@ -67,37 +32,11 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       this.$el.remove();
     },
 
-    close: function() {
-      if (!this.$el.hasClass('closed')) {
-        this.$el.addClass('closed');
-      }
-    },
-
     open: function(e) {
-      this.$el.siblings().addClass('closed');
-      this.$el.removeClass('closed');
       var v = new Whisper.MessageListView({collection: this.model.messages()});
       v.render();
     },
 
-    toggle: function() {
-      if (this.$el.hasClass('closed')) {
-        this.open();
-      } else {
-        this.close();
-      }
-    },
-
-    addMessage: function (message) {
-      var view = new Whisper.MessageView({ model: message });
-      this.$messages.append(view.render().el);
-    },
-
-    addAllMessages: function () {
-      this.model.messages().each(this.addMessage, this);
-      this.render();
-    },
-
     render: function() {
       this.$el.html(
         Mustache.render(this.template, {
diff --git a/js/views/message_view.js b/js/views/message_view.js
index 6c6100ad..2d44bc13 100644
--- a/js/views/message_view.js
+++ b/js/views/message_view.js
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
 (function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  var Destroyer = Backbone.View.extend({
-    tagName: 'button',
-    className: 'btn btn-square btn-sm',
-    initialize: function() {
-      this.$el.html('&times;');
-      this.listenTo(this.$el, 'click', this.model.destroy);
-    }
-  });
-
   Whisper.MessageView = Backbone.View.extend({
     tagName:   "li",
     className: "message",