diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.kt
index 6b2372ed4..85133c9d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.kt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class ConversationItem(
             }
         } else {
             holder.binding.dialogDate.visibility = View.GONE
-            holder.binding.dialogLastMessage.setText(R.string.nc_no_messages_yet)
+            holder.binding.dialogLastMessage.text = ""
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 45b9a77c9..7942ac9c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ How to translate with transifex:
     <string name="nc_conversation_menu_video_call">Video call</string>
     <string name="nc_conversation_menu_conversation_info">Conversation info</string>
     <string name="nc_new_messages">Unread messages</string>
-    <string name="nc_no_messages_yet">No messages yet</string>
     <string name="nc_sent_a_link" formatted="true">%1$s sent a link.</string>
     <string name="nc_sent_a_gif" formatted="true">%1$s sent a GIF.</string>
     <string name="nc_sent_an_attachment" formatted="true">%1$s sent an attachment.</string>