diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/BookAStar.csproj b/BookAStar/BookAStar/BookAStar.csproj
index 898fa16d..9b372dc5 100644
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/BookAStar.csproj
+++ b/BookAStar/BookAStar/BookAStar.csproj
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\Messaging\ChatUserCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\Messaging\ChatUserInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Model\Social\Chat\Connection.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Pages\Chat\PrivateChatPage.xaml.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>PrivateChatPage.xaml</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\Validation\Error.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\Validation\ModelState.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\PageState.cs" />
@@ -507,12 +504,6 @@
       <Name>YavscLib</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Pages\Chat\PrivateChatPage.xaml">
-      <Generator>MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml</Generator>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Images\Chat\talk.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Model/Social/Chat/ChatMessage.cs b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Model/Social/Chat/ChatMessage.cs
index 37153a36..8c12f63a 100644
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Model/Social/Chat/ChatMessage.cs
+++ b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Model/Social/Chat/ChatMessage.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,5 @@ namespace BookAStar.Model.Social.Messaging
         public string SenderId { get; set; }
         public string Message { get; set; }
         public bool Read { get; set; }
-        [JsonIgnore]
-        public bool FromMe { get
-            {
-                return App.ChatHubConnection?.ConnectionId == SenderId;
-            } }
     }
 }
diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fda0eb7..00000000
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
-             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
-             x:Class="BookAStar.Pages.Chat.PrivateChatPage"
-             Style="{StaticResource PageStyle}">
-  <Label Text="{Binding MainText}" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center" />
-</ContentPage>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml.cs b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 45652bf1..00000000
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/Chat/PrivateChatPage.xaml.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using Xamarin.Forms;
-
-namespace BookAStar.Pages.Chat
-{
-    public partial class PrivateChatPage : ContentPage
-    {
-        public PrivateChatPage()
-        {
-            InitializeComponent();
-            /*
-            ToolbarItems.Add(new ToolbarItem(
-                name: "...",
-                icon: null,
-                activated: () => { }));*/
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/ViewModels/Messaging/ChatUserCollection.cs b/BookAStar/BookAStar/ViewModels/Messaging/ChatUserCollection.cs
index 227a6e8e..88c2de4c 100644
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/ViewModels/Messaging/ChatUserCollection.cs
+++ b/BookAStar/BookAStar/ViewModels/Messaging/ChatUserCollection.cs
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ namespace BookAStar.ViewModels.Messaging
         }
         public void OnPrivateMessage(ChatMessage msg)
         {
-            var sender = this.FirstOrDefault(user => user.Connections.Any(
-                cx => cx.ConnectionId == msg.SenderId
-                ));
+            var sender = this.FirstOrDefault(user => user.UserName == msg.SenderId);
             if (sender != null)
             {
                 sender.PrivateMessages.Add(msg);