diff --git a/src/components/MessagesList/MessagesList.vue b/src/components/MessagesList/MessagesList.vue
index 72d83edf57ab..6be674d21d22 100644
--- a/src/components/MessagesList/MessagesList.vue
+++ b/src/components/MessagesList/MessagesList.vue
@@ -442,36 +442,6 @@ export default {
 			return moment.unix(message.timestamp)
 		},
 
-		scrollToFocussedMessage() {
-			let focussed = null
-			if (this.$route?.hash?.startsWith('#message_')) {
-				// scroll to message in URL anchor
-				focussed = this.focusMessage(this.$route.hash.slice(9), false)
-			}
-
-			if (!focussed && this.visualLastReadMessageId) {
-				// scroll to last read message if visible in the current pages
-				focussed = this.focusMessage(this.visualLastReadMessageId, false, false)
-			}
-
-			// TODO: in case the element is not in a page but does exist in the DB,
-			// we need to scroll up / down to the page where it would exist after
-			// loading said pages
-
-			if (!focussed) {
-				// if no anchor was present or the message to focus on did not exist,
-				// scroll to bottom
-				this.scrollToBottom()
-			}
-
-			// if no scrollbars, clear read marker directly as scrolling is not possible for the user to clear it
-			// also clear in case lastReadMessage is zero which is due to an older bug
-			if (this.visualLastReadMessageId === 0 || this.scroller.scrollHeight <= this.scroller.offsetHeight) {
-				// clear after a delay, unless scrolling can resume in-between
-				this.debounceUpdateReadMarkerPosition()
-			}
-		},
-
 		async handleStartGettingMessagesPreconditions() {
 			if (this.token && this.isParticipant && !this.isInLobby) {