diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime/index.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime/index.js
index 0d1754bf..bbb28c30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime/index.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ let Realtime = {
   },
   setupChat: function() {
     const self = Realtime
-    ChatView.setNewMap(self.room.room)
+    ChatView.setNewMap()
     ChatView.addParticipant(self.activeMapper)
     ChatView.addMessages(new DataModel.MessageCollection(DataModel.Messages), true)
     ChatView.show()
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
index 4484a7ea..8f5d2642 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ const ChatView = {
       }
     })
   },
-  setNewMap: function(room) {
+  setNewMap: function() {
     const self = ChatView
-    self.room = room
     self.conversationLive = false
     self.isParticipating = false
     self.alertSound = true // whether to play sounds on arrival of new messages or not