diff --git a/src/messages/MessageBuilder.cpp b/src/messages/MessageBuilder.cpp
index 43abc5c27..4123ceb28 100644
--- a/src/messages/MessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/MessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ MessageBuilder::MessageBuilder(TimeoutMessageTag,
 
 MessageBuilder::MessageBuilder(TimeoutMessageTag, const QString &username,
                                const QString &durationInSeconds,
-                               const QString &reason, bool multipleTimes,
-                               const QTime &time)
+                               bool multipleTimes, const QTime &time)
     : MessageBuilder()
 {
     QString fullText;
@@ -178,12 +177,6 @@ MessageBuilder::MessageBuilder(TimeoutMessageTag, const QString &username,
         text.append("has been permanently banned");
     }
 
-    if (reason.length() > 0)
-    {
-        text.append(": \"");
-        text.append(parseTagString(reason));
-        text.append("\"");
-    }
     text.append(".");
 
     if (multipleTimes)
diff --git a/src/messages/MessageBuilder.hpp b/src/messages/MessageBuilder.hpp
index 8a9468f0d..e7a5d453d 100644
--- a/src/messages/MessageBuilder.hpp
+++ b/src/messages/MessageBuilder.hpp
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ public:
     MessageBuilder(TimeoutMessageTag, const QString &systemMessageText,
                    int times, const QTime &time = QTime::currentTime());
     MessageBuilder(TimeoutMessageTag, const QString &username,
-                   const QString &durationInSeconds, const QString &reason,
-                   bool multipleTimes,
+                   const QString &durationInSeconds, bool multipleTimes,
                    const QTime &time = QTime::currentTime());
     MessageBuilder(const BanAction &action, uint32_t count = 1);
     MessageBuilder(const UnbanAction &action);
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
index 3e794202e..884a4ec92 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
@@ -416,22 +416,16 @@ void IrcMessageHandler::handleClearChatMessage(Communi::IrcMessage *message)
 
     // get username, duration and message of the timed out user
     QString username = message->parameter(1);
-    QString durationInSeconds, reason;
+    QString durationInSeconds;
     QVariant v = message->tag("ban-duration");
     if (v.isValid())
     {
         durationInSeconds = v.toString();
     }
 
-    v = message->tag("ban-reason");
-    if (v.isValid())
-    {
-        reason = v.toString();
-    }
-
     auto timeoutMsg =
-        MessageBuilder(timeoutMessage, username, durationInSeconds, reason,
-                       false, calculateMessageTimestamp(message))
+        MessageBuilder(timeoutMessage, username, durationInSeconds, false,
+                       calculateMessageTimestamp(message))
             .release();
     chan->addOrReplaceTimeout(timeoutMsg);