diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a943a31a2..f0a4c8abf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
         messages/MessageBuilder.hpp
         messages/MessageColor.cpp
         messages/MessageColor.hpp
-        messages/MessageContainer.cpp
-        messages/MessageContainer.hpp
         messages/MessageElement.cpp
         messages/MessageElement.hpp
         messages/MessageThread.cpp
diff --git a/src/messages/MessageContainer.cpp b/src/messages/MessageContainer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ee7dcfa65..000000000
--- a/src/messages/MessageContainer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#include "MessageContainer.hpp"
-
-namespace chatterino {
-
-MessageContainer::MessageContainer()
-{
-}
-
-}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/messages/MessageContainer.hpp b/src/messages/MessageContainer.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b3fde8aea..000000000
--- a/src/messages/MessageContainer.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <deque>
-
-namespace chatterino {
-
-class MessageContainer
-{
-public:
-    MessageContainer();
-};
-
-}  // namespace chatterino