diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/more.js b/client/js/socket-events/more.js
index 6918610a..8f6fe966 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/more.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/more.js
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const $ = require("jquery");
 const socket = require("../socket");
-const {vueApp, findChannel} = require("../vue");
+const {findChannel} = require("../vue");
 
 socket.on("more", function(data) {
-	let chan = $("#chat #chan-" + data.chan);
-	chan = chan.find(".messages");
-
-	// get the scrollable wrapper around messages
-	const scrollable = chan.closest(".chat");
-	const heightOld = chan.height() - scrollable.scrollTop();
-
 	const channel = findChannel(data.chan);
 
 	if (!channel) {
@@ -21,10 +13,4 @@ socket.on("more", function(data) {
 	channel.channel.moreHistoryAvailable = data.moreHistoryAvailable;
 	channel.channel.messages.unshift(...data.messages);
 	channel.channel.historyLoading = false;
-
-	vueApp.$nextTick(() => {
-		// restore scroll position
-		const position = chan.height() - heightOld;
-		scrollable.finish().scrollTop(position);
-	});
 });