diff --git a/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp b/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
index 9459b3ece..ed9433ee8 100644
--- a/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void FriendWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event)
     ToxId id = FriendList::findFriend(friendId)->getToxId();
     QString dir = Settings::getInstance().getAutoAcceptDir(id);
     QMenu menu;
-    QAction* openChat = menu.addAction(tr("Open chat"));
     QAction* openChatWindow = nullptr;
     QAction* removeChatWindow = nullptr;
 
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ void FriendWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event)
             emit removeFriend(friendId);
             return;
         }
-        else if (selectedItem == openChat)
-        {
-            emit chatroomWidgetClicked(this);
-            return;
-        }
         else if (selectedItem == openChatWindow)
         {
             emit chatroomWidgetClicked(this, true);
diff --git a/src/widget/groupwidget.cpp b/src/widget/groupwidget.cpp
index 7957340a1..b7993b5a1 100644
--- a/src/widget/groupwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/groupwidget.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void GroupWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* event)
 
     QMenu menu(this);
 
-    QAction* openChat = menu.addAction(tr("Open chat"));
     QAction* openChatWindow = nullptr;
     QAction* removeChatWindow = nullptr;
 
@@ -98,11 +97,6 @@ void GroupWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* event)
         {
             emit removeGroup(groupId);
         }
-        else if (selectedItem == openChat)
-        {
-            emit chatroomWidgetClicked(this);
-            return;
-        }
         else if (selectedItem == openChatWindow)
         {
             emit chatroomWidgetClicked(this, true);