diff --git a/js/views/group_update_view.js b/js/views/group_update_view.js
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--- a/js/views/group_update_view.js
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-/* global Backbone, Whisper */
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line func-names
-(function() {
-  'use strict';
-
-  window.Whisper = window.Whisper || {};
-
-  // TODO: remove this as unused?
-  Whisper.GroupUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
-    tagName: 'div',
-    className: 'group-update',
-    render() {
-      // TODO l10n
-      if (this.model.left) {
-        this.$el.text(`${this.model.left} left the group`);
-        return this;
-      }
-
-      const messages = ['Updated the group.'];
-      if (this.model.name) {
-        messages.push(`Group name has been set to '${this.model.name}'.`);
-      }
-      if (this.model.joined) {
-        messages.push(`${this.model.joined.join(', ')} joined the group`);
-      }
-
-      this.$el.text(messages.join(' '));
-
-      return this;
-    },
-  });
-})();