diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index bf2c3b30..00000000
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {getPubkeyTagValues} from "@welshman/util"
-  import ProfileLink from "@app/components/ProfileLink.svelte"
-
-  type Props = {
-    url: string
-    event: TrustedEvent
-  }
-
-  const {url, event}: Props = $props()
-</script>
-
-{#each getPubkeyTagValues(event.tags) as pubkey}
-  <div class="py-1 text-center text-xs opacity-75">
-    <ProfileLink unstyled class="text-primary" {url} {pubkey} /> left the room
-  </div>
-{/each}
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
index af74cbe7..fca7bd03 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@
   import {now, ifLet, int, formatTimestampAsDate, ago, MINUTE} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {MakeNonOptional} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {
-    makeEvent,
-    makeRoomMeta,
-    MESSAGE,
-    ROOM_ADD_MEMBER,
-    ROOM_REMOVE_MEMBER,
-  } from "@welshman/util"
+  import {makeEvent, makeRoomMeta, MESSAGE, ROOM_ADD_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
   import AltArrowDown from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-down.svg?dataurl"
   import ClockCircle from "@assets/icons/clock-circle.svg?dataurl"
   import InfoCircle from "@assets/icons/info-circle.svg?dataurl"
@@ -36,7 +30,6 @@
   import ThunkToast from "@app/components/ThunkToast.svelte"
   import RoomItemAddMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemAddMember.svelte"
   import RoomComposeEdit from "@src/app/components/RoomComposeEdit.svelte"
-  import RoomItemRemoveMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte"
   import {canEnforceNip70, prependParent, publishDelete} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {
     decodeRelay,
@@ -286,7 +279,7 @@
           showPubkey:
             previousPubkey !== event.pubkey ||
             event.created_at - previousCreatedAt > int(3, MINUTE) ||
-            [ROOM_ADD_MEMBER, ROOM_REMOVE_MEMBER].includes(previousKind!),
+            previousKind === ROOM_ADD_MEMBER,
         })
 
         previousDate = date
@@ -311,7 +304,7 @@
       url,
       at: at || now(),
       element: element!,
-      filters: [{kinds: [...MESSAGE_KINDS, ROOM_ADD_MEMBER, ROOM_REMOVE_MEMBER], "#h": [h]}],
+      filters: [{kinds: [...MESSAGE_KINDS, ROOM_ADD_MEMBER], "#h": [h]}],
       onBackwardExhausted: () => {
         loadingBackward = false
       },
@@ -405,8 +398,6 @@
         {@const event = $state.snapshot(value as TrustedEvent)}
         {#if event.kind === ROOM_ADD_MEMBER}
           <RoomItemAddMember {url} {event} />
-        {:else if event.kind === ROOM_REMOVE_MEMBER}
-          <RoomItemRemoveMember {url} {event} />
         {:else}
           <div in:slide class="cv" class:-mt-1={!showPubkey}>
             <RoomItem
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
index 3ae0b338..8972fe44 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   import {readable} from "svelte/store"
   import {now, int, ifLet, formatTimestampAsDate, MINUTE, ago} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {makeEvent, MESSAGE, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, RELAY_REMOVE_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {makeEvent, MESSAGE, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
   import {pubkey, publishThunk} from "@welshman/app"
   import {fade, fly} from "@lib/transition"
   import ChatRound from "@assets/icons/chat-round.svg?dataurl"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   import SpaceSearch from "@app/components/SpaceSearch.svelte"
   import RoomItem from "@app/components/RoomItem.svelte"
   import RoomItemAddMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemAddMember.svelte"
-  import RoomItemRemoveMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte"
+
   import RoomCompose from "@app/components/RoomCompose.svelte"
   import RoomComposeEdit from "@src/app/components/RoomComposeEdit.svelte"
   import RoomComposeParent from "@app/components/RoomComposeParent.svelte"
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
           showPubkey:
             previousPubkey !== event.pubkey ||
             event.created_at - previousCreatedAt > int(3, MINUTE) ||
-            [RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, RELAY_REMOVE_MEMBER].includes(previousKind!),
+            previousKind === RELAY_ADD_MEMBER,
         })
 
         previousDate = date
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
       url,
       at: at || now(),
       element: element!,
-      filters: [{kinds: [...MESSAGE_KINDS, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, RELAY_REMOVE_MEMBER]}],
+      filters: [{kinds: [...MESSAGE_KINDS, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER]}],
       onBackwardExhausted: () => {
         loadingBackward = false
       },
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@
       {@const event = $state.snapshot(value as TrustedEvent)}
       {#if event.kind === RELAY_ADD_MEMBER}
         <RoomItemAddMember {url} {event} />
-      {:else if event.kind === RELAY_REMOVE_MEMBER}
-        <RoomItemRemoveMember {url} {event} />
       {:else}
         <div class:-mt-1={!showPubkey}>
           <RoomItem