diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index c3994d233..e4efe99a9 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/password_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/seed_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/qr_dialog_view.js'></script>
-  <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/beta_release_disclaimer_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/identicon_svg_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/install_view.js'></script>
diff --git a/background_test.html b/background_test.html
index 8433a9af4..c47e98b62 100644
--- a/background_test.html
+++ b/background_test.html
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/password_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/seed_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/qr_dialog_view.js'></script>
-  <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/beta_release_disclaimer_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/identicon_svg_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/install_view.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js b/js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b2d800f1b..000000000
--- a/js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/* global Whisper, i18n, log */
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line func-names
-(function() {
-  'use strict';
-
-  window.Whisper = window.Whisper || {};
-
-  Whisper.ConnectingToServerDialogView = Whisper.View.extend({
-    templateName: 'connecting-to-server-template',
-    className: 'loki-dialog connecting-to-server modal',
-    initialize(options = {}) {
-      this.title = i18n('connectingLoad');
-      this.cancelText = options.cancelText || i18n('cancel');
-      this.serverUrl = options.serverUrl;
-      this.channelId = options.channelId;
-      this.once('attemptConnection', () =>
-        this.attemptConnection(options.serverUrl, options.channelId)
-      );
-      this.render();
-    },
-    events: {
-      keyup: 'onKeyup',
-      'click .cancel': 'close',
-    },
-    async attemptConnection(serverUrl, channelId) {
-      let conversation = null;
-      try {
-        conversation = await window.attemptConnection(serverUrl, channelId);
-      } catch (e) {
-        log.error('can not connect', e.message, e.code);
-        return this.resolveWith({ errorCode: e.message });
-      }
-      return this.resolveWith({ conversation });
-    },
-    resolveWith(result) {
-      this.trigger('connectionResult', result);
-      this.remove();
-    },
-    render_attributes() {
-      return {
-        title: this.title,
-        cancel: this.cancelText,
-      };
-    },
-    close() {
-      this.trigger('connectionResult', { cancelled: true });
-      this.remove();
-    },
-    onKeyup(event) {
-      switch (event.key) {
-        case 'Escape':
-        case 'Esc':
-          this.close();
-          break;
-        default:
-          break;
-      }
-    },
-  });
-})();
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index a779fba6d..b503f8b23 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/password_dialog_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/seed_dialog_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/qr_dialog_view.js"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/connecting_to_server_dialog_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/beta_release_disclaimer_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/identicon_svg_view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/install_view.js"></script>