diff --git a/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c243a4eef..7d3c1cce1 100644
--- a/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
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@@ -1279,7 +1278,6 @@
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@@ -2416,7 +2414,6 @@
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				7BB92B3E28C825FD0082762F /* NewConversationViewModel.swift */,
 				946B344C2B5F67B4004CB4A3 /* StartConversationScreen.swift */,
 				946B344E2B61D80B004CB4A3 /* InviteAFriendScreen.swift */,
 				946B34502B61D818004CB4A3 /* NewMessageScreen.swift */,
@@ -6273,7 +6270,6 @@
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 				7B87EF4C2A933355002A0E8F /* LoadingScreen.swift in Sources */,
-				7BB92B3F28C825FD0082762F /* NewConversationViewModel.swift in Sources */,
 				4C4AE6A1224AF35700D4AF6F /* SendMediaNavigationController.swift in Sources */,
 				B82149C125D605C6009C0F2A /* InfoBanner.swift in Sources */,
 				C3DAB3242480CB2B00725F25 /* SRCopyableLabel.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationViewModel.swift b/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationViewModel.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e93b9c54..000000000
--- a/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationViewModel.swift	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2022 Rangeproof Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
-
-import GRDB
-import SessionMessagingKit
-
-
-public class NewConversationViewModel {
-    struct SectionData {
-        var sectionName: String
-        var contacts: [Profile]
-    }
-
-    let sectionData: [SectionData]
-    
-    init() {
-        let contactProfiles: [Profile] = Profile.fetchAllContactProfiles(excludeCurrentUser: true)
-        
-        var groupedContacts: [String: SectionData] = [:]
-        contactProfiles.forEach { profile in
-            let displayName = NSMutableString(string: profile.displayName())
-            CFStringTransform(displayName, nil, kCFStringTransformToLatin, false)
-            CFStringTransform(displayName, nil, kCFStringTransformStripDiacritics, false)
-            
-            let initialCharacter: String = (displayName.length > 0 ? displayName.substring(to: 1) : "")
-            let section: String = initialCharacter.capitalized.isSingleAlphabet ?
-            initialCharacter.capitalized :
-                "#"
-            
-            if groupedContacts[section] == nil {
-                groupedContacts[section] = SectionData(
-                    sectionName: section,
-                    contacts: []
-                )
-            }
-            groupedContacts[section]?.contacts.append(profile)
-        }
-        
-        sectionData = groupedContacts.values.sorted { $0.sectionName < $1.sectionName }
-    }
-}