diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationAdapter.kt
index 371df34565..7b01eba71e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationAdapter.kt
@@ -209,20 +209,6 @@ class ConversationAdapter(
         return messageDB.readerFor(cursor).current
     }
 
-    private fun getLastSentMessageId(cursor: Cursor): Long {
-        // If we don't move to first (or at least step backwards) we can step off the end of the
-        // cursor and any query will return an "Index = -1" error.
-        val cursorHasContent = cursor.moveToFirst()
-        if (cursorHasContent) {
-            val thisThreadId = cursor.getLong(4) // Column index 4 is "thread_id"
-            if (thisThreadId != -1L) {
-                val thisUsersSessionId = TextSecurePreferences.getLocalNumber(context)
-                return messageDB.getLastSentMessageFromSender(thisThreadId, thisUsersSessionId)
-            }
-        }
-        return -1L
-    }
-
     override fun changeCursor(cursor: Cursor?) {
         super.changeCursor(cursor)
 
@@ -243,11 +229,6 @@ class ConversationAdapter(
         toDeselect.iterator().forEach { (pos, record) ->
             onDeselect(record, pos)
         }
-
-        // This value gets updated here ONLY when the cursor changes, and the value is then passed
-        // through to `VisibleMessageView.bind` each time we bind via `onBindItemViewHolder`, above.
-        // If there are no messages then lastSentMessageId is assigned the value -1L.
-        if (cursor != null) { lastSentMessageId = getLastSentMessageId(cursor) }
     }
 
     fun findLastSeenItemPosition(lastSeenTimestamp: Long): Int? {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
index f25689a380..c8f34c91e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
@@ -163,53 +163,6 @@ public class MmsSmsDatabase extends Database {
     return null;
   }
 
-  public @Nullable MessageRecord getSentMessageFor(long timestamp, String serializedAuthor) {
-    // Early exit if the author is not us
-    boolean isOwnNumber = Util.isOwnNumber(context, serializedAuthor);
-    if (!isOwnNumber) {
-      Log.i(TAG, "Asked to find sent messages but provided author is not us - returning null.");
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    try (Cursor cursor = queryTables(PROJECTION, MmsSmsColumns.NORMALIZED_DATE_SENT + " = " + timestamp, null, null)) {
-      MmsSmsDatabase.Reader reader = readerFor(cursor);
-
-      MessageRecord messageRecord;
-      while ((messageRecord = reader.getNext()) != null) {
-        if (messageRecord.isOutgoing())
-        {
-          return messageRecord;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    Log.i(TAG, "Could not find any message sent from us at provided timestamp - returning null.");
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  public MessageRecord getLastSentMessageRecordFromSender(long threadId, String serializedAuthor) {
-    // Early exit if the author is not us
-    boolean isOwnNumber = Util.isOwnNumber(context, serializedAuthor);
-    if (!isOwnNumber) {
-      Log.i(TAG, "Asked to find last sent message but provided author is not us - returning null.");
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    String order = MmsSmsColumns.NORMALIZED_DATE_SENT + " DESC";
-    String selection = MmsSmsColumns.THREAD_ID + " = " + threadId;
-
-    // Try everything with resources so that they auto-close on end of scope
-    try (Cursor cursor = queryTables(PROJECTION, selection, order, null)) {
-      try (MmsSmsDatabase.Reader reader = readerFor(cursor)) {
-        MessageRecord messageRecord;
-        while ((messageRecord = reader.getNext()) != null) {
-          if (messageRecord.isOutgoing()) { return messageRecord; }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    Log.i(TAG, "Could not find last sent message from us in given thread - returning null.");
-    return null;
-  }
-
   public @Nullable MessageRecord getMessageFor(long timestamp, Address author) {
     return getMessageFor(timestamp, author.serialize());
   }