diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/android/contacts/ui/ContactsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/android/contacts/ui/ContactsFragment.kt
index c4f099e808..0e86a5c523 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/android/contacts/ui/ContactsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/android/contacts/ui/ContactsFragment.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment(), ContactsView {
 
     private lateinit var contactsAdapter: ContactsRecyclerViewAdapter
     private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
-    private var emptyTextView: TextView? = null
     private var fab: View? = null
 
     private lateinit var selectedContactsRecyclerView: RecyclerView
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment(), ContactsView {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
-        emptyTextView = view.findViewById(R.id.text_no_contacts_to_display)
         recyclerView = view.findViewById(R.id.contacts_recycler_view)
 
         contactsAdapter = ContactsRecyclerViewAdapter(this, presenter, finalList)
@@ -398,7 +396,6 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment(), ContactsView {
     private fun getContactListWhenSynced() {
         // Show loading while sync in progress
         recyclerView.visibility = View.GONE
-        emptyTextView!!.visibility = View.GONE
 
         val serverUrl = serverInteractor.get()!!
         val dbManager = dbFactory.create(serverUrl)
@@ -444,13 +441,7 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment(), ContactsView {
 
     private fun setupFrameLayout(filteredContactArrayList: ArrayList<Contact>, spotlightResult: ArrayList<ItemHolder<*>>? = null) {
         loadedOnce = true
-        if (filteredContactArrayList.size == 0 && ((spotlightResult == null) or (spotlightResult?.size == 0))) {
-            emptyTextView!!.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-            recyclerView.visibility = View.GONE
-        } else {
-            emptyTextView!!.visibility = View.GONE
-            setUpNewList(map(filteredContactArrayList, spotlightResult))
-        }
+        setUpNewList(map(filteredContactArrayList, spotlightResult))
     }
 
     private fun setupFrameLayout(spotlightResult: ArrayList<ItemHolder<*>>? = null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_contact_parent.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_contact_parent.xml
index b5981c69da..83aa37003b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_contact_parent.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_contact_parent.xml
@@ -41,19 +41,6 @@
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         tools:listitem="@layout/item_contact" />
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/text_no_contacts_to_display"
-        style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Subhead"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:text="@string/msg_no_contacts_to_display"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-        tools:visibility="visible" />
-
     <View
         android:id="@+id/divider3"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"