diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
index eff0c9812..c3fcdc620 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public class ConversationListActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivit
 
     // update messages - for new messages, do not reuse or modify strings but create new ones.
     // it is not needed to keep all past update messages, however, when deleted, also the strings should be deleted.
-    DcMsg msg = new DcMsg(dcContext, DcMsg.DC_MSG_TEXT);
-    msg.setText(getString(R.string.update_1_10_android) + "\n\n" + "https://delta.chat/en/2020-06-24-releases");
-    dcContext.addDeviceMsg("update_1_10b_android", msg); // addDeviceMessage() makes sure, messages with the same id are not added twice
+    //DcMsg msg = new DcMsg(dcContext, DcMsg.DC_MSG_TEXT);
+    //msg.setText(getString(R.string.update_1_10_android) + "\n\n" + "https://delta.chat/en/2020-06-24-releases");
+    //dcContext.addDeviceMsg("update_1_10b_android", msg); // addDeviceMessage() makes sure, messages with the same id are not added twice
 
     // create view
     setContentView(R.layout.conversation_list_activity);