diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
index c802f1194..f5968a68f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         const date = new Date(this.props.ts);
         return (
-            <span className="mx_MessageTimestamp">
-                { DateUtils.formatTime(date)+'&nbsp;' }
             <span className="mx_MessageTimestamp" title={ DateUtils.formatFullDate(date, this.props.showTwelveHour) }>
                 { DateUtils.formatTime(date, this.props.showTwelveHour) + '&nbsp;' }
             </span>