diff --git a/client/dcwebui.css b/client/dcwebui.css
index 49dc74c..387f73b 100644
--- a/client/dcwebui.css
+++ b/client/dcwebui.css
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ html,body {
 
 /* Text */
 
-.tx-sys, .tx-user, .tx-chat, .tx-private {	
+.tx-sys, .tx-user, .tx-chat {	
 	white-space:pre-wrap;
 }
 .tx-time {
@@ -317,10 +317,6 @@ html,body {
 .tx-chat {
 	color: black;
 }
-.tx-private {
-	color: red;
-	font-style: italic;
-}
 
 /* webkit scrollbars */
 
diff --git a/client/dcwebui.js b/client/dcwebui.js
index 1f05ad1..0bd813f 100644
--- a/client/dcwebui.js
+++ b/client/dcwebui.js
@@ -131,13 +131,6 @@ var write = function(tab) {
 			return this.time().
 				pubnick(u).raw(' ').
 				c('tx-chat', sanitise(s)).raw('<br/>');
-		},
-		'priv': function(f, t, s) {
-			return this.time().
-				c('tx-user', '&lt;'+hesc(f)+'&nbsp;-&gt;&nbsp'+hesc(t)+'&gt;').
-				raw('&nbsp').
-				c('tx-private', sanitise(s)).
-				raw('<br/>');
 		}
 	};
 };