diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 8a05bf447..3be1244a5 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -5458,9 +5458,6 @@
                     <div id="select_chat_cross" class="opacity50p hoverglow fa-solid fa-circle-xmark fontsize120p" alt="Close Past Chat Popup"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div id="select_chat_div"></div>
-                <div id="load_select_chat_div">
-                    <div class="fa-solid fa-hourglass fa-spin"></div>
-                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div id="background_template" class="template_element">
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 904a4c9bb..6cd0b00e6 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -10380,13 +10380,6 @@ jQuery(async function () {
             easing: animation_easing,
         });
         setTimeout(function () { $('#shadow_select_chat_popup').css('display', 'none'); }, animation_duration);
-        //$("#shadow_select_chat_popup").css("display", "none");
-        $('#load_select_chat_div').css('display', 'block');
-    });
-
-    // not sure what that hourglass was for
-    $('#option_select_chat').click(function () {
-        $('#load_select_chat_div').css('display', 'none');
     });
 
     if (navigator.clipboard === undefined) {
@@ -10786,7 +10779,6 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         var formData = new FormData($('#form_import_chat').get(0));
         formData.append('user_name', name1);
         $('#select_chat_div').html('');
-        $('#load_select_chat_div').css('display', 'block');
 
         if (selected_group) {
             await importGroupChat(formData);
diff --git a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
index 7ce811b9d..b2a636bd0 100644
--- a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
+++ b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ export function initBookmarks() {
         }
 
         $('#shadow_select_chat_popup').css('display', 'none');
-        $('#load_select_chat_div').css('display', 'block');
     });
 
     $(document).on('click', '.mes_create_bookmark', async function () {
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 217c22bd9..b3af04423 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -4273,17 +4273,6 @@ h5 {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-#load_select_chat_div {
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 154px;
-    left: 174px;
-}
-
-#load_select_chat_div img {
-    width: 80px;
-    height: 80px;
-}
-
 #select_chat_div {
     padding: 0;
     height: min-content;