diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 999d15078..1029b53b6 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ export const printCharactersDebounced = debounce(() => { printCharacters(false);
 export const system_message_types = {
     HELP: 'help',
     WELCOME: 'welcome',
-    GROUP: 'group',
     EMPTY: 'empty',
     GENERIC: 'generic',
     NARRATOR: 'narrator',
@@ -699,14 +698,6 @@ async function getSystemMessages() {
             uses_system_ui: true,
             mes: await renderTemplateAsync('welcome', { displayVersion }),
         },
-        group: {
-            name: systemUserName,
-            force_avatar: system_avatar,
-            is_user: false,
-            is_system: true,
-            is_group: true,
-            mes: 'Group chat created. Say \'Hi\' to lovely people!',
-        },
         empty: {
             name: systemUserName,
             force_avatar: system_avatar,
diff --git a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
index 83a2b16d4..61baf34a4 100644
--- a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
+++ b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
@@ -318,16 +318,6 @@ export async function convertSoloToGroupChat() {
     const groupChat = chat.slice();
     const genIdFirst = Date.now();
 
-    // Add something if the chat is empty
-    if (groupChat.length === 0) {
-        const newMessage = {
-            ...system_messages[system_message_types.GROUP],
-            send_date: getMessageTimeStamp(),
-            extra: { type: system_message_types.GROUP },
-        };
-        groupChat.push(newMessage);
-    }
-
     for (let index = 0; index < groupChat.length; index++) {
         const message = groupChat[index];
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index f191ff983..d1431d74f 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@ export async function getGroupChat(groupId, reload = false) {
         chat.splice(0, chat.length, ...data);
         await printMessages();
     } else {
-        sendSystemMessage(system_message_types.GROUP, '', { isSmallSys: true });
-        await eventSource.emit(event_types.MESSAGE_RECEIVED, (chat.length - 1));
-        await eventSource.emit(event_types.CHARACTER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, (chat.length - 1));
         if (group && Array.isArray(group.members)) {
             for (let member of group.members) {
                 const character = characters.find(x => x.avatar === member || x.name === member);