diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/modules.json b/public/language/en_GB/modules.json
index 363dafeada..556ef2fbf4 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/modules.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/modules.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	"chat.thirty_days": "30 Days",
 	"chat.three_months": "3 Months",
 	"chat.delete_message_confirm": "Are you sure you wish to delete this message?",
-	"chat.roomname": "Chat Room %1",
 	"chat.add-users-to-room": "Add users to room",
 
 	"composer.compose": "Compose",
diff --git a/src/messaging/rooms.js b/src/messaging/rooms.js
index 92a5815df6..5318f926b2 100644
--- a/src/messaging/rooms.js
+++ b/src/messaging/rooms.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = function(Messaging) {
 	function modifyRoomData(rooms) {
 		rooms.forEach(function(data) {
 			if (data) {
-				data.roomName = data.roomName || '[[modules:chat.roomname, ' + data.roomId + ']]';
+				data.roomName = data.roomName || '';
 				data.roomName = validator.escape(String(data.roomName));
 				if (data.hasOwnProperty('groupChat')) {
 					data.groupChat = parseInt(data.groupChat, 10) === 1;