diff --git a/plugin/src/views/history-view.ts b/plugin/src/views/history-view.ts
index 220e58a..ca2f248 100644
--- a/plugin/src/views/history-view.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/views/history-view.ts
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ export class HistoryView extends ItemView {
 		container.empty();
 		container.createEl("h4", { text: "VaultLink History" });
 
-		const virtualScroller = new VirtualScroller(
-			document.getElementById("messages"),
-			messages,
-			renderMessage
-		);
-
 		const entries = this.history
 			.getEntries()
 			.reverse()