diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 439bdbcef5..f4334ffe87 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import shouldHideEvent from '../../shouldHideEvent';
 import {wantsDateSeparator} from '../../DateUtils';
 import * as sdk from '../../index';
-import dis from "../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 
 import {MatrixClientPeg} from '../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import SettingsStore from '../../settings/SettingsStore';
@@ -210,13 +209,11 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._isMounted = true;
-        this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
         this._isMounted = false;
         SettingsStore.unwatchSetting(this._showTypingNotificationsWatcherRef);
-        dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
@@ -229,14 +226,6 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
         }
     }
 
-    onAction = (payload) => {
-        switch (payload.action) {
-            case "scroll_to_bottom":
-                this.scrollToBottom();
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
     onShowTypingNotificationsChange = () => {
         this.setState({
             showTypingNotifications: SettingsStore.getValue("showTypingNotifications"),
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index f32b8ed0a9..84193eae4c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ class TimelinePanel extends React.Component {
                 }
             });
         }
+        if (payload.action === "scroll_to_bottom") {
+            this.jumpToLiveTimeline();
+        }
     };
 
     onRoomTimeline = (ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) => {