diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index fde35b129f..577dac9c8f 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         incomingCall: React.PropTypes.object,
         onShowMoreRooms: React.PropTypes.func,
         searchFilter: React.PropTypes.string,
-        emptyContent: React.PropTypes.node, // content shown if the list is empty
     },
 
     getInitialState: function() {
@@ -469,18 +468,16 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         var connectDropTarget = this.props.connectDropTarget;
+        var RoomDropTarget = sdk.getComponent('rooms.RoomDropTarget');
         var TruncatedList = sdk.getComponent('elements.TruncatedList');
 
         var label = this.props.collapsed ? null : this.props.label;
 
         //console.log("render: " + JSON.stringify(this.state.sortedList));
 
-        let content;
-        if (this.state.sortedList.length == 0) {
-            //content = <RoomDropTarget label={ 'Drop here to ' + this.props.verb }/>;
-            content = this.props.emptyContent;
-        } else {
-            content = this.makeRoomTiles();
+        var target;
+        if (this.state.sortedList.length == 0 && this.props.editable) {
+            target = <RoomDropTarget label={ 'Drop here to ' + this.props.verb }/>;
         }
 
         var roomCount = this.props.list.length > 0 ? this.props.list.length : '';
@@ -500,7 +497,8 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             if (!this.state.hidden) {
                 subList = <TruncatedList className={ classes } truncateAt={this.state.truncateAt}
                                          createOverflowElement={this._createOverflowTile} >
-                                { content }
+                                { target }
+                                { this.makeRoomTiles() }
                           </TruncatedList>;
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
index e51b64f0c4..110dcd5b6b 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-Copyright 2107 Vector Creations Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,20 +37,3 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_RoomList_scrollbar .gm-scrollbar.-vertical {
     z-index: 6;
 }
-
-.mx_RoomList_emptySubListTip {
-    font-size: 13px;
-    margin-left: 18px;
-    margin-right: 18px;
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    margin-bottom: 7px;
-    padding: 5px;
-    border: 1px solid $accent-color;
-    color: $primary-fg-color;
-    background-color: $droptarget-bg-color;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-}
-
-.mx_RoomList_butonPreview {
-    float: right;
-}