diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
index 70a9b9bd83..acd7c0fab3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default class MessageComposerInput extends React.Component {
         this.plainWithIdPills    = new PlainWithPillsSerializer({ pillFormat: 'id' });
         this.plainWithPlainPills = new PlainWithPillsSerializer({ pillFormat: 'plain' });
         this.md                  = new Md();
-        this.html                = new Html();
+        //this.html              = new Html(); // not used atm
 
         this.suppressAutoComplete = false;
         this.direction = '';