diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 900cd57b90..457e5dda77 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ import SettingsStore, {SettingLevel} from "../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { startAnyRegistrationFlow } from "../../Registration.js";
 import { messageForSyncError } from '../../utils/ErrorUtils';
 
-import SuggestKeyRestoreHandler from "../../SuggestKeyRestoreHandler";
-
 /** constants for MatrixChat.state.view */
 const VIEWS = {
     // a special initial state which is only used at startup, while we are
@@ -1361,11 +1359,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
             krh.handleKeyRequestCancellation(req);
         });
 
-        const skrh = new SuggestKeyRestoreHandler(cli);
-        cli.on("crypto.suggestKeyRestore", () => {
-            skrh.handleSuggestKeyRestore();
-        });
-
         cli.on("Room", (room) => {
             if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isCryptoEnabled()) {
                 const blacklistEnabled = SettingsStore.getValueAt(