diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 387f2ca69d..fe0deb0d49 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -565,20 +565,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                     },
                 });
                 break;
-            case 'view_user':
-                // FIXME: ugly hack to expand the RightPanel and then re-dispatch.
-                if (this.state.collapsedRhs) {
-                    setTimeout(()=>{
-                        dis.dispatch({
-                            action: 'show_right_panel',
-                        });
-                        dis.dispatch({
-                            action: 'view_user',
-                            member: payload.member,
-                        });
-                    }, 0);
-                }
-                break;
             case 'view_room':
                 // Takes either a room ID or room alias: if switching to a room the client is already
                 // known to be in (eg. user clicks on a room in the recents panel), supply the ID
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/GroupHeaderButtons.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/GroupHeaderButtons.js
index 494ccb88fa..9bc69de1ab 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/GroupHeaderButtons.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/GroupHeaderButtons.js
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ export default class GroupHeaderButtons extends HeaderButtons {
         super.onAction(payload);
 
         if (payload.action === "view_user") {
-            dis.dispatch({
-                action: 'show_right_panel',
-            });
             if (payload.member) {
                 this.setPhase(RightPanel.Phase.RoomMemberInfo, {member: payload.member});
             } else {
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomHeaderButtons.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomHeaderButtons.js
index aff5274cec..cbdc2cd81b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomHeaderButtons.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomHeaderButtons.js
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ export default class RoomHeaderButtons extends HeaderButtons {
     onAction(payload) {
         super.onAction(payload);
         if (payload.action === "view_user") {
-            dis.dispatch({
-                action: 'show_right_panel',
-            });
             if (payload.member) {
                 this.setPhase(RightPanel.Phase.RoomMemberInfo, {member: payload.member});
             } else {