diff --git a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
index ad63604818..9fcf47cf9e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
@@ -116,31 +116,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     */
 }
 
-.mx_CallView_voice_secondaryAvatarContainer {
-    border-radius: 2000px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    position: relative;
-    /*
-    &::after {
-        position: absolute;
-        content: '';
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100%;
-        top: 50%;
-        left: 50%;
-        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-        background-image: url('$(res)/img/voip/paused.svg');
-        background-position: center;
-        background-size: 40px;
-        background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    }
-    .mx_CallView_pip &::after {
-        background-size: 24px;
-    }
-    */
-}
-
 .mx_CallView_voice_holdText {
     height: 20px;
     padding-top: 20px;
diff --git a/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx b/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
index 495a99d53c..6748728278 100644
--- a/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
@@ -480,20 +480,6 @@ export default class CallView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 mx_CallView_voice: true,
                 mx_CallView_voice_hold: isOnHold,
             });
-            let secondaryCallAvatar: ReactNode;
-
-            if (this.props.secondaryCall) {
-                const secAvatarSize = this.props.pipMode ? 40 : 100;
-                secondaryCallAvatar = <div className="mx_CallView_voice_secondaryAvatarContainer"
-                    style={{width: secAvatarSize, height: secAvatarSize}}
-                >
-                    <RoomAvatar
-                        room={secCallRoom}
-                        height={secAvatarSize}
-                        width={secAvatarSize}
-                    />
-                </div>;
-            }
 
             contentView = <div className={classes} onMouseMove={this.onMouseMove}>
                 <div className="mx_CallView_voice_avatarsContainer">
@@ -504,7 +490,6 @@ export default class CallView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             width={avatarSize}
                         />
                     </div>
-                    {secondaryCallAvatar}
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_CallView_voice_holdText">{onHoldText}</div>
                 {callControls}
@@ -548,7 +533,7 @@ export default class CallView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     <AccessibleButton element='span' onClick={this.onSecondaryRoomAvatarClick}>
                         <RoomAvatar room={secCallRoom} height={16} width={16} />
                         <span className="mx_CallView_secondaryCall_roomName">
-                            {_t("%(name)s paused", { name: secCallRoom.name })}
+                            {_t("%(name)s on hold", { name: secCallRoom.name })}
                         </span>
                     </AccessibleButton>
                 </span>;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index dcaffdfbcd..470defd2f9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
     "Voice Call": "Voice Call",
     "Fill Screen": "Fill Screen",
     "Return to call": "Return to call",
-    "%(name)s paused": "%(name)s paused",
+    "%(name)s on hold": "%(name)s on hold",
     "Unknown caller": "Unknown caller",
     "Incoming voice call": "Incoming voice call",
     "Incoming video call": "Incoming video call",