diff --git a/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml b/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
index 23508bf37..9405ba833 100644
--- a/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
+++ b/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         if (initialMessage.length > 0) {
-            message.text = initialMessage;
+            messageField.text = initialMessage;
             initialMessage = ""
         }
     }
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage
         enabled: false
     }
 
-    function sendMessage() {
-        model.sourceModel.sendReplyToConversation(message.text)
-        message.text = ""
-    }
-
     ListView {
         id: viewport
         model: QSortFilterProxyModel {