diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 32b395d3..02c48b4e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -938,17 +938,10 @@
       chatMessage.status = "sent" /* Sent */;
       this.addMessage(chatMessage);
     };
-    // sorting
-    get index() {
-      return this.chatListModel.getIndexOfPrimaryChannel(
-        this.info.primaryChannel
-      );
-    }
     // settings
     setPrimaryChannel = (primaryChannel) => {
       this.info.primaryChannel = primaryChannel;
       this.storeInfo();
-      this.chatListModel.updateIndices();
       this.subscribe();
     };
     setSecondaryChannels = (secondaryChannels) => {
@@ -1133,7 +1126,6 @@
     connectionModel;
     // data
     chatModels = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
-    sortedPrimaryChannels = [];
     // handlers
     messageHandler = (data) => {
       for (const chatModel of this.chatModels) {
@@ -1149,22 +1141,9 @@
         }
       }
     };
-    // sorting
-    updateIndices = () => {
-      this.sortedPrimaryChannels = [];
-      let allChannels = [];
-      for (const chatModel of this.chatModels) {
-        allChannels.push(chatModel.info.primaryChannel);
-      }
-      this.sortedPrimaryChannels = allChannels.sort(localeCompare);
-    };
-    getIndexOfPrimaryChannel(primaryChannel) {
-      return this.sortedPrimaryChannels.indexOf(primaryChannel);
-    }
     // storage
     addChatModel = (chatModel) => {
       this.chatModels.add(chatModel);
-      this.updateIndices();
     };
     createChat = (primaryChannel) => {
       const id = v4_default();
@@ -1181,7 +1160,6 @@
     };
     untrackChat = (chat) => {
       this.chatModels.delete(chat);
-      this.updateIndices();
     };
     // load
     loadChats = () => {
@@ -1471,10 +1449,6 @@
     selectedPage = new State(
       "messages" /* Messages */
     );
-    // sorting
-    updateIndex = () => {
-      this.index.value = this.chatModel.index;
-    };
     // view
     open = () => {
       this.chatListViewModel.openChat(this);
@@ -1517,7 +1491,6 @@
         }
       );
       this.loadPageSelection();
-      this.updateIndex();
     }
   };
 
@@ -1543,7 +1516,6 @@
       this.newChatPrimaryChannel.value = "";
       const chatViewModel = this.createChatViewModel(chatModel);
       this.chatViewModels.add(chatViewModel);
-      this.updateIndices();
     };
     untrackChat = (chatViewModel) => {
       this.chatListModel.untrackChat(chatViewModel.chatModel);
@@ -1564,12 +1536,6 @@
     closeChat = () => {
       this.selectedChat.value = void 0;
     };
-    // sorting
-    updateIndices = () => {
-      for (const chatViewModel of this.chatViewModels.value) {
-        chatViewModel.updateIndex();
-      }
-    };
     // load
     loadChats = () => {
       this.chatViewModels.clear();
diff --git a/src/Model/Chat/chatListModel.ts b/src/Model/Chat/chatListModel.ts
index 5afadef3..bb5c7216 100644
--- a/src/Model/Chat/chatListModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Chat/chatListModel.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ChatModel from "./chatModel";
 import ConnectionModel from "../Global/connectionModel";
 import { Message } from "udn-frontend";
 import SettingsModel from "../Global/settingsModel";
-import { localeCompare } from "../Utility/utility";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
 export default class ChatListModel {
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export default class ChatListModel {
 
   // data
   chatModels = new Set<ChatModel>();
-  sortedPrimaryChannels: string[] = [];
 
   // handlers
   messageHandler = (data: Message): void => {
@@ -33,26 +31,9 @@ export default class ChatListModel {
     }
   };
 
-  // sorting
-  updateIndices = () => {
-    this.sortedPrimaryChannels = [];
-
-    let allChannels: string[] = [];
-    for (const chatModel of this.chatModels) {
-      allChannels.push(chatModel.info.primaryChannel);
-    }
-
-    this.sortedPrimaryChannels = allChannels.sort(localeCompare);
-  };
-
-  getIndexOfPrimaryChannel(primaryChannel: string): number {
-    return this.sortedPrimaryChannels.indexOf(primaryChannel);
-  }
-
   // storage
   addChatModel = (chatModel: ChatModel) => {
     this.chatModels.add(chatModel);
-    this.updateIndices();
   };
 
   createChat = (primaryChannel: string): ChatModel => {
@@ -73,7 +54,6 @@ export default class ChatListModel {
 
   untrackChat = (chat: ChatModel): void => {
     this.chatModels.delete(chat);
-    this.updateIndices();
   };
 
   // load
diff --git a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
index d8bb85b0..3d3272ce 100644
--- a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
@@ -74,18 +74,10 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     this.addMessage(chatMessage);
   };
 
-  // sorting
-  get index(): number {
-    return this.chatListModel.getIndexOfPrimaryChannel(
-      this.info.primaryChannel
-    );
-  }
-
   // settings
   setPrimaryChannel = (primaryChannel: string): void => {
     this.info.primaryChannel = primaryChannel;
     this.storeInfo();
-    this.chatListModel.updateIndices();
     this.subscribe();
   };
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatListViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatListViewModel.ts
index d46a3c94..b4f5e84e 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatListViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatListViewModel.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export default class ChatListViewModel {
 
     const chatViewModel: ChatViewModel = this.createChatViewModel(chatModel);
     this.chatViewModels.add(chatViewModel);
-
-    this.updateIndices();
   };
 
   untrackChat = (chatViewModel: ChatViewModel): void => {
@@ -61,13 +59,6 @@ export default class ChatListViewModel {
     this.selectedChat.value = undefined;
   };
 
-  // sorting
-  updateIndices = (): void => {
-    for (const chatViewModel of this.chatViewModels.value) {
-      chatViewModel.updateIndex();
-    }
-  };
-
   // load
   loadChats = (): void => {
     this.chatViewModels.clear();
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
index 3a467502..01f8852e 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     ChatPageType.Messages
   );
 
-  // sorting
-  updateIndex = (): void => {
-    this.index.value = this.chatModel.index;
-  };
-
   // view
   open = (): void => {
     this.chatListViewModel.openChat(this);
@@ -90,7 +85,6 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
 
     // load
     this.loadPageSelection();
-    this.updateIndex();
   }
 }