diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index ab2c66db3..2a2611243 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ type ChatMessage struct {
 	MessageType string `json:"type"`
 }
 
-func (s *ChatMessage) AsJson() string {
-	return s.Author + " says " + s.Body
-}
-
 func (s *ChatMessage) String() string {
 	return s.Author + " says " + s.Body
 }
@@ -19,7 +15,3 @@ func (s *ChatMessage) String() string {
 type PingMessage struct {
 	MessageType string `json:"type"`
 }
-
-func (self *PingMessage) AsJson() string {
-	return "{type: \"PING\"}"
-}
diff --git a/webroot/js/message.js b/webroot/js/message.js
index 78d426916..a40f3c4b4 100644
--- a/webroot/js/message.js
+++ b/webroot/js/message.js
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ class Message {
 	userColor() {
 		return messageBubbleColorForString(this.author);
 	}
-
-	toModel() {
-		return {
-			author: this.author(),
-			body: this.body(),
-			image: this.image(),
-			id: this.id
-		};
-	}
 }