diff --git a/src/server_events.c b/src/server_events.c
index 02522f98..86838ad1 100644
--- a/src/server_events.c
+++ b/src/server_events.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ handle_message_error(const char * const jid, const char * const type,
 
     // handle recipient not found ('from' contains a value and type is 'cancel')
     } else if (type != NULL && (strcmp(type, "cancel") == 0)) {
-        ui_handle_recipient_not_found(jid, err_msg);
+        log_info("Recipient %s not found: %s", jid, err_msg);
         chat_session_on_cancel(jid);
 
     // handle any other error from recipient
diff --git a/src/ui/core.c b/src/ui/core.c
index d5e01d94..fafa4377 100644
--- a/src/ui/core.c
+++ b/src/ui/core.c
@@ -586,14 +586,6 @@ ui_update_presence(const resource_presence_t resource_presence,
 void
 ui_handle_recipient_not_found(const char * const recipient, const char * const err_msg)
 {
-    // unknown chat recipient
-    ProfChatWin *chatwin = wins_get_chat(recipient);
-    if (chatwin) {
-        cons_show_error("Recipient %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
-        win_save_vprint((ProfWin*) chatwin, '!', NULL, 0, THEME_ERROR, "", "Recipient %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
-        return;
-    }
-
     // intended recipient was invalid chat room
     ProfMucWin *mucwin = wins_get_muc(recipient);
     if (mucwin) {
@@ -601,17 +593,6 @@ ui_handle_recipient_not_found(const char * const recipient, const char * const e
         win_save_vprint((ProfWin*) mucwin, '!', NULL, 0, THEME_ERROR, "", "Room %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
         return;
     }
-
-    // unknown private recipient
-    ProfPrivateWin *privatewin = wins_get_private(recipient);
-    if (privatewin) {
-        cons_show_error("Recipient %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
-        win_save_vprint((ProfWin*) privatewin, '!', NULL, 0, THEME_ERROR, "", "Recipient %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // no window
-    cons_show_error("Recipient %s not found: %s", recipient, err_msg);
 }
 
 void