diff --git a/web/chat/inline-sidebar.css b/web/chat/inline-sidebar.css
--- a/web/chat/inline-sidebar.css
+++ b/web/chat/inline-sidebar.css
@@ -19,15 +19,3 @@
 div.unread {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
-div.centerContainer {
-  justify-content: center;
-}
-div.nonViewerMessageBoxContainer {
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-}
-div.viewerMessageBoxContainer {
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-}
-svg.inlineSidebarIcon {
-  color: #666666;
-}
diff --git a/web/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js b/web/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
--- a/web/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import {
-  CornerDownRight as CornerDownRightIcon,
-  CornerDownLeft as CornerDownLeftIcon,
-} from 'react-feather';
 
 import { relativeMemberInfoSelectorForMembersOfThread } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils';
@@ -25,23 +21,7 @@
 
   const onClick = useOnClickThread(threadInfo);
 
-  let viewerIcon, nonViewerIcon, alignStyle;
-  if (props.positioning === 'right') {
-    viewerIcon = (
-      <CornerDownLeftIcon className={css.inlineSidebarIcon} size={18} />
-    );
-    alignStyle = css.viewerMessageBoxContainer;
-  } else if (props.positioning === 'left') {
-    nonViewerIcon = (
-      <CornerDownRightIcon className={css.inlineSidebarIcon} size={18} />
-    );
-    alignStyle = css.nonViewerMessageBoxContainer;
-  } else {
-    nonViewerIcon = (
-      <CornerDownRightIcon className={css.inlineSidebarIcon} size={18} />
-    );
-    alignStyle = css.centerContainer;
-  }
+  let nonViewerIcon, alignStyle;
 
   const unreadStyle = threadInfo.currentUser.unread ? css.unread : null;
   const repliesCount = threadInfo.repliesCount || 1;
@@ -67,7 +47,6 @@
           {sendersText}
           {repliesText}
         </div>
-        {viewerIcon}
       </div>
     </div>
   );