diff --git a/web/chat/chat-message-list.css b/web/chat/chat-message-list.css
--- a/web/chat/chat-message-list.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-message-list.css
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
   margin-bottom: 5px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 100%;
-  border: 1px solid blue;
 }
 div.nonViewerContent {
   align-self: flex-start;
@@ -123,8 +122,7 @@
   position: relative;
   display: flex;
   max-width: calc(min(68%, 1000px));
-  margin: 0 4px 0 8px;
-  border: 1px solid green;
+  margin: 0 4px 0 12px;
 }
 div.fixedWidthMessageBoxContainer {
   width: 68%;
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@
   justify-content: space-between;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   max-width: 100%;
-  border: 1px solid red;
 }
 div.fixedWidthMessageBox {
   width: 100%;
diff --git a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
 
 import { useStringForUser } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import { getAvatarForUser } from 'lib/shared/avatar-utils.js';
 import { assertComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import FailedSend from './failed-send.react.js';
 import InlineEngagement from './inline-engagement.react.js';
-import Avatar from '../components/avatar.react.js';
 import { type InputState, InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import { tooltipPositions, useMessageTooltip } from '../utils/tooltip-utils.js';
 
@@ -139,17 +137,10 @@
       );
     }
 
-    let avatar;
-    if (!isViewer && item.endsCluster) {
-      const avatarInfo = getAvatarForUser(creator);
-      avatar = <Avatar avatarInfo={avatarInfo} size="large" />;
-    }
-
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         {authorName}
         <div className={contentClassName}>
-          {avatar}
           <div
             className={messageBoxContainerClassName}
             onMouseEnter={this.props.onMouseEnter}