diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
index a31b3706..99743b69 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import "../../../PythonBridge"
 import "../../../ShortcutBundles"
 
 Rectangle {
-    readonly property var modelSyncId:
-        [chat.userRoomId[0], chat.userRoomId[1], "events"]
 
     readonly property alias eventList: eventList
     readonly property alias contextMenu: contextMenu
@@ -508,6 +506,7 @@ Rectangle {
         bottomMargin: theme.spacing
         verticalLayoutDirection: ListView.BottomToTop
 
+        model: ModelStore.get(chat.userRoomId[0], chat.userRoomId[1], "events")
         delegate: EventDelegate {}
 
         highlight: Rectangle {
@@ -548,25 +547,6 @@ Rectangle {
             }
         }
 
-        Connections {
-            target: pageLoader
-            onRecycled: {
-                eventList.model       = null
-                eventList.cacheBuffer = 0
-                updateModelTimer.restart()
-            }
-        }
-
-        Timer {
-            id: updateModelTimer
-            interval: pageLoader.appearAnimation.duration / 2
-            running: true
-            onTriggered: {
-                eventList.model = ModelStore.get(modelSyncId)
-                increaseBufferTimer.restart()
-            }
-        }
-
         Timer {
             id: increaseBufferTimer
             interval: 1000