diff --git a/packages/client/src/ui/universal.vue b/packages/client/src/ui/universal.vue
index 86d4ab01f..7e8368a21 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/ui/universal.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/ui/universal.vue
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 			</button>
 
 		<button
-			v-if="isMobile && mainRouter.currentRoute.value.name === 'index'"
+			v-if="isMobile"
 			ref="postButton"
 			:aria-label="i18n.t('note')"
 			class="postButton button post _button"
@@ -101,17 +101,6 @@
 		>
 			<i class="ph-pencil ph-bold ph-lg"></i>
 		</button>
-		<button
-			v-if="
-				isMobile && mainRouter.currentRoute.value.name === 'messaging'
-			"
-			ref="postButton"
-			class="postButton button post _button"
-			:aria-label="i18n.t('startMessaging')"
-			@click="messagingStart"
-		>
-			<i class="ph-user-plus ph-bold ph-lg"></i>
-		</button>
 		</div>
 
 		<transition :name="$store.state.animation ? 'menuDrawer-back' : ''">
@@ -217,11 +206,7 @@ function updateButtonState(): void {
 		buttonAnimIndex.value = 1;
 		return;
 	}
-	if (routerState.includes("/my/messaging")) {
-		buttonAnimIndex.value = 2;
-		return;
-	}
-	buttonAnimIndex.value = 3;
+	buttonAnimIndex.value = 2;
 }
 
 updateButtonState();
@@ -277,34 +262,6 @@ function messagingStart(ev) {
 	);
 }
 
-async function startUser(): void {
-	os.selectUser().then((user) => {
-		mainRouter.push(`/my/messaging/${Acct.toString(user)}`);
-	});
-}
-
-async function startGroup(): void {
-	const groups1 = await os.api("users/groups/owned");
-	const groups2 = await os.api("users/groups/joined");
-	if (groups1.length === 0 && groups2.length === 0) {
-		os.alert({
-			type: "warning",
-			title: i18n.ts.youHaveNoGroups,
-			text: i18n.ts.joinOrCreateGroup,
-		});
-		return;
-	}
-	const { canceled, result: group } = await os.select({
-		title: i18n.ts.group,
-		items: groups1.concat(groups2).map((group) => ({
-			value: group,
-			text: group.name,
-		})),
-	});
-	if (canceled) return;
-	mainRouter.push(`/my/messaging/group/${group.id}`);
-}
-
 onMounted(() => {
 	if (!isDesktop.value) {
 		matchMedia(`(min-width: ${DESKTOP_THRESHOLD - 1}px)`).onchange = (