diff --git a/lib/rich-message.js b/lib/rich-message.js
index 0987881..1dfa556 100644
--- a/lib/rich-message.js
+++ b/lib/rich-message.js
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ module.exports.mergeMessages = mergeMessages
 var emoji = require('markdown-it-emoji')
 var ghlink = require('ghlink')
 var higlight = require('highlight.js')
-var htmlToVDom = require('html-to-vdom')
 var MarkdownIt = require('markdown-it')
 var twemoji = require('twemoji')
 var util = require('./util.js')
-var VNode = require('virtual-dom/vnode/vnode')
-var VText = require('virtual-dom/vnode/vtext')
 
 var md = new MarkdownIt({
   linkify: true,
@@ -32,15 +29,6 @@ md.renderer.rules.emoji = function (token, index) {
   return twemoji.parse(token[index].content)
 }
 
-var convertHTML = htmlToVDom({
-  VNode: VNode,
-  VText: VText
-})
-
-function makeVDom (html) {
-  return convertHTML('<div class="text">' + html + '</div>')
-}
-
 function makeRichMessage (message, username) {
   message.anon = /Anonymous/i.test(message.username)
   message.avatar = message.anon
@@ -57,14 +45,11 @@ function makeRichMessage (message, username) {
   var classStr = highlight ? ' class="highlight"' : ''
   message.html = '<div' + classStr + '>' + message.html + '</div>'
 
-  message.vdom = makeVDom(message.html)
-
   return message
 }
 
 function mergeMessages (message1, message2) {
   message1.text += '\n' + message2.text
   message1.html += '<p></p>' + message2.html
-  message1.vdom = makeVDom(message1.html)
   return message1
 }