diff --git a/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp b/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
index 858ea334d1d56c3cbe75b3d486c5cebdcacf49ce..71e7ae70610c9f8014d355b132a007fdc45d2227 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llchathistory.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ LLChatHistory::LLChatHistory(const LLChatHistory::Params& p)
 :	LLUICtrl(p),
 	mMessageHeaderFilename(p.message_header),
 	mMessageSeparatorFilename(p.message_separator),
-	mMessagePlaintextSeparatorFilename(p.message_plaintext_separator),
 	mLeftTextPad(p.left_text_pad),
 	mRightTextPad(p.right_text_pad),
 	mLeftWidgetPad(p.left_widget_pad),
@@ -535,12 +534,6 @@ LLView* LLChatHistory::getSeparator()
 	return separator;
 }
 
-LLView* LLChatHistory::getPlaintextSeparator()
-{
-	LLPanel* separator = LLUICtrlFactory::getInstance()->createFromFile<LLPanel>(mMessagePlaintextSeparatorFilename, NULL, LLPanel::child_registry_t::instance());
-	return separator;
-}
-
 LLView* LLChatHistory::getHeader(const LLChat& chat,const LLStyle::Params& style_params)
 {
 	LLChatHistoryHeader* header = LLChatHistoryHeader::createInstance(mMessageHeaderFilename);
@@ -639,15 +632,6 @@ void LLChatHistory::appendMessage(const LLChat& chat, const LLSD &args, const LL
 
 	if (use_plain_text_chat_history)
 	{
-		// append plaintext separator
-		LLView* separator = getPlaintextSeparator();
-		LLInlineViewSegment::Params p;
-		p.force_newline = true;
-		p.left_pad = mLeftWidgetPad;
-		p.right_pad = mRightWidgetPad;
-		p.view = separator;
-		mEditor->appendWidget(p, "\n", false);
-
 		mEditor->appendText("[" + chat.mTimeStr + "] ", mEditor->getText().size() != 0, style_params);
 
 		if (utf8str_trim(chat.mFromName).size() != 0)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llchathistory.h b/indra/newview/llchathistory.h
index dfe5ea98e66e50ad8db1930ed50dccef3240a29a..950b32861bdd56b5e8d10c32aa84a7245816862b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llchathistory.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llchathistory.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ class LLChatHistory : public LLUICtrl
 			Optional<std::string>	message_header;
 			//Message separator filename
 			Optional<std::string>	message_separator;
-			//Message plaintext  separator filename
-			Optional<std::string>	message_plaintext_separator;
 			//Text left padding from the scroll rect
 			Optional<S32>			left_text_pad;
 			//Text right padding from the scroll rect
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ class LLChatHistory : public LLUICtrl
 			Params()
 			:	message_header("message_header"),
 				message_separator("message_separator"),
-				message_plaintext_separator("message_plaintext_separator"),
 				left_text_pad("left_text_pad"),
 				right_text_pad("right_text_pad"),
 				left_widget_pad("left_widget_pad"),
@@ -99,11 +96,6 @@ class LLChatHistory : public LLUICtrl
 		 * @return pointer to LLView separator object.
 		 */
 		LLView* getSeparator();
-		/**
-		 * Builds a message plaintext  separator.
-		 * @return pointer to LLView separator object.
-		 */
-		LLView* getPlaintextSeparator();
 		/**
 		 * Builds a message header.
 		 * @return pointer to LLView header object.
@@ -141,7 +133,6 @@ class LLChatHistory : public LLUICtrl
 
 		std::string mMessageHeaderFilename;
 		std::string mMessageSeparatorFilename;
-		std::string mMessagePlaintextSeparatorFilename;
 
 		S32 mLeftTextPad;
 		S32 mRightTextPad;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/chat_history.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/chat_history.xml
index aa3ea736b8c9f1c3e4d912def7f5069b9d4a5d2b..ef885e8045d46010bc05980eae02fb59e63f43b5 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/chat_history.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/chat_history.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <chat_history
   message_header="panel_chat_header.xml"
   message_separator="panel_chat_separator.xml"
-  message_plaintext_separator="panel_chat_plaintext_separator.xml"
   left_text_pad="10"
   right_text_pad="15"
   left_widget_pad="0"