diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
index cbd6f64a4857f81e723b777e346a086ea3bd470e..8e305a567487e86e837f566956d0e848cfea274a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.cpp
@@ -224,14 +224,6 @@ void LLPanelIMControlPanel::setSessionId(const LLUUID& session_id)
 		childSetEnabled("share_btn", FALSE);
 		childSetEnabled("teleport_btn", FALSE);
 		childSetEnabled("pay_btn", FALSE);
-
-        getChild<LLTextBox>("avatar_name")->setValue(im_session->mName);
-        getChild<LLTextBox>("avatar_name")->setToolTip(im_session->mName);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		// If the participant is an avatar, fetch the currect name
-		gCacheName->get(mAvatarID, FALSE, boost::bind(&LLPanelIMControlPanel::nameUpdatedCallback, this, _1, _2, _3, _4));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -247,19 +239,6 @@ void LLPanelIMControlPanel::changed(U32 mask)
 	}
 }
 
-void LLPanelIMControlPanel::nameUpdatedCallback(const LLUUID& id, const std::string& first, const std::string& last, BOOL is_group)
-{
-	if ( id == mAvatarID )
-	{
-		std::string avatar_name;
-		avatar_name.assign(first);
-		avatar_name.append(" ");
-		avatar_name.append(last);
-		getChild<LLTextBox>("avatar_name")->setValue(avatar_name);
-		getChild<LLTextBox>("avatar_name")->setToolTip(avatar_name);
-	}
-}
-
 LLPanelGroupControlPanel::LLPanelGroupControlPanel(const LLUUID& session_id):
 mParticipantList(NULL)
 {
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
index 3ab505a084d914487437e7ebfd6136222199f4ce..ce8fc58e5604b35d9bb65d5c4d895cc3d330a04e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelimcontrolpanel.h
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ class LLPanelIMControlPanel : public LLPanelChatControlPanel, LLFriendObserver
 	// LLFriendObserver trigger
 	virtual void changed(U32 mask);
 
-protected:
-	void nameUpdatedCallback(const LLUUID& id, const std::string& first, const std::string& last, BOOL is_group);
-
 private:
 	void onViewProfileButtonClicked();
 	void onAddFriendButtonClicked();
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_im_control_panel.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_im_control_panel.xml
index c7e5b25e06292c414cb158aaa5042d56c9ca16ae..28c4adf67cff130f2caf61dbc5c030464654c08d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_im_control_panel.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_im_control_panel.xml
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@
      name="avatar_icon"
      top="-5"
      width="105"/>
-    <text
-     follows="top|left|right"
-     font="SansSerifLarge"
-     height="19"
-     layout="topleft"
-     name="avatar_name"
-     use_ellipses="true"
-     value="Unknown"
-     width="110" />
     <layout_stack
      mouse_opaque="false"
      border_size="0"
@@ -30,7 +21,7 @@
      left="5"
      name="button_stack"
      orientation="vertical"
-     top_pad="-5"
+     top_pad="5"
      width="105">
         <layout_panel
          mouse_opaque="false"