diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/MockRoomProxy.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/MockRoomProxy.swift
index 1c157b4b1..05d451160 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/MockRoomProxy.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/MockRoomProxy.swift
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ struct MockRoomProxy: RoomProxyProtocol {
     func displayNameForUserId(_ userId: String) -> String? {
         nil
     }
-    
-    func loadDisplayName() async -> Result<String, RoomProxyError> {
-        .failure(.failedRetrievingDisplayName)
-    }
-    
+        
     func startLiveEventListener() { }
     
     func addTimelineListener(listener: TimelineListener) -> Result<Void, RoomProxyError> {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
index afb07415f..88465c0bc 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
@@ -129,21 +129,7 @@ class RoomProxy: RoomProxyProtocol {
             return .failure(.failedRetrievingMemberDisplayName)
         }
     }
-    
-    func loadDisplayName() async -> Result<String, RoomProxyError> {
-        if let displayName { return .success(displayName) }
         
-        do {
-            let displayName = try await Task.dispatch(on: serialDispatchQueue) {
-                try self.room.displayName()
-            }
-            update(displayName: displayName)
-            return .success(displayName)
-        } catch {
-            return .failure(.failedRetrievingDisplayName)
-        }
-    }
-    
     func addTimelineListener(listener: TimelineListener) -> Result<Void, RoomProxyError> {
         room.addTimelineListener(listener: listener)
         return .success(())
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxyProtocol.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxyProtocol.swift
index a0c328e56..dd577b387 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxyProtocol.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxyProtocol.swift
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import Combine
 import MatrixRustSDK
 
 enum RoomProxyError: Error {
-    case failedRetrievingDisplayName
-    case failedRetrievingAvatar
     case noMoreMessagesToBackPaginate
     case failedPaginatingBackwards
     case failedRetrievingMemberAvatarURL
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ protocol RoomProxyProtocol {
     
     func loadDisplayNameForUserId(_ userId: String) async -> Result<String?, RoomProxyError>
     
-    func loadDisplayName() async -> Result<String, RoomProxyError>
-    
     func addTimelineListener(listener: TimelineListener) -> Result<Void, RoomProxyError>
     
     func paginateBackwards(count: UInt) async -> Result<Void, RoomProxyError>