diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 92d9452..25af3b5 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
   <!-- BUTTONS HIDE SHOW MEDIA  -->
 
 	<div class="b_allmedia">
-		<!-- chat -->
-		<button onclick="hideshowChat()" class="bhide_chat_off" id="bhide_chat">CHATTING <br> CHATTEN</button> 
 		<!-- etherpad -->
 		<button onclick="hideshowPad()" class="bhide_chat_off" id="bhide_ether">WRITING <br> SCHRIJVEN</button>
 		<!-- audio streaming or files -->
@@ -120,14 +118,6 @@
 	</div>
 
 
-    <!-- CHAT  -->
-    <!-- PLACEHOLDER link: https://chat.vvvvvvaria.org/ -->
-    <div class="chat fullscreen" id="showChat">
-      <iframe src="https://chat.vvvvvvaria.org/"></iframe><br> ↬ 
-      <a class="windowlinks" href="https://chat.vvvvvvaria.org/"  target="_blank">  direct link to chat! </a>
-    </div>
-
-
 	<!-- IMAGE GALLERY -->
     <!-- PLACEHOLDER links: 
         https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/2021-01+02-Read-and-Repair_Wireless-Imagination/a_safe_image.php.jpeg