diff --git a/src/client/Main.ts b/src/client/Main.ts
index 7f366b340..b59ef8a1e 100644
--- a/src/client/Main.ts
+++ b/src/client/Main.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import "./components/baseComponents/Modal";
 import { GameStartingModal } from "./gameStartingModal";
 import "./styles.css";
 
-import { ChatModal } from "./graphics/layers/ChatModal";
-
 export interface JoinLobbyEvent {
   clientID: string;
   // Multiplayer games only have gameID, gameConfig is not known until game starts.
@@ -107,11 +105,11 @@ class Client {
       }
     });
 
-    const ctModal = document.querySelector("chat-modal") as ChatModal;
-    ctModal instanceof ChatModal;
-    document.getElementById("chat-button").addEventListener("click", () => {
-      ctModal.open();
-    });
+    // const ctModal = document.querySelector("chat-modal") as ChatModal;
+    // ctModal instanceof ChatModal;
+    // document.getElementById("chat-button").addEventListener("click", () => {
+    //   ctModal.open();
+    // });
 
     const hlpModal = document.querySelector("help-modal") as HelpModal;
     hlpModal instanceof HelpModal;
diff --git a/src/client/index.html b/src/client/index.html
index 7b9299682..c25e26130 100644
--- a/src/client/index.html
+++ b/src/client/index.html
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@
             block
             secondary
           ></o-button>
-          <o-button
+          <!-- <o-button
             id="chat-button"
             title="Chat Test"
             block
             secondary
-          ></o-button>
+          ></o-button> -->
         </div>
 
         <o-button