diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/EditHistoryMessage.js b/src/components/views/elements/EditHistoryMessage.js
index b4b87bd246..2807bedeb8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/EditHistoryMessage.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/EditHistoryMessage.js
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ export default class EditHistoryMessage extends React.PureComponent {
         mxEvent: PropTypes.instanceOf(MatrixEvent).isRequired,
     };
 
-    constructor(props, context) {
-        super(props, context);
-    }
-
     componentDidMount() {
         pillifyLinks(this.refs.content.children, this.props.mxEvent);
     }