diff --git a/src/client/webapp/actions.ts b/src/client/webapp/actions.ts
index d157933..f2cc076 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/actions.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/actions.ts
@@ -20,27 +20,4 @@ export default class Actions {
 			ui.setActiveConnection(guild, { id: null, avatarResourceId: null, displayName: 'Error', status: 'Error', privileges: [], roleName: null, roleColor: null, rolePriority: null });
 		}
 	}
-
-	static async fetchAndUpdateChannels(q: Q, ui: UI, guild: CombinedGuild) {
-		await Util.withPotentialErrorWarnOnCancel(q, {
-			taskFunc: async () => {
-				if (ui.activeGuild === null || ui.activeGuild.id !== guild.id) return;
-				const channels = await guild.fetchChannels();
-				await ui.setChannels(guild, channels);
-				if (ui.activeGuild === null || ui.activeGuild.id !== guild.id) return;
-				if (ui.activeChannel === null) {
-					// click on the first channel in the list if no channel is active yet
-					const element = q.$_('#channel-list .channel');
-					if (element) {
-						element.click();
-					}
-				}
-			},
-			errorIndicatorAddFunc: async (errorIndicatorElement) => {
-				await ui.setChannelsErrorIndicator(guild, errorIndicatorElement);
-			},
-			errorContainer: q.$('#channel-list'),
-			errorMessage: 'Error fetching channels'
-		});
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/channel.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/channel.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a1ab02b..0000000
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/channel.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import ReactHelper from './require/react-helper';
-
-import ElementsUtil from './require/elements-util';
-import BaseElements from './require/base-elements';
-import { Channel } from '../data-types';
-import UI from '../ui';
-import Q from '../q-module';
-import CombinedGuild from '../guild-combined';
-import ChannelOverlay from './overlays/overlay-channel';
-
-export default function createChannel(document: Document, q: Q, ui: UI, guild: CombinedGuild, channel: Channel) {
-	const element = ReactHelper.createElementFromJSX(
-		<div className="channel text" data-id={channel.id} data-guild-id={guild.id}>
-			<div className="icon">{BaseElements.TEXT_CHANNEL_ICON}</div>
-			<div className="name">{channel.name}</div>
-			<div className="modify">{BaseElements.COG}</div>
-		</div>
-	);
-
-	element.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-		if (element.classList.contains('active')) return;
-		await ui.setActiveChannel(guild, channel);
-		q.$('#text-input').focus();
-	});
-
-	const modifyContextElement = q.create({ class: 'context', content: {
-		class: 'above', content: [
-			{ class: 'content text', content: 'Modify Channel' },
-			{ class: 'tab', content: BaseElements.Q_TAB_BELOW }
-		]
-	}}) as HTMLElement;
-
-	q.$$$(element, '.modify').addEventListener('click', async (e) => {
-		e.stopPropagation();
-		if (modifyContextElement.parentElement) {
-			modifyContextElement.parentElement.removeChild(modifyContextElement);
-		}
-		ElementsUtil.presentReactOverlay(document, <ChannelOverlay guild={guild} channel={channel} />);
-	});
-
-	q.$$$(element, '.modify').addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
-		document.body.appendChild(modifyContextElement);
-		ElementsUtil.alignContextElement(modifyContextElement, q.$$$(element, '.modify'), { bottom: 'top', centerX: 'centerX' });
-	});
-
-	q.$$$(element, '.modify').addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
-		if (modifyContextElement.parentElement) {
-			modifyContextElement.parentElement.removeChild(modifyContextElement);
-		}
-	});
-
-	return element;
-}
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/components/context-menu.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/components/context-menu.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index cece528..0000000
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/components/context-menu.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import React, { FC, ReactNode, RefObject, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { ShouldNeverHappenError } from '../../../data-types';
-import ElementsUtil, { IAlignment } from '../../require/elements-util';
-import ReactHelper from '../../require/react-helper';
-
-export interface ContextMenuProps {
-	relativeToRef?: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
-	relativeToPos?: { x: number, y: number };
-	alignment: IAlignment;
-	children: ReactNode;
-	close: () => void;
-}
-
-const ContextMenu: FC<ContextMenuProps> = (props: ContextMenuProps) => {
-	const { relativeToRef, relativeToPos, alignment, children, close } = props;
-
-	const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
-	const [ aligned, setAligned ] = useState<boolean>(false);
-
-	ReactHelper.useCloseWhenClickedOutsideEffect(rootRef, close);
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!rootRef.current) return;
-		const relativeTo = (relativeToRef && relativeToRef.current) ?? relativeToPos ?? null;
-		if (!relativeTo) throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('invalid context menu props');
-		ElementsUtil.alignContextElement(rootRef.current, relativeTo, alignment);
-		setAligned(true);
-	}, [ rootRef, relativeToRef, relativeToPos ]);
-
-	const contextClass = useMemo(() => {
-		return 'context react' + (aligned ? ' aligned' : '');
-	}, [ aligned ]);
-
-	return (
-		<div ref={rootRef} className={contextClass}>
-			<div className="menu">{children}</div>
-		</div>
-	);
-}
-
-export default ContextMenu;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context-menu.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context-menu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cfc238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context-menu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import React, { FC, ReactNode, RefObject, useRef } from 'react'
+import { IAlignment } from '../../require/elements-util';
+import ReactHelper from '../../require/react-helper';
+import Context from './context';
+
+export interface ContextMenuProps {
+	relativeToRef?: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
+	relativeToPos?: { x: number, y: number };
+	alignment: IAlignment;
+	children: ReactNode;
+	close: () => void;
+}
+
+// Automatically closes when clicked outside of and includes a <div class="menu"> subelement
+const ContextMenu: FC<ContextMenuProps> = (props: ContextMenuProps) => {
+	const { relativeToRef, relativeToPos, alignment, children, close } = props;
+
+	const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+	ReactHelper.useCloseWhenClickedOutsideEffect(rootRef, close);
+
+	return (
+		<Context rootRef={rootRef} relativeToRef={relativeToRef} relativeToPos={relativeToPos} alignment={alignment}>
+			<div className="menu">
+				{children}
+			</div>
+		</Context>
+	);
+}
+
+export default ContextMenu;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50a9400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/components/context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import React, { FC, ReactNode, RefObject } from 'react';
+import { IAlignment } from '../../require/elements-util';
+import ReactHelper from '../../require/react-helper';
+
+export interface ContextProps {
+	rootRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+	relativeToRef?: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
+	relativeToPos?: { x: number, y: number };
+	alignment: IAlignment;
+	children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+// You should create a component like context-menu.tsx instead of using this class directly.
+const Context: FC<ContextProps> = (props: ContextProps) => {
+	const { rootRef, relativeToRef, relativeToPos, alignment, children } = props;
+
+	const [ className ] = ReactHelper.useAlignment(
+		rootRef, relativeToRef ?? null, relativeToPos ?? null, alignment, 'context react'
+	);
+
+	return (
+		<div ref={rootRef} className={className}>
+			{children}
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export default Context;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-connection-info.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
rename to src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
index 7980bf4..ac16044 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-connection-info.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import ContextMenu from './components/context-menu';
 export interface ConnectionInfoContextMenuProps {
 	guild: CombinedGuild;
 	selfMember: Member;
-	relativeToRef: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
+	relativeToRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
 	close: () => void;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-guild-title.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
rename to src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-guild-title.tsx
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-image.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-image.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/client/webapp/elements/context-menus/context-menu-image.tsx
rename to src/client/webapp/elements/contexts/context-menu-image.tsx
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/guild-list-guild.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/guild-list-guild.tsx
index 543231f..4ade26f 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/guild-list-guild.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/guild-list-guild.tsx
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ export default function createGuildListGuild(document: Document, q: Q, ui: UI, g
                 ui.updateGuildName(guild, 'ERROR');
             }
         })();
-
-        // Guild Channel List
-        (async () => {
-            await Actions.fetchAndUpdateChannels(q, ui, guild);
-        })();
     });
 
     element.addEventListener('contextmenu', (e) => {
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/message-element.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/message-element.tsx
index 10f49dd..5125dfd 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/message-element.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/message-element.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import React, { FC, MouseEvent, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Member, Message } from '../../../data-types';
 import CombinedGuild from '../../../guild-combined';
-import ImageContextMenu from '../../context-menus/context-menu-image';
+import ImageContextMenu from '../../contexts/context-menu-image';
 import ImageOverlay from '../../overlays/overlay-image';
 import ElementsUtil from '../../require/elements-util';
 import GuildSubscriptions from '../../require/guild-subscriptions';
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-image.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-image.tsx
index 413528a..d28dc4e 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-image.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/overlays/overlay-image.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import ElementsUtil from '../require/elements-util';
 import DownloadButton from '../components/button-download';
 import ReactHelper from '../require/react-helper';
 import GuildSubscriptions from '../require/guild-subscriptions';
-import ImageContextMenu from '../context-menus/context-menu-image';
+import ImageContextMenu from '../contexts/context-menu-image';
 import Overlay from '../components/overlay';
 
 export interface ImageOverlayProps {
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/require/react-helper.ts b/src/client/webapp/elements/require/react-helper.ts
index 15088bc..2623062 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/require/react-helper.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/require/react-helper.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Globals from '../../globals';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import electron from 'electron';
+import ElementsUtil, { IAlignment } from './elements-util';
 
 // Helper function so we can use JSX before fully committing to React
 
@@ -396,6 +397,32 @@ export default class ReactHelper {
 		}, [ handleMouseUp ]);
 	}
 
+	static useAlignment(
+		rootRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>,
+		relativeToRef: RefObject<HTMLElement | null> | null,
+		relativeToPos: { x: number, y: number } | null,
+		alignment: IAlignment,
+		baseClassName: string
+	): [
+		className: string
+	] {
+		const [ aligned, setAligned ] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+		useEffect(() => {
+			if (!rootRef.current) return;
+			const relativeTo = (relativeToRef && relativeToRef.current) ?? relativeToPos ?? null;
+			if (!relativeTo) throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('invalid alignment props');
+			ElementsUtil.alignContextElement(rootRef.current, relativeTo, alignment);
+			setAligned(true);
+		}, [ rootRef, relativeToRef, relativeToPos ]);
+
+		const className = useMemo(() => {
+			return baseClassName + (aligned ? ' aligned' : '');
+		}, [ baseClassName, aligned ]);
+
+		return [ className ];
+	}
+
 	static useContextMenu(
 		createContextMenu: (close: () => void) => ReactNode,
 		createContextMenuDeps: DependencyList
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/connection-info.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/connection-info.tsx
index 1416a0b..d38f6e1 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/connection-info.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/connection-info.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Member } from '../../data-types';
 import CombinedGuild from '../../guild-combined';
 import MemberElement, { DummyMember } from '../lists/components/member-element';
 import GuildSubscriptions from '../require/guild-subscriptions';
-import ConnectionInfoContextMenu from '../context-menus/context-menu-connection-info';
+import ConnectionInfoContextMenu from '../contexts/context-menu-connection-info';
 import ReactHelper from '../require/react-helper';
 
 export interface ConnectionInfoProps {
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/guild-title.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/guild-title.tsx
index 79d335b..0e6544e 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/guild-title.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/sections/guild-title.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC, useRef } from 'react';
 import CombinedGuild from '../../guild-combined';
-import GuildTitleContextMenu from '../context-menus/context-menu-guild-title';
+import GuildTitleContextMenu from '../contexts/context-menu-guild-title';
 import GuildSubscriptions from '../require/guild-subscriptions';
 import ReactHelper from '../require/react-helper';
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/preload.ts b/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
index c00f415..4fd27ef 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import Globals from './globals';
 
 import UI from './ui';
 import Actions from './actions';
-import { Changes, Channel, ConnectionInfo, GuildMetadata, Member, Resource, Token } from './data-types';
+import { Changes, ConnectionInfo, GuildMetadata, Member, Resource, Token } from './data-types';
 import Q from './q-module';
 import bindWindowButtonEvents from './elements/events-window-buttons';
 import bindTextInputEvents from './elements/events-text-input';
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 			(async () => { // update connection info
 				await Actions.fetchAndUpdateConnection(ui, guild);
 			})();
-			(async () => { // refresh channels list
-				await Actions.fetchAndUpdateChannels(q, ui, guild);
-			})();
-			// TODO: React set hasMessagesAbove and hasMessagesBelow when re-verified
+			// TODO: React set hasMessagesAbove and hasMessagesBelow when re-verified?
 		});
 
 		guildsManager.on('disconnect', (guild: CombinedGuild) => {
@@ -132,21 +129,6 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 			}
 		});
 
-		guildsManager.on('remove-channels', async (guild: CombinedGuild, channels: Channel[]) => {
-			LOG.debug(channels.length + ' removed channels');
-			await ui.deleteChannels(guild, channels);
-		});
-
-		guildsManager.on('update-channels', async (guild: CombinedGuild, updatedChannels: Channel[]) => {
-			LOG.debug(updatedChannels.length + ' updated channels');
-			await ui.updateChannels(guild, updatedChannels);
-		});
-
-		guildsManager.on('new-channels', async (guild: CombinedGuild, channels: Channel[]) => {
-			LOG.debug(channels.length + ' added channels');
-			await ui.addChannels(guild, channels);
-		});
-
 		// TODO: React jump messages to bottom when the current user sent a message
 
 		// Conflict Events
@@ -160,13 +142,6 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 			})();
 		});
 
-		guildsManager.on('conflict-channels', async (guild: CombinedGuild, changesType: AutoVerifierChangesType, changes: Changes<Channel>) => {
-			LOG.debug('channels conflict', { changes });
-			if (changes.deleted.length > 0) await ui.deleteChannels(guild, changes.deleted);
-			if (changes.added.length > 0) await ui.addChannels(guild, changes.added);
-			if (changes.updated.length > 0) await ui.updateChannels(guild, changes.updated.map(pair => pair.newDataPoint));
-		});
-
 		guildsManager.on('conflict-members', async (guild: CombinedGuild, changesType: AutoVerifierChangesType, changes: Changes<Member>) => {
 			//LOG.debug('members conflict', { changes });
 			if (changes.updated.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/styles/channel-list.scss b/src/client/webapp/styles/channel-list.scss
index 588ea15..47f16ea 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/styles/channel-list.scss
+++ b/src/client/webapp/styles/channel-list.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 @import "theme.scss";
 
-#channel-list {
-    display: none;
-}
-
 .channel-list {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     padding-top: 8px;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/ui.ts b/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
index 9870f7c..a6e1d6d 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import CombinedGuild from './guild-combined';
 import { Message, Channel, ConnectionInfo, ShouldNeverHappenError } from './data-types';
 import Q from './q-module';
 import createGuildListGuild from './elements/guild-list-guild';
-import createChannel from './elements/channel';
 import GuildsManager from './guilds-manager';
 import { mountGuildChannelComponents, mountGuildComponents } from './elements/mounts';
 
@@ -114,22 +113,11 @@ export default class UI {
 
 	public async setActiveChannel(guild: CombinedGuild, channel: Channel): Promise<void> {
 		await this.lockChannels(guild, () => {
-			// Channel List Highlight
-			if (this.activeChannel !== null) {
-				const prev = this.q.$_('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + this.activeChannel.id + '"]');
-				if (prev) {
-					prev.classList.remove('active');
-				}
-			}
-			const next = this.q.$('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + channel.id + '"]');
-			next.classList.add('active');
-
 			// Channel Name + Flavor Text Header + Text Input Placeholder
 			this.q.$('#text-input').setAttribute('data-placeholder', 'Message #' + channel.name);
 
-			mountGuildChannelComponents(this.q, guild, channel);
-
 			this.activeChannel = channel;
+			mountGuildChannelComponents(this.q, guild, channel);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -184,115 +172,4 @@ export default class UI {
 			baseElement.setAttribute('meta-name', name);
 		});
 	}
-
-	private _updatePosition<T>(element: Element, guildCacheMap: Map<string | null, T>, getDirection: ((prevData: T, data: T) => number)) {
-		const data = guildCacheMap.get(element.getAttribute('data-id'));
-		if (!data) {
-			LOG.debug('cache map: ', { guildCacheMap, elementHtml: element.outerHTML })
-			throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('unable to get data from cache map');
-		}
-		// TODO: do-while may be a bit cleaner?
-		let prev = Q.previousElement(element);
-		while (prev != null) {
-			const prevData = guildCacheMap.get(prev.getAttribute('data-id'));
-			if (!prevData) throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('unable to get prevData from cache map');
-			if (getDirection(prevData, data) > 0) { // this element comes before previous element
-				prev.parentElement?.insertBefore(element, prev);
-			} else {
-				break;
-			}
-			prev = Q.previousElement(element);
-		}
-		let next = Q.nextElement(element);
-		while (next != null) {
-			const nextData = guildCacheMap.get(next.getAttribute('data-id'));
-			if (!nextData) throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('unable to get nextData from cache map');
-			if (getDirection(data, nextData) > 0) { // this element comes after next element
-				next.parentElement?.insertBefore(next, element);
-			} else {
-				break;
-			}
-			next = Q.nextElement(element);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public async updateChannelPosition(guild: CombinedGuild, channelElement: Element): Promise<void> {
-		this._updatePosition(channelElement, await guild.grabRAMChannelsMap(), (a, b) => {
-			return a.index - b.index;
-		});
-	}
-
-	public async addChannels(guild: CombinedGuild, channels: Channel[], options?: { clear: boolean }): Promise<void> {
-		await this.lockChannels(guild, async () => {
-			if (options?.clear) {
-				Q.clearChildren(this.q.$('#channel-list'));
-			}
-			for (const channel of channels) {
-				const element = createChannel(this.document, this.q, this, guild, channel);
-				this.q.$('#channel-list').appendChild(element);
-				await this.updateChannelPosition(guild, element);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	public async deleteChannels(guild: CombinedGuild, channels: Channel[]): Promise<void> {
-		await this.lockChannels(guild, () => {
-			for (const channel of channels) {
-				const element = this.q.$_('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + channel.id + '"]');
-				element?.parentElement?.removeChild(element);    
-				if (this.activeChannel !== null && this.activeChannel.id == channel.id) {
-					this.activeChannel = null;
-				}
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	public async updateChannels(guild: CombinedGuild, updatedChannels: Channel[]): Promise<void> {
-		await this.lockChannels(guild, async () => {
-			for (const channel of updatedChannels) {
-				const oldElement = this.q.$('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + channel.id + '"]');
-				const newElement = createChannel(this.document, this.q, this, guild, channel);
-				oldElement.parentElement?.replaceChild(newElement, oldElement);
-				await this.updateChannelPosition(guild, newElement);
-
-				if (this.activeChannel !== null && this.activeChannel.id === channel.id) {
-					newElement.classList.add('active');
-
-					// See also setActiveChannel
-					this.q.$('#text-input').setAttribute('placeholder', 'Message #' + channel.name);
-				}
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	public async setChannels(guild: CombinedGuild, channels: Channel[]): Promise<void> {
-		// check if an element with the same channel and guild exists before adding the new channels
-		// this is nescessary to make sure that if two guilds have channels with the same id, the channel list is still
-		// properly refreshed and the active channel is not improperly set.
-		let oldMatchingElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
-		if (this.activeGuild !== null && this.activeChannel !== null) {
-			oldMatchingElement = this.q.$_('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + this.activeChannel.id + '"][data-guild-id="' + this.activeGuild.id + '"]');
-		}
-
-		await this.addChannels(guild, channels, { clear: true });
-
-		if (this.activeGuild !== null && this.activeGuild.id === guild.id && this.activeChannel !== null) {
-			const newActiveElement = this.q.$_('#channel-list .channel[data-id="' + this.activeChannel.id + '"][data-guild-id="' + this.activeGuild.id + '"]');
-			if (newActiveElement && oldMatchingElement) {
-				const activeChannelId = this.activeChannel.id;
-				const channel = channels.find(channel => channel.id === activeChannelId);
-				if (channel === undefined) throw new ShouldNeverHappenError('current channel does not exist in channels list')
-				this.setActiveChannel(guild, channel);
-			} else {
-				this.activeChannel = null; // the active channel was removed
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	public async setChannelsErrorIndicator(guild: CombinedGuild, errorIndicatorElement: Element): Promise<void> {
-		await this.lockChannels(guild, () => {
-			Q.clearChildren(this.q.$('#channel-list'));
-			this.q.$('#channel-list').appendChild(errorIndicatorElement);
-		});
-	}
 }