diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js
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index c719d70c59..0000000000
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js
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@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-var React = require('react');
-var Avatar = require('../../../../Avatar');
-
-var MemberAvatarController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/atoms/MemberAvatar')
-
-module.exports = React.createClass({
-    displayName: 'MemberAvatar',
-    mixins: [MemberAvatarController],
-
-    avatarUrlForMember: function(member) {
-        return Avatar.avatarUrlForMember(
-            member,
-            this.props.member,
-            this.props.width,
-            this.props.height,
-            this.props.resizeMethod
-        );
-    },
-
-    skinnedDefaultAvatarUrl: function(member, width, height, resizeMethod) {
-        return Avatar.defaultAvatarUrlForString(member.userId);
-    },
-
-    render: function() {
-        // XXX: recalculates default avatar url constantly
-        if (this.state.imageUrl === this.defaultAvatarUrl(this.props.member)) {
-            var initial;
-            if (this.props.member.name[0])
-                initial = this.props.member.name[0].toUpperCase();
-            if (initial === '@' && this.props.member.name[1])
-                initial = this.props.member.name[1].toUpperCase();
-         
-            return (
-                <span className="mx_MemberAvatar" {...this.props}>
-                    <span className="mx_MemberAvatar_initial" aria-hidden="true"
-                          style={{ fontSize: (this.props.width * 0.75) + "px",
-                                   width: this.props.width + "px",
-                                   lineHeight: this.props.height*1.2 + "px" }}>{ initial }</span>
-                    <img className="mx_MemberAvatar_image" src={this.state.imageUrl} title={this.props.member.name}
-                         onError={this.onError} width={this.props.width} height={this.props.height} />
-                </span>
-            );            
-        }
-        return (
-            <img className="mx_MemberAvatar mx_MemberAvatar_image" src={this.state.imageUrl}
-                onError={this.onError}
-                width={this.props.width} height={this.props.height}
-                title={this.props.member.name}
-                {...this.props}
-            />
-        );
-    }
-});
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js
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index bdd28bad59..0000000000
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js
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@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-var React = require('react');
-
-var RoomAvatarController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/atoms/RoomAvatar')
-
-module.exports = React.createClass({
-    displayName: 'RoomAvatar',
-    mixins: [RoomAvatarController],
-
-    getUrlList: function() {
-        return [
-            this.roomAvatarUrl(),
-            this.getOneToOneAvatar(),
-            this.getFallbackAvatar()
-        ];
-    },
-
-    getFallbackAvatar: function() {
-        var images = [ '76cfa6', '50e2c2', 'f4c371' ];
-        var total = 0;
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.props.room.roomId.length; ++i) {
-            total += this.props.room.roomId.charCodeAt(i);
-        }
-        return 'img/' + images[total % images.length] + '.png';
-    },
-
-    render: function() {
-        var style = {
-            width: this.props.width,
-            height: this.props.height,
-        };
-
-        // XXX: recalculates fallback avatar constantly
-        if (this.state.imageUrl === this.getFallbackAvatar()) {
-            var initial;
-            if (this.props.room.name[0])
-                initial = this.props.room.name[0].toUpperCase();
-            if ((initial === '@' || initial === '#') && this.props.room.name[1])
-                initial = this.props.room.name[1].toUpperCase();
-         
-            return (
-                <span>
-                    <span className="mx_RoomAvatar_initial" aria-hidden="true"
-                          style={{ fontSize: (this.props.width * 0.75) + "px",
-                                   width: this.props.width + "px",
-                                   lineHeight: this.props.height*1.2 + "px" }}>{ initial }</span>
-                    <img className="mx_RoomAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
-                            onError={this.onError} style={style} />
-                </span>
-            );
-        }
-        else {
-            return <img className="mx_RoomAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
-                        onError={this.onError} style={style} />
-        }
-
-    }
-});