diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
index 2a4e75ddd..d205d04f7 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
@@ -729,11 +729,8 @@ public class ChatDirector extends BasicDirector
      */
     protected function dispatchPreparedMessage (message :ChatMessage) :void
     {
-        var displayed :Boolean = false;
         _displays.apply(function (disp :ChatDisplay) :void {
-            if (disp.displayMessage(message, displayed)) {
-                displayed = true;
-            }
+            disp.displayMessage(message);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDisplay.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDisplay.as
index 669aee6be..7c702d9a1 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDisplay.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDisplay.as
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ public interface ChatDisplay
      * Called to display a chat message.
      *
      * @see ChatMessage
-     * @return true if the message was displayed here.
      */ 
-    function displayMessage (
-        msg :ChatMessage, alreadyDisplayed :Boolean) :Boolean;
+    function displayMessage (msg :ChatMessage) :void;
 }
 }