diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 3608b34..af1e06c 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ async function handleConnection(connection, info) {
     const iconMessage = JSON.stringify({
       type: 'icon',
       username: config.userName,
-      avatar: b4a.toString(iconBuffer, 'base64'),
-      timestamp: Date.now()
+      avatar: b4a.toString(iconBuffer, 'base64')
     });
     console.log('Sending icon to new peer:', iconMessage);
     connection.write(iconMessage);
@@ -293,8 +292,7 @@ function setupTalkButton() {
         audio: b4a.toString(buffer, 'base64'),
         audioType: audioBlob.type,
         avatar: updatePortInUrl(config.userAvatar),
-        topic: topic,
-        timestamp: Date.now()
+        topic: topic
       };
 
       console.log('Sending audio message:', audioMessage); // Debugging log
@@ -596,8 +594,7 @@ async function handleFileInput(event) {
         file: b4a.toString(buffer, 'base64'),
         fileType: file.type,
         avatar: updatePortInUrl(config.userAvatar),
-        topic: topic,
-        timestamp: Date.now()
+        topic: topic
       };
 
       console.log('Sending file message:', fileMessage); // Debugging log