diff --git a/administrator/components/com_messages/Controller/DisplayController.php b/administrator/components/com_messages/Controller/DisplayController.php
index c4d9c7980ea86..51f26dbaee223 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_messages/Controller/DisplayController.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_messages/Controller/DisplayController.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\BaseController;
 use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
-use Joomla\Component\Messages\Administrator\Helper\MessagesHelper;
 
 /**
  * Messages master display controller.
@@ -57,9 +56,6 @@ public function display($cachable = false, $urlparams = false)
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Load the submenu.
-		MessagesHelper::addSubmenu($this->input->get('view', 'messages'));
-
 		parent::display();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_messages/Helper/MessagesHelper.php b/administrator/components/com_messages/Helper/MessagesHelper.php
index 395bda8dc6ea1..5ea66eeffe5b5 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_messages/Helper/MessagesHelper.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_messages/Helper/MessagesHelper.php
@@ -21,30 +21,6 @@
  */
 class MessagesHelper
 {
-	/**
-	 * Configure the Linkbar.
-	 *
-	 * @param   string  $vName  The name of the active view.
-	 *
-	 * @return  void
-	 *
-	 * @since   1.6
-	 */
-	public static function addSubmenu($vName)
-	{
-		\JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(
-			Text::_('COM_MESSAGES_ADD'),
-			'index.php?option=com_messages&view=message&layout=edit',
-			$vName == 'message'
-		);
-
-		\JHtmlSidebar::addEntry(
-			Text::_('COM_MESSAGES_READ'),
-			'index.php?option=com_messages',
-			$vName == 'messages'
-		);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get a list of filter options for the state of a module.
 	 *