diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat-cb.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat-cb.xml
index 3839aa5551..b5d615f4a0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat-cb.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat-cb.xml
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@
          parse_highlights="true"
          parse_urls="true"
          left="1"
-         width="250"
-		 value="test1">
+         width="250">
         </chat_history>
     </layout_panel>
   </layout_stack>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
index ca4fea2db6..b04407a997 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_nearby_chat.xml
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@
          parse_highlights="true"
          parse_urls="true"
          left="1"
-         width="249"
-		 value="test1">
+         width="249">
         </chat_history>
       <line_editor
          bottom="0"