diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass
index 0ab8e7bbe..58973633c 160000
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0ab8e7bbe03f010487a6619a3547c465bc79be91
+Subproject commit 58973633ce37d70ac361f4222f0497ffbf4048fb
diff --git a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
index 210360f35..4a7ab670a 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
@@ -639,10 +639,6 @@ const ChatSource = new Lang.Class({
         return this._pendingMessages.length;
     },
 
-    get indicatorCount() {
-        return this.count;
-    },
-
     get unseenCount() {
         return this.count;
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 2e879fd94..5443c78ec 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1255,11 +1255,6 @@ const Source = new Lang.Class({
         return this.notifications.length;
     },
 
-    get indicatorCount() {
-        let notifications = this.notifications.filter(function(n) { return !n.isTransient && !n.resident; });
-        return notifications.length;
-    },
-
     get unseenCount() {
         return this.notifications.filter(function(n) { return !n.acknowledged; }).length;
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index e21b4bb16..d61ec29e7 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         this._overview.add(this._controls.actor, { y_fill: true, expand: true });
         this._controls.actor.connect('scroll-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
 
-        this._stack.add_actor(this._controls.indicatorActor);
-
         // TODO - recalculate everything when desktop size changes
         this.dashIconSize = this._dash.iconSize;
         this._dash.connect('icon-size-changed',
diff --git a/js/ui/overviewControls.js b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
index 3eb0375f8..617fc6d82 100644
--- a/js/ui/overviewControls.js
+++ b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
@@ -391,108 +391,6 @@ const DashSpacer = new Lang.Class({
     }
 });
 
-const MessagesIndicator = new Lang.Class({
-    Name: 'MessagesIndicator',
-
-    _init: function(viewSelector) {
-        this._count = 0;
-        this._sources = [];
-        this._viewSelector = viewSelector;
-
-        this._container = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'messages-indicator-contents',
-                                             reactive: true,
-                                             track_hover: true,
-                                             x_expand: true,
-                                             y_expand: true,
-                                             x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
-
-        this._icon = new St.Icon({ icon_name: 'user-idle-symbolic',
-                                   icon_size: 16 });
-        this._container.add_actor(this._icon);
-
-        this._label = new St.Label();
-        this._container.add_actor(this._label);
-
-        this._highlight = new St.Widget({ style_class: 'messages-indicator-highlight',
-                                          x_expand: true,
-                                          y_expand: true,
-                                          y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
-                                          visible: false });
-
-        this._container.connect('notify::hover', Lang.bind(this,
-            function() {
-                this._highlight.visible = this._container.hover;
-            }));
-
-        let clickAction = new Clutter.ClickAction();
-        this._container.add_action(clickAction);
-        clickAction.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this,
-            function() {
-                Main.messageTray.openTray();
-            }));
-
-        Main.messageTray.connect('showing', Lang.bind(this,
-            function() {
-                this._highlight.visible = false;
-                this._container.hover = false;
-            }));
-
-        let layout = new Clutter.BinLayout();
-        this.actor = new St.Widget({ layout_manager: layout,
-                                     style_class: 'messages-indicator',
-                                     y_expand: true,
-                                     y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
-                                     visible: false });
-        this.actor.add_actor(this._container);
-        this.actor.add_actor(this._highlight);
-
-        Main.messageTray.connect('source-added', Lang.bind(this, this._onSourceAdded));
-        Main.messageTray.connect('source-removed', Lang.bind(this, this._onSourceRemoved));
-
-        let sources = Main.messageTray.getSources();
-        sources.forEach(Lang.bind(this, function(source) { this._onSourceAdded(null, source); }));
-
-        this._viewSelector.connect('page-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._updateVisibility));
-        Main.overview.connect('showing', Lang.bind(this, this._updateVisibility));
-    },
-
-    _onSourceAdded: function(tray, source) {
-        source.connect('count-updated', Lang.bind(this, this._updateCount));
-        this._sources.push(source);
-        this._updateCount();
-    },
-
-    _onSourceRemoved: function(tray, source) {
-        this._sources.splice(this._sources.indexOf(source), 1);
-        this._updateCount();
-    },
-
-    _updateCount: function() {
-        let count = 0;
-        let hasChats = false;
-        this._sources.forEach(Lang.bind(this,
-            function(source) {
-                count += source.indicatorCount;
-                hasChats |= source.isChat;
-            }));
-
-        this._count = count;
-        this._label.text = ngettext("%d new message",
-                                    "%d new messages",
-                                   count).format(count);
-
-        this._icon.visible = hasChats;
-        this._updateVisibility();
-    },
-
-    _updateVisibility: function() {
-        let activePage = this._viewSelector.getActivePage();
-        let visible = ((this._count > 0) && (activePage == ViewSelector.ViewPage.WINDOWS));
-
-        this.actor.visible = visible;
-    }
-});
-
 const ControlsLayout = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'ControlsLayout',
     Extends: Clutter.BinLayout,
@@ -521,9 +419,6 @@ const ControlsManager = new Lang.Class({
         this.viewSelector.connect('page-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._setVisibility));
         this.viewSelector.connect('page-empty', Lang.bind(this, this._onPageEmpty));
 
-        this._indicator = new MessagesIndicator(this.viewSelector);
-        this.indicatorActor = this._indicator.actor;
-
         let layout = new ControlsLayout();
         this.actor = new St.Widget({ layout_manager: layout,
                                      reactive: true,