diff --git a/server/src/html/forum.rs b/server/src/html/forum.rs
index 9d9eae409e9df24d6946a6f8782da9b1d536fe3c..f6e45b05bb92126966e304619f80ef1d45be7a4b 100644
--- a/server/src/html/forum.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/forum.rs
@@ -1051,13 +1051,6 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_public_new_thread_rpc_value() -> String {
     template_json_compact(&HtmlUiAction::ExpandPublicNewThreadForm).expect("static json")
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn expand_room_new_thread_rpc_value(nav: &ThreadNav) -> String {
-    template_json_compact(&HtmlUiAction::ExpandRoomNewThreadForm {
-        room_wire: nav.room_wire.clone(),
-    })
-    .expect("static json")
-}
-
 pub(crate) fn login_to_post_hint_markup() -> Markup {
     html! {
         p class="muted" { "log in to post" }
diff --git a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
index fa23d5088e4966d3ebd7e95d4c7f8f8bbebae266..00714575bfa533d1d9c66653b9089642e2b0a6ca 100644
--- a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
+++ b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ body.view-ontology #controls {
   }
   section#thread-compose textarea {
     border-radius: 0;
-    border-left: none;
-    border-right: none;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     display: block;
     margin: 0;