diff --git a/archiva-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml b/archiva-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
index 40ac326df..33bc54b75 100644
--- a/archiva-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
+++ b/archiva-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@
          <a href="http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/Archiva">the
          Archiva wiki</a>.
       </div>
-
-      <div class="p">
-         Want to chat live with some of the developers?  join us in
-         the <a href="irc://irc.codehaus.org/#archiva">#archiva</a>
-         channel on <a href="http://irc.codehaus.org">irc.codehaus.org</a>.
-      </div>
     </section>
   </body>
 </document>