diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/crypto/PgpEngine.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/crypto/PgpEngine.java
index 75c47768..c0d8ca07 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/crypto/PgpEngine.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/crypto/PgpEngine.java
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ public class PgpEngine {
 						}
 						message.setEncryptedBody(encryptedMessageBody
 								.toString());
-						message.ready = true;
 						callback.success(message);
 						break;
 					case OpenPgpApi.RESULT_CODE_USER_INTERACTION_REQUIRED:
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ public class PgpEngine {
 						switch (result.getIntExtra(OpenPgpApi.RESULT_CODE,
 								OpenPgpApi.RESULT_CODE_ERROR)) {
 						case OpenPgpApi.RESULT_CODE_SUCCESS:
-							message.ready = true;
 							callback.success(message);
 							break;
 						case OpenPgpApi.RESULT_CODE_USER_INTERACTION_REQUIRED:
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index 0f50f026..c298a652 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity {
 	protected transient Conversation conversation = null;
 	
 	protected transient JingleConnection jingleConnection = null;
-
-	public boolean ready = true;
 	
 	private Message() {
 		
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 1d59692c..10d7f409 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 					if (conversation.getNextEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_PGP) {
 						getPgpEngine().encrypt(message, callback);
 					} else {
-						message.ready = true;
 						callback.success(message);
 					}
 				} catch (FileBackend.ImageCopyException e) {