diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/compose.js b/zephyr/static/js/compose.js
index 809c819daa..2e5cd382b8 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/compose.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/compose.js
@@ -328,13 +328,6 @@ function send_message() {
     var request = create_message_object();
     exports.snapshot_message(request);
 
-    if (tutorial.is_running()) {
-        // We want the un-json-encoded version of the request.to, so
-        // we need to get it before the JSON stringify below messes it
-        // up.
-        tutorial.message_was_sent(request);
-    }
-
     if (request.type === "private") {
         request.to = JSON.stringify(request.to);
     } else {