diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 90afe726d..7723d0668 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ add_executable(${target} WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
   dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
   dialogs/SettingsDialog.h
   dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
-  widgets/ClientStateLabel.cpp
-  widgets/ClientStateLabel.h
   widgets/FingerprintPreview.h
   widgets/FingerprintPreview.cpp
   widgets/KeySequenceWidget.cpp
@@ -104,8 +102,6 @@ add_executable(${target} WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
   widgets/NewScreenWidget.cpp
   widgets/ScreenSetupView.cpp
   widgets/ScreenSetupView.h
-  widgets/ServerStateLabel.cpp
-  widgets/ServerStateLabel.h
   widgets/TrashScreenWidget.cpp
   widgets/TrashScreenWidget.h
 )
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
index fd65dc280..7c50b7ace 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -733,10 +733,8 @@ void MainWindow::checkConnected(const QString &line)
 {
   if (ui->rbModeServer->isChecked()) {
     m_serverConnection.handleLogLine(line);
-    ui->labelServerState->updateServerState(line);
   } else {
     m_clientConnection.handleLogLine(line);
-    ui->m_pLabelClientState->updateClientState(line);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.ui b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.ui
index 1ebfcc662..174c1a6b2 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.ui
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>883</width>
-    <height>650</height>
+    <height>583</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -219,16 +219,6 @@
                </layout>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item>
-              <widget class="deskflow::gui::widgets::ServerStateLabel" name="labelServerState">
-               <property name="text">
-                <string>No clients connected</string>
-               </property>
-               <property name="indent">
-                <number>20</number>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
              <item>
               <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
                <property name="orientation">
@@ -383,16 +373,6 @@
                </item>
               </layout>
              </item>
-             <item>
-              <widget class="deskflow::gui::widgets::ClientStateLabel" name="m_pLabelClientState">
-               <property name="text">
-                <string>Connected to server</string>
-               </property>
-               <property name="indent">
-                <number>20</number>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -512,18 +492,6 @@
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
  </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>deskflow::gui::widgets::ServerStateLabel</class>
-   <extends>QLabel</extends>
-   <header>widgets/ServerStateLabel.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>deskflow::gui::widgets::ClientStateLabel</class>
-   <extends>QLabel</extends>
-   <header>widgets/ClientStateLabel.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>rbModeServer</tabstop>
   <tabstop>lineClientIp</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index fe9944072..000000000
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2021 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#include "ClientStateLabel.h"
-
-namespace deskflow::gui::widgets {
-
-ClientStateLabel::ClientStateLabel(QWidget *parent) : QLabel(parent)
-{
-  hide();
-}
-
-void ClientStateLabel::updateClientState(const QString &line)
-{
-  if (line.contains("connected to server")) {
-    show();
-  } else if (line.contains("disconnected from server") || line.contains("process exited")) {
-    hide();
-  }
-}
-
-} // namespace deskflow::gui::widgets
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.h b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ab3a0a0e3..000000000
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ClientStateLabel.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2021 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <QLabel>
-
-namespace deskflow::gui::widgets {
-
-class ClientStateLabel : public QLabel
-{
-public:
-  explicit ClientStateLabel(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
-  void updateClientState(const QString &line);
-};
-
-} // namespace deskflow::gui::widgets
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e06949ada..000000000
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2021 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#include "ServerStateLabel.h"
-
-#include "gui/core/ServerMessage.h"
-
-using namespace deskflow::gui;
-
-namespace deskflow::gui::widgets {
-
-ServerStateLabel::ServerStateLabel(QWidget *parent) : QLabel(parent)
-{
-}
-
-void ServerStateLabel::updateServerState(const QString &line)
-{
-  ServerMessage message(line);
-
-  if (message.isExitMessage()) {
-    m_clients.clear();
-  } else if (message.isConnectedMessage()) {
-    m_clients.append(message.getClientName());
-  } else if (message.isDisconnectedMessage()) {
-    m_clients.removeAll(message.getClientName());
-  }
-
-  if (m_clients.isEmpty()) {
-    setText(tr("No clients connected"));
-  } else {
-    // unfortunately, we can't rely on the clients list because we don't always
-    // catch the connect/disconnect messages. so clients tend to get stuck in
-    // the list even though they're offline.
-    // in order to properly show a list of clients, we would need the core to
-    // print a list of connected clients on every connect/disconnect event,
-    // which could be a bit noisy in the logs (perhaps an ipc message would be
-    // needed).
-    setText(tr("Client(s) are connected"));
-  }
-}
-
-} // namespace deskflow::gui::widgets
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.h b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 67e32839f..000000000
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/widgets/ServerStateLabel.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2021 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QStringList>
-
-namespace deskflow::gui::widgets {
-
-class ServerStateLabel : public QLabel
-{
-public:
-  explicit ServerStateLabel(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
-  void updateServerState(const QString &line);
-
-private:
-  QStringList m_clients;
-
-  void updateState();
-};
-
-} // namespace deskflow::gui::widgets