diff --git i/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/components/sponsored_messages.cpp w/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/components/sponsored_messages.cpp
index a60d7c3fd..070694b64 100644
--- i/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/components/sponsored_messages.cpp
+++ w/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/components/sponsored_messages.cpp
@@ -185,39 +185,7 @@ bool SponsoredMessages::canHaveFor(not_null<History*> history) const {
 }
 
 void SponsoredMessages::request(not_null<History*> history, Fn<void()> done) {
-	if (!canHaveFor(history)) {
-		return;
-	}
-	auto &request = _requests[history];
-	if (request.requestId || TooEarlyForRequest(request.lastReceived)) {
-		return;
-	}
-	{
-		const auto it = _data.find(history);
-		if (it != end(_data)) {
-			auto &list = it->second;
-			// Don't rebuild currently displayed messages.
-			const auto proj = [](const Entry &e) {
-				return e.item != nullptr;
-			};
-			if (ranges::any_of(list.entries, proj)) {
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	const auto channel = history->peer->asChannel();
-	Assert(channel != nullptr);
-	request.requestId = _session->api().request(
-		MTPchannels_GetSponsoredMessages(
-			channel->inputChannel)
-	).done([=](const MTPmessages_sponsoredMessages &result) {
-		parse(history, result);
-		if (done) {
-			done();
-		}
-	}).fail([=] {
-		_requests.remove(history);
-	}).send();
+	return;
 }
 
 void SponsoredMessages::parse(