diff --git a/telegram/client.go b/telegram/client.go
index e1b84fe..df983eb 100644
--- a/telegram/client.go
+++ b/telegram/client.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package telegram
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"hash/maphash"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	lastMsgHashes map[int64]uint64
 	lastMsgIds    map[int64]string
-	msgHashSeed   maphash.Seed
 
 	mucCache map[int64]*MUCState
 
@@ -181,7 +179,6 @@ func NewClient(conf config.TelegramConfig, jid string, component *xmpp.Component
 		DelayedStatuses:    make(map[int64]*DelayedStatus),
 		lastMsgHashes:      make(map[int64]uint64),
 		lastMsgIds:         make(map[int64]string),
-		msgHashSeed:        maphash.MakeSeed(),
 		XmppClientFeatures: make(map[string]*[]string),
 		AvatarHashes:       make(map[int64]*HashedAvatar),
 		locks: clientLocks{
diff --git a/telegram/handlers.go b/telegram/handlers.go
index d18d356..96b4dfe 100644
--- a/telegram/handlers.go
+++ b/telegram/handlers.go
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ func (c *Client) updateNewMessage(update *client.UpdateNewMessage) {
 		lock.Lock()
 		defer lock.Unlock()
 
-		c.updateLastMessageHash(update.Message.ChatId, update.Message.Id, update.Message.Content)
-
 		var forceCmd bool
 		if c.LastBotCmdString != "" && update.Message.IsOutgoing {
 			if update.Message.Content.MessageContentType() == client.TypeMessageText {
@@ -291,8 +289,6 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageContent(update *client.UpdateMessageContent) {
 
 	markupFunction := c.getFormatter()
 
-	defer c.updateLastMessageHash(update.ChatId, update.MessageId, update.NewContent)
-
 	log.Debugf("newContent: %#v", update.NewContent)
 
 	lock := c.getChatMessageLock(update.ChatId)
@@ -324,7 +320,7 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageContent(update *client.UpdateMessageContent) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if update.NewContent.MessageContentType() == client.TypeMessageText && c.hasLastMessageHashChanged(update.ChatId, update.MessageId, update.NewContent) {
+	if update.NewContent.MessageContentType() == client.TypeMessageText {
 		textContent := update.NewContent.(*client.MessageText)
 		log.Debugf("textContent: %#v", textContent.Text)
 
@@ -332,6 +328,23 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageContent(update *client.UpdateMessageContent) {
 		sId := strconv.FormatInt(update.MessageId, 10)
 		var isCarbon bool
 
+		message, messageErr := c.client.GetMessage(&client.GetMessageRequest{
+			ChatId:    update.ChatId,
+			MessageId: update.MessageId,
+		})
+		var prefix string
+		if messageErr == nil {
+			if message.EditDate == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+
+			isCarbon = c.isCarbonsEnabled() && message.IsOutgoing && !isMUC
+			// reply correction support in clients is suboptimal yet, so cut them out for now
+			prefix, _ = c.messageToPrefix(message, "", "", true)
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("No message %v/%v found, cannot reliably determine if it is a carbon and if it is edited", update.ChatId, update.MessageId)
+		}
+
 		// use XEP-0308 edits only if the last message is edited for sure, fallback otherwise
 		if c.Session.NativeEdits {
 			lastXmppId, ok := c.getLastChatMessageId(update.ChatId)
@@ -345,19 +358,6 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageContent(update *client.UpdateMessageContent) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		message, messageErr := c.client.GetMessage(&client.GetMessageRequest{
-			ChatId:    update.ChatId,
-			MessageId: update.MessageId,
-		})
-		var prefix string
-		if messageErr == nil {
-			isCarbon = c.isCarbonsEnabled() && message.IsOutgoing && !isMUC
-			// reply correction support in clients is suboptimal yet, so cut them out for now
-			prefix, _ = c.messageToPrefix(message, "", "", true)
-		} else {
-			log.Errorf("No message %v/%v found, cannot reliably determine if it's a carbon", update.ChatId, update.MessageId)
-		}
-
 		var text strings.Builder
 
 		if replaceId == "" {
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageSendSucceeded(update *client.UpdateMessageSendSucc
 		log.Errorf("failed to replace %v with %v: %v", update.OldMessageId, update.Message.Id, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	c.updateLastMessageHash(update.Message.ChatId, update.Message.Id, update.Message.Content)
-
 	c.sendMarker(update.Message.ChatId, update.Message.Id, gateway.MarkerTypeReceived)
 
 	// clean uploaded files
diff --git a/telegram/utils.go b/telegram/utils.go
index ec84da7..f29963d 100644
--- a/telegram/utils.go
+++ b/telegram/utils.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"hash/maphash"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -2407,61 +2405,6 @@ func (c *Client) getCarbonFullJids(isOutgoing bool, ignoredResource string) []st
 	return jids
 }
 
-func (c *Client) calculateMessageHash(messageId int64, content client.MessageContent) uint64 {
-	var h maphash.Hash
-	h.SetSeed(c.msgHashSeed)
-
-	buf8 := make([]byte, 8)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf8, uint64(messageId))
-	h.Write(buf8)
-
-	if content != nil && content.MessageContentType() == client.TypeMessageText {
-		textContent, ok := content.(*client.MessageText)
-		if !ok {
-			uhOh()
-		}
-
-		if textContent.Text != nil {
-			h.WriteString(textContent.Text.Text)
-			for _, entity := range textContent.Text.Entities {
-				buf4 := make([]byte, 4)
-				binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf4, uint32(entity.Offset))
-				h.Write(buf4)
-				binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf4, uint32(entity.Length))
-				h.Write(buf4)
-				h.WriteString(entity.Type.TextEntityTypeType())
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return h.Sum64()
-}
-
-func (c *Client) updateLastMessageHash(chatId, messageId int64, content client.MessageContent) {
-	c.locks.lastMsgHashesLock.Lock()
-	defer c.locks.lastMsgHashesLock.Unlock()
-
-	c.lastMsgHashes[chatId] = c.calculateMessageHash(messageId, content)
-}
-
-func (c *Client) hasLastMessageHashChanged(chatId, messageId int64, content client.MessageContent) bool {
-	c.locks.lastMsgHashesLock.Lock()
-	defer c.locks.lastMsgHashesLock.Unlock()
-
-	oldHash, ok := c.lastMsgHashes[chatId]
-	newHash := c.calculateMessageHash(messageId, content)
-
-	if !ok {
-		log.Warnf("Last message hash for chat %v does not exist", chatId)
-	}
-	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-		"old hash": oldHash,
-		"new hash": newHash,
-	}).Info("Message hashes")
-
-	return !ok || oldHash != newHash
-}
-
 func (c *Client) UpdateLastChatMessageId(chatId int64, messageId string) {
 	c.locks.lastMsgIdsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.locks.lastMsgIdsLock.Unlock()