diff --git a/src/components/Room/useRoom.ts b/src/components/Room/useRoom.ts
index 9a12a63..d93ed46 100644
--- a/src/components/Room/useRoom.ts
+++ b/src/components/Room/useRoom.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ export function useRoom(
   )
 
   const {
-    numberOfPeers,
-    setNumberOfPeers,
     peerList,
     setPeerList,
     tabHasFocus,
@@ -279,9 +277,6 @@ export function useRoom(
     showAlert(`Someone has joined the room`, {
       severity: 'success',
     })
-
-    const newNumberOfPeers = numberOfPeers + 1
-    setNumberOfPeers(newNumberOfPeers)
     ;(async () => {
       try {
         const promises: Promise<any>[] = [
@@ -314,10 +309,6 @@ export function useRoom(
       }
     )
 
-    const newNumberOfPeers = numberOfPeers - 1
-    setNumberOfPeers(newNumberOfPeers)
-    setNumberOfPeers(newNumberOfPeers)
-
     if (peerExist) {
       const peerListClone = [...peerList]
       peerListClone.splice(peerIndex, 1)
diff --git a/src/components/Shell/Shell.tsx b/src/components/Shell/Shell.tsx
index 8c7cb74..791ba32 100644
--- a/src/components/Shell/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Shell/Shell.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export const Shell = ({ appNeedsUpdate, children, userPeerId }: ShellProps) => {
   const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false)
   const [title, setTitle] = useState('')
   const [alertText, setAlertText] = useState('')
-  const [numberOfPeers, setNumberOfPeers] = useState(1)
   const [roomId, setRoomId] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
   const [password, setPassword] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
   const [isPeerListOpen, setIsPeerListOpen] = useState(defaultSidebarsOpen)
@@ -88,9 +87,7 @@ export const Shell = ({ appNeedsUpdate, children, userPeerId }: ShellProps) => {
 
   const shellContextValue = useMemo(
     () => ({
-      numberOfPeers,
       tabHasFocus,
-      setNumberOfPeers,
       showRoomControls,
       setShowRoomControls,
       setTitle,
@@ -122,10 +119,8 @@ export const Shell = ({ appNeedsUpdate, children, userPeerId }: ShellProps) => {
       setRoomId,
       password,
       setPassword,
-      numberOfPeers,
       peerList,
       tabHasFocus,
-      setNumberOfPeers,
       showRoomControls,
       setShowRoomControls,
       setTitle,
diff --git a/src/contexts/ShellContext.ts b/src/contexts/ShellContext.ts
index 5191c6a..d2589c2 100644
--- a/src/contexts/ShellContext.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/ShellContext.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import { AlertOptions } from 'models/shell'
 import { AudioState, ScreenShareState, VideoState, Peer } from 'models/chat'
 
 interface ShellContextProps {
-  numberOfPeers: number
   tabHasFocus: boolean
-  setNumberOfPeers: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>
   showRoomControls: boolean
   setShowRoomControls: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   setTitle: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>
@@ -32,9 +30,7 @@ interface ShellContextProps {
 }
 
 export const ShellContext = createContext<ShellContextProps>({
-  numberOfPeers: 1,
   tabHasFocus: true,
-  setNumberOfPeers: () => {},
   showRoomControls: false,
   setShowRoomControls: () => {},
   setTitle: () => {},