diff --git a/web/src/api.rs b/web/src/api.rs
index 5fb115e..def0045 100644
--- a/web/src/api.rs
+++ b/web/src/api.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use log::info;
 use notmuch::ThreadSet;
 use seed::{prelude::*, Url};
-use serde::de::Deserialize;
 
 const BASE_URL: &str = "/api";
 pub fn refresh() -> String {
@@ -11,9 +10,6 @@ pub fn search(query: &str, page: usize, results_per_page: usize) -> String {
     let query = Url::encode_uri_component(query);
     format!("{BASE_URL}/search/{query}?page={page}&results_per_page={results_per_page}")
 }
-pub fn show(tid: &str) -> String {
-    format!("{BASE_URL}/show/{tid}")
-}
 pub fn show_pretty(tid: &str) -> String {
     format!("{BASE_URL}/show/{tid}/pretty")
 }
@@ -61,20 +57,6 @@ pub async fn refresh_request() -> fetch::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn show_request(tid: &str) -> fetch::Result<ThreadSet> {
-    let b = Request::new(show(tid))
-        .method(Method::Get)
-        .fetch()
-        .await?
-        .check_status()?
-        .bytes()
-        .await?;
-    let mut deserializer = serde_json::Deserializer::from_slice(&b);
-    deserializer.disable_recursion_limit();
-    Ok(ThreadSet::deserialize(&mut deserializer)
-        .map_err(|_| FetchError::JsonError(fetch::JsonError::Serde(JsValue::NULL)))?)
-}
-
 pub async fn show_pretty_request(tid: &str) -> fetch::Result<ThreadSet> {
     Request::new(show_pretty(tid))
         .method(Method::Get)
diff --git a/web/src/state.rs b/web/src/state.rs
index e8fb156..0fd2558 100644
--- a/web/src/state.rs
+++ b/web/src/state.rs
@@ -147,19 +147,6 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
             error!("fetch failed {:?}", fetch_error);
         }
 
-        Msg::ShowRequest(tid) => {
-            orders
-                .skip()
-                .perform_cmd(async move { Msg::ShowResult(api::show_request(&tid).await) });
-        }
-        Msg::ShowResult(Ok(response_data)) => {
-            debug!("fetch ok {:#?}", response_data);
-            model.context = Context::Thread(response_data);
-        }
-        Msg::ShowResult(Err(fetch_error)) => {
-            error!("fetch failed {:?}", fetch_error);
-        }
-
         Msg::ShowPrettyRequest(tid) => {
             orders.skip().perform_cmd(async move {
                 Msg::ShowPrettyResult(api::show_pretty_request(&tid).await)
@@ -327,6 +314,7 @@ pub struct Model {
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[allow(dead_code)] // Remove once the UI is showing errors
 pub enum UIError {
     #[error("No error, this should never be presented to user")]
     NoError,
@@ -378,8 +366,6 @@ pub enum Msg {
         results_per_page: usize,
     },
     SearchResult(fetch::Result<shared::SearchResult>),
-    ShowRequest(String),
-    ShowResult(fetch::Result<ThreadSet>),
     ShowPrettyRequest(String),
     ShowPrettyResult(fetch::Result<ThreadSet>),
     NextPage,