diff --git a/humbug/urls.py b/humbug/urls.py
index 733d1140cb..8e83845e06 100644
--- a/humbug/urls.py
+++ b/humbug/urls.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import os.path
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^$', 'zephyr.views.home', name='home'),
     url(r'^update$', 'zephyr.views.update', name='update'),
-    url(r'^get_state$', 'zephyr.views.get_state', name='get_state'),
     url(r'^get_updates_longpoll$', 'zephyr.views.get_updates_longpoll', name='get_updates_longpoll'),
     url(r'^zephyr/', 'zephyr.views.zephyr', name='zephyr'),
     url(r'^personal-zephyr/', 'zephyr.views.personal_zephyr', name='personal_zephyr'),
diff --git a/templates/zephyr/index.html b/templates/zephyr/index.html
index 01aebcc7bb..18c740018a 100644
--- a/templates/zephyr/index.html
+++ b/templates/zephyr/index.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/zephyr.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 var initial_zephyr_json = {{ zephyr_json }};
+var initial_pointer = {{ user_profile.pointer }};
 var username = "{{ user_profile.user.username }}";
 </script>
 
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
index 0d9c5975f0..6fba92b7ba 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
@@ -295,10 +295,8 @@ $(function () {
     $.get('/static/templates/zephyr.html', function (template) {
         ich.addTemplate('zephyr', template);
         $(initial_zephyr_json).each(add_message);
+        select_zephyr($("#" + initial_pointer));
         get_updates_longpoll();
-        $.get('get_state', function(data) {
-                select_zephyr($("#" + data.pointer));
-            }, dataType="json");
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/zephyr/views.py b/zephyr/views.py
index 9f4d82ef0d..d566da1352 100644
--- a/zephyr/views.py
+++ b/zephyr/views.py
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ def update(request):
         user_profile.save()
     return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps({}), mimetype='application/json')
 
-@login_required
-def get_state(request):
-    if not request.GET:
-        # Do something
-        pass
-
-    user_profile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=request.user)
-    return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps({"pointer": user_profile.pointer}),
-                        mimetype='application/json')
-
 @asynchronous
 def get_updates_longpoll(request, handler):
     if not request.POST: