diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
index 11fb05413f..ae9737e66f 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
@@ -267,16 +267,8 @@ ForumTopic *Forum::topicFor(not_null<const HistoryItem*> item) {
 }
 
 ForumTopic *Forum::topicFor(MsgId rootId) {
-	if (rootId != ForumTopic::kGeneralId) {
-		if (const auto i = _topics.find(rootId); i != end(_topics)) {
-			return i->second.get();
-		}
-	} else {
-		// #TODO lang-forum
-		applyTopicAdded(rootId, "General! Created.", kGeneralColorId, 0);
-		return _topics.find(rootId)->second.get();
-	}
-	return nullptr;
+	const auto i = _topics.find(rootId);
+	return (i != end(_topics)) ? i->second.get() : nullptr;
 }
 
 rpl::producer<> Forum::chatsListChanges() const {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.cpp
index b8469436b1..fb9463e0f6 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.cpp
@@ -374,9 +374,6 @@ void ForumTopic::requestChatListMessage() {
 }
 
 TimeId ForumTopic::adjustedChatListTimeId() const {
-	if (isGeneral()) {
-		return TimeId(1);
-	}
 	const auto result = chatListTimeId();
 #if 0 // #TODO forum draft
 	if (const auto draft = cloudDraft()) {
@@ -419,10 +416,10 @@ QString ForumTopic::title() const {
 }
 
 void ForumTopic::applyTitle(const QString &title) {
-	if (_title == title || (isGeneral() && !_title.isEmpty())) {
+	if (_title == title) {
 		return;
 	}
-	_title = isGeneral() ? "General! Topic." : title; // #TODO lang-forum
+	_title = title;
 	++_titleVersion;
 	_defaultIcon = QImage();
 	indexTitleParts();
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.h
index dd3ae7760e..8ee4a99df6 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum_topic.h
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ class Forum;
 
 class ForumTopic final : public Dialogs::Entry {
 public:
-	static constexpr auto kGeneralId = 1;
-
 	ForumTopic(not_null<History*> history, MsgId rootId);
 	~ForumTopic();
 
@@ -58,9 +56,6 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] not_null<Forum*> forum() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<> destroyed() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] MsgId rootId() const;
-	[[nodiscard]] bool isGeneral() const {
-		return (_rootId == kGeneralId);
-	}
 
 	void setRealRootId(MsgId realId);
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_replies_list.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_replies_list.cpp
index e06bd7474f..5863e59ee4 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_replies_list.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_replies_list.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void RepliesList::injectRootMessage(not_null<Viewer*> viewer) {
 		return;
 	}
 	const auto root = lookupRoot();
-	if (!root || root->topicRootId() != Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId) {
+	if (!root || root->topicRootId()) {
 		return;
 	}
 	injectRootDivider(root, slice);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
index 965619ad82..675c4cc87d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
@@ -1066,10 +1066,7 @@ bool HistoryItem::computeDropForwardedInfo() const {
 }
 
 bool HistoryItem::inThread(MsgId rootId) const {
-	const auto checkId = (rootId == Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId)
-		? topicRootId()
-		: replyToTop();
-	return (checkId == rootId);
+	return (replyToTop() == rootId);
 }
 
 not_null<PeerData*> HistoryItem::author() const {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
index ca0b084efd..bdde8a8df8 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ MsgId LookupReplyToTop(HistoryItem *replyTo) {
 }
 
 bool LookupReplyIsTopicPost(HistoryItem *replyTo) {
-	return replyTo
-		&& (replyTo->topicRootId() != Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId);
+	return replyTo && (replyTo->topicRootId() != 0);
 }
 
 MTPMessageReplyHeader NewMessageReplyHeader(const Api::SendAction &action) {
@@ -1490,7 +1489,7 @@ MsgId HistoryMessage::topicRootId() const {
 		; reply && reply->topicPost) {
 		return reply->replyToTop();
 	}
-	return Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void HistoryMessage::setText(const TextWithEntities &textWithEntities) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_service.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_service.cpp
index 2808f229bc..e3e42f1727 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_service.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_service.cpp
@@ -1310,10 +1310,10 @@ MsgId HistoryService::topicRootId() const {
 	if (const auto data = GetDependentData()
 		; data && data->topicPost && data->topId) {
 		return data->topId;
-	} else if (const auto topic = Get<HistoryServiceTopicInfo>()) {
+	} else if (Has<HistoryServiceTopicInfo>()) {
 		return id;
 	}
-	return Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void HistoryService::setReplyFields(
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
index b82b6fa215..659365fd0a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
@@ -1360,11 +1360,7 @@ void RepliesWidget::refreshTopBarActiveChat() {
 
 MsgId RepliesWidget::replyToId() const {
 	const auto custom = _composeControls->replyingToMessage().msg;
-	return custom
-		? custom
-		: (_rootId == Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId)
-		? MsgId(0)
-		: _rootId;
+	return custom ? custom : _rootId;
 }
 
 void RepliesWidget::refreshUnreadCountBadge(std::optional<int> count) {
@@ -1577,18 +1573,13 @@ bool RepliesWidget::showMessage(
 		return false;
 	}
 	auto originFound = false;
-	const auto general = (_rootId == Data::ForumTopic::kGeneralId);
 	const auto originMessage = [&]() -> HistoryItem* {
 		using OriginMessage = Window::SectionShow::OriginMessage;
 		if (const auto origin = std::get_if<OriginMessage>(&params.origin)) {
 			if (const auto returnTo = session().data().message(origin->id)) {
 				if (returnTo->history() != _history) {
 					return nullptr;
-				} else if (general
-					&& _inner->viewByPosition(returnTo->position())
-					&& returnTo->replyToId() == messageId) {
-					return returnTo;
-				} else if (!general && returnTo->inThread(_rootId)) {
+				} else if (returnTo->inThread(_rootId)) {
 					return returnTo;
 				}
 			}