diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0dc4b0fa..a6c0168c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * ConverseJS plugin livechatWindowTitlePlugin: Avoid errors when model is not initialized.
 * Update prosody-modules (mod_muc_moderation, mod_auth_http)
 * ConverseJS Peertube theme: hide avatars under 250px width instead of 576px.
+* Revert v5.2.1, as it was not the bug.
 
 ## 5.2.4
 
diff --git a/conversejs/builtin.ts b/conversejs/builtin.ts
index 3d9c59ab..7ea83ab2 100644
--- a/conversejs/builtin.ts
+++ b/conversejs/builtin.ts
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ window.initConverse = async function initConverse ({
     console.log('User is not authenticated.')
     if (forceReadonly) {
       params.nickname = 'Viewer ' + (new Date()).getTime().toString()
-
-      // To avoid some bugs in OBS, trying to clear the session storage before ConverseJS connects.
-      if (window.sessionStorage?.clear) {
-        window.sessionStorage.clear()
-      }
     }
     // TODO: try to make these params work
     // params.muc_nickname_from_jid = true => compute the muc nickname from the jid (will be random here)