diff --git a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific.ts b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific.ts
index ef62eaeb..cfec5b8e 100644
--- a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific.ts
+++ b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { customizeToolbar } from './livechat-specific/toolbar'
 import { initReconnectionStuff } from './livechat-specific/reconnection'
 import { chatRoomOverrides } from './livechat-specific/chatroom'
 import { chatRoomMessageOverrides } from './livechat-specific/chatroom-message'
-import { chatRoomOccupantsOverrides } from './livechat-specific/chatroom-occupants'
 
 export const livechatSpecificsPlugin = {
   dependencies: ['converse-muc', 'converse-muc-views'],
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export const livechatSpecificsPlugin = {
   },
   overrides: {
     ChatRoom: chatRoomOverrides(),
-    ChatRoomMessage: chatRoomMessageOverrides(),
-    ChatRoomOccupants: chatRoomOccupantsOverrides()
+    ChatRoomMessage: chatRoomMessageOverrides()
   }
 }
diff --git a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom-occupants.ts b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom-occupants.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 51685231..00000000
--- a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom-occupants.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 John Livingston <https://www.john-livingston.fr/>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-export function chatRoomOccupantsOverrides (): {[key: string]: Function} {
-  return {
-    comparator: function (this: any, occupant1: any, occupant2: any): Number {
-      // Overriding Occupants comparators, to display anonymous users at the end of the list.
-      const nick1: string = occupant1.getDisplayName()
-      const nick2: string = occupant2.getDisplayName()
-      const b1 = nick1.startsWith('Anonymous ')
-      const b2 = nick2.startsWith('Anonymous ')
-      if (b1 === b2) {
-        // Both startswith anonymous, or non of it: fallback to the standard comparator.
-        return this.__super__.comparator(occupant1, occupant2)
-      }
-      // Else: Anonymous always last.
-      return b1 ? 1 : -1
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom.ts b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom.ts
index b41871ab..297c0ed4 100644
--- a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom.ts
+++ b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-specific/chatroom.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ export function chatRoomOverrides (): {[key: string]: Function} {
       // See https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/issues/3428 for more info.
       // FIXME: if #3428 is fixed, remove this override.
       return this.isEntered() && this.getOwnRole() !== 'visitor'
+    },
+    initOccupants: function initOccupants (this: any) {
+      const r = this.__super__.initOccupants()
+
+      const originalComparatorFunction: Function = this.occupants.comparator
+      this.occupants.comparator = function (this: any, occupant1: any, occupant2: any): Number {
+        // Overriding Occupants comparators, to display anonymous users at the end of the list.
+        const nick1: string = occupant1.getDisplayName()
+        const nick2: string = occupant2.getDisplayName()
+        const b1 = nick1.startsWith('Anonymous ')
+        const b2 = nick2.startsWith('Anonymous ')
+        if (b1 === b2) {
+          // Both startswith anonymous, or non of it: fallback to the standard comparator.
+          return originalComparatorFunction.call(this, occupant1, occupant2)
+        }
+        // Else: Anonymous always last.
+        return b1 ? 1 : -1
+      }
+
+      return r
     }
   }
 }