diff --git a/lib/authorization/chatservice.dart b/lib/authorization/chatservice.dart
index 4ddf3ce..af2e772 100644
--- a/lib/authorization/chatservice.dart
+++ b/lib/authorization/chatservice.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ChatService {
         .collection('Chat Rooms')
         .doc(chatRoomId)
         .collection('messages')
-        .orderBy('timeStamp', descending: false)
+        .orderBy('timeStamp', descending: true)
         .snapshots();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/models/chatmodel.dart b/lib/models/chatmodel.dart
index 6f96350..82fbf03 100644
--- a/lib/models/chatmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/models/chatmodel.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs, sort_constructors_first
-import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:cloud_firestore/cloud_firestore.dart';