diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
index deaeeee20..b5d31a791 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
 
     let chat_contacts = get_chat_contacts(ctx, chat_id).await?;
 
-    let self_in_group = chat_contacts.contains(&ContactId::SELF)
-        || chat.get_type() == Chattype::OutBroadcast
-        || chat.get_type() == Chattype::Mailinglist;
+    let self_in_group = chat_contacts.contains(&ContactId::SELF);
 
     let (dm_chat_contact, was_seen_recently) = if chat.get_type() == Chattype::Single {
         let contact = chat_contacts.first();