diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-private-messages-route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-private-messages-route.js
index caec153b5c2..b62178ec0ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-private-messages-route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-private-messages-route.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export default (viewName, path, channel) => {
       this.controllerFor("user-topics-list").setProperties({
         hideCategory: true,
         showPosters: true,
-        canBulkSelect: true,
         tagsForUser: this.modelFor("user").get("username_lower"),
         selected: [],
         showToggleBulkSelect: true,