diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index b70abbd01..f506bb90b 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ <h3>Mailing List</h3>
       </div>
       <div class="col col-6 item">
         <figure>
-          <img alt="Matrix Chat" height="48" src="{{ "/icons/element-logo.svg" | relURL }}" width="48">
+          <span style="line-height:48px;font-size: 48px;">🗨</span>
         </figure>
         <h3>Chat</h3>
-        <p>We use a <a href="https://matrix.org">Matrix</a> room for chat. Join with <a href="https://element.io/">Element</a> (formerly Riot). <br /><code>#osuosc:libera.chat</code></p>
+        <p>We use an IRC channel hosted at <a href="https://libera.chat/">Libera.chat</a>. Join with the <a href="https://web.libera.chat/#osuosc">Libera.Chat</a> web client, or with your own local client. <br /><code>#osuosc</code></p>
       </div>
     </div>
 
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deleted file mode 100644
index b30aafe1f..000000000
--- a/static/icons/element-logo.svg
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