diff --git a/dist/converse.js b/dist/converse.js
index 6c6aa0c21..8294c21dc 100644
--- a/dist/converse.js
+++ b/dist/converse.js
@@ -70795,8 +70795,6 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
 
       _converse.api.promises.add('controlboxInitialized');
 
-      const LABEL_CONTACTS = __('Contacts');
-
       _converse.addControlBox = () => _converse.chatboxes.add({
         id: 'controlbox',
         box_id: 'controlbox',
@@ -70865,7 +70863,12 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
         },
 
         insertRoster() {
+          if (_converse.authentication === _converse.ANONYMOUS) {
+            return;
+          }
           /* Place the rosterview inside the "Contacts" panel. */
+
+
           _converse.api.waitUntil('rosterViewInitialized').then(() => this.controlbox_pane.el.insertAdjacentElement('beforeEnd', _converse.rosterview.el)).catch(_.partial(_converse.log, _, Strophe.LogLevel.FATAL));
         },
 
@@ -82222,8 +82225,6 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
         'away': __('This contact is away')
       };
 
-      const LABEL_CONTACTS = __('Contacts');
-
       const LABEL_GROUPS = __('Groups');
 
       const HEADER_CURRENT_CONTACTS = __('My contacts');
@@ -83200,6 +83201,10 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
         /* Create an instance of RosterView once the RosterGroups
          * collection has been created (in converse-core.js)
          */
+        if (_converse.authentication === _converse.ANONYMOUS) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         _converse.rosterview = new _converse.RosterView({
           'model': _converse.rostergroups
         });
diff --git a/src/converse-controlbox.js b/src/converse-controlbox.js
index 1b65bdc14..ec8917faf 100644
--- a/src/converse-controlbox.js
+++ b/src/converse-controlbox.js
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@
 
             _converse.api.promises.add('controlboxInitialized');
 
-            const LABEL_CONTACTS = __('Contacts');
-
             _converse.addControlBox = () =>
                 _converse.chatboxes.add({
                     id: 'controlbox',
@@ -269,6 +267,9 @@
                 },
 
                 insertRoster () {
+                    if (_converse.authentication === _converse.ANONYMOUS) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     /* Place the rosterview inside the "Contacts" panel. */
                     _converse.api.waitUntil('rosterViewInitialized')
                         .then(() => this.controlbox_pane.el.insertAdjacentElement('beforeEnd', _converse.rosterview.el))
diff --git a/src/converse-rosterview.js b/src/converse-rosterview.js
index e2cb6b379..df57cfb3e 100644
--- a/src/converse-rosterview.js
+++ b/src/converse-rosterview.js
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
                 'xa': __('This contact is away for an extended period'),
                 'away': __('This contact is away')
             };
-            const LABEL_CONTACTS = __('Contacts');
             const LABEL_GROUPS = __('Groups');
             const HEADER_CURRENT_CONTACTS =  __('My contacts');
             const HEADER_PENDING_CONTACTS = __('Pending contacts');
@@ -977,6 +976,9 @@
                 /* Create an instance of RosterView once the RosterGroups
                  * collection has been created (in converse-core.js)
                  */
+                if (_converse.authentication === _converse.ANONYMOUS) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 _converse.rosterview = new _converse.RosterView({
                     'model': _converse.rostergroups
                 });