diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
index c40517f..f56775c 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ function RadianceScene:hideOverlay()
     self.gui:hideScreen("overlay")
 end
 
+function RadianceScene:showMessage(message)
+    self.gui.elements["messageQueue"]:addMessage(message)
+end
+
 function RadianceScene:showOverlay(darken)
     self.gui:showScreen("overlay")
     if (darken) then
diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/init.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/init.lua
index 67f1648..8337da9 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/init.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/init.lua
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ function OverWorld:new(area, playerx, playery)
   self.tweens:newTween(0, 0.3, {ringBorder=16}, "inOutQuad")
   self.timeBorder = -10
 
-  self.messages = MessageQueue(self)
-
   self.isPlaying = ""
 
   self.events = EventManager(self)
@@ -93,10 +91,6 @@ function OverWorld:endEvent()
   self.canPause = true
 end
 
-function OverWorld:showMessage(message)
-  self.messages:addMessage(message)
-end
-
 function OverWorld:registerScreen(screen)
   if (self.currentScreen ~= nil) then
     self.currentScreen:quit()
@@ -108,7 +102,6 @@ function OverWorld:update(dt)
   local keys = self:getKeys(1)
   self.tweens:update(dt)
   self.events:update(dt)
-  self.messages:update(dt)
 
   if (self.world.isActive) then
     self.charsetManager:update(dt)
@@ -183,8 +176,6 @@ end
 
 function OverWorld:draw()
   self.events:draw()
-
-  self.messages:draw()
   self:drawScreenBottomLayer()
 end