i agree if that part of it isn't functional why not remove it? the code for it could always be stored in a backup somewhere in case someone finds the time to figure it out.
also i jumped in the chat a couple times over the past week and there was no one in it

but i do tend to be up really late so it probably had something to do with it being around 1 AM PST lol.
edit: LOL just noticed the new "users in chat:" line