diff --git a/aider/coders/wholefile_coder.py b/aider/coders/wholefile_coder.py
index 235db7768..bfda70117 100644
--- a/aider/coders/wholefile_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/wholefile_coder.py
@@ -9,17 +9,10 @@ from .wholefile_prompts import WholeFilePrompts
 
 class WholeFileCoder(Coder):
     """A coder that operates on entire files for code modifications."""
+
     edit_format = "whole"
     gpt_prompts = WholeFilePrompts()
 
-    def update_cur_messages(self, edited):
-        if edited:
-            self.cur_messages += [
-                dict(role="assistant", content=self.gpt_prompts.redacted_edit_message)
-            ]
-        else:
-            self.cur_messages += [dict(role="assistant", content=self.partial_response_content)]
-
     def render_incremental_response(self, final):
         try:
             return self.get_edits(mode="diff")