diff --git a/lib/hooks/child-threads.js b/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
--- a/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 import { childThreadInfos } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadInChatList } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import threadWatcher from '../shared/thread-watcher.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo, LegacyRawThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo, RawThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/action-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -44,14 +41,7 @@
   }, [childThreads, predicate]);
 
   const filterSubchannels = React.useCallback(
-    (
-      thread: ?(
-        | ThreadInfo
-        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-      ),
-    ) => {
+    (thread: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo)) => {
       const candidateThreadID = thread?.id;
       if (!candidateThreadID) {
         return false;
diff --git a/lib/hooks/search-threads.js b/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
--- a/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@
 import { sidebarInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadIsChannel } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { SetState } from '../types/hook-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   SidebarInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -107,14 +104,8 @@
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): SearchThreadsResult<ChatThreadItem> {
   const filterFunc = React.useCallback(
-    (
-      thread: ?(
-        | ThreadInfo
-        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-      ),
-    ) => threadIsChannel(thread) && thread?.parentThreadID === threadInfo.id,
+    (thread: ?(ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo)) =>
+      threadIsChannel(thread) && thread?.parentThreadID === threadInfo.id,
     [threadInfo.id],
   );
   const childThreadInfos = useFilteredChatListData(filterFunc);
diff --git a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
--- a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@
   type LocalMessageInfo,
   isComposableMessageType,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState } from '../types/redux-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type ThreadInfo,
-  type LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  type RawThreadInfo,
   type SidebarInfo,
   maxReadSidebars,
   maxUnreadSidebars,
@@ -232,12 +229,7 @@
 
 function useFilteredChatListData(
   filterFunction: (
-    threadInfo: ?(
-      | ThreadInfo
-      | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    ),
+    threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo),
   ) => boolean,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ChatThreadItem> {
   const threadInfos = useSelector(threadInfoSelector);
@@ -264,12 +256,7 @@
   messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
   sidebarInfos: { +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<SidebarInfo> },
   filterFunction: (
-    threadInfo: ?(
-      | ThreadInfo
-      | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    ),
+    threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo),
   ) => boolean,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ChatThreadItem> {
   return _flow(
diff --git a/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
--- a/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@
   defaultCalendarQuery,
 } from '../types/entry-types.js';
 import type { CalendarFilter } from '../types/filter-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { BaseNavInfo } from '../types/nav-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState } from '../types/redux-types.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
 import { values } from '../utils/objects.js';
@@ -84,10 +81,7 @@
 
 function useThreadSearchIndex(
   threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   >,
 ): SearchIndex {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
diff --git a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@
   ResolvedClientAvatar,
   GenericUserInfoWithAvatar,
 } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import {
-  type LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  type ThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo, RawThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
@@ -277,11 +271,7 @@
 }
 
 function getUserAvatarForThread(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): ClientAvatar {
@@ -307,11 +297,7 @@
 }
 
 function getAvatarForThread(
-  thread:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+  thread: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   containingThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ClientAvatar {
   if (thread.avatar) {
@@ -328,11 +314,7 @@
 }
 
 function useAvatarForThread(
-  thread:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  thread: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ClientAvatar {
   const containingThreadID = thread.containingThreadID;
   const containingThreadInfo = useSelector(state =>
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@
   RawReactionMessageInfo,
   ReactionMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/messages/reaction.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { extractKeyserverIDFromID } from '../utils/action-utils.js';
 import {
@@ -683,11 +680,7 @@
 
 function isInvalidPinSourceForThread(
   messageInfo: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo,
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const isValidPinSource = !isInvalidPinSource(messageInfo);
   const isFirstMessageInSidebar = threadInfo.sourceMessageID === messageInfo.id;
diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
   type ChangeThreadSettingsPayload,
   type UserProfileThreadInfo,
   type RelativeMemberInfo,
+  type RawThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { updateTypes } from '../types/update-types-enum.js';
 import { type ClientUpdateInfo } from '../types/update-types.js';
@@ -121,12 +122,7 @@
 import { pendingThreadIDRegex } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 function threadHasPermission(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
   permission: ThreadPermission,
 ): boolean {
   if (!threadInfo) {
@@ -144,12 +140,7 @@
 }
 
 function viewerIsMember(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return !!(
     threadInfo &&
@@ -159,24 +150,14 @@
 }
 
 function threadIsInHome(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return !!(threadInfo && threadInfo.currentUser.subscription.home);
 }
 
 // Can have messages
 function threadInChatList(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return (
     viewerIsMember(threadInfo) &&
@@ -185,56 +166,31 @@
 }
 
 function threadIsTopLevel(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return threadInChatList(threadInfo) && threadIsChannel(threadInfo);
 }
 
 function threadIsChannel(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return !!(threadInfo && threadInfo.type !== threadTypes.SIDEBAR);
 }
 
 function threadIsSidebar(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return threadInfo?.type === threadTypes.SIDEBAR;
 }
 
 function threadInBackgroundChatList(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return threadInChatList(threadInfo) && !threadIsInHome(threadInfo);
 }
 
 function threadInHomeChatList(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return threadInChatList(threadInfo) && threadIsInHome(threadInfo);
 }
@@ -242,12 +198,7 @@
 // Can have Calendar entries,
 // does appear as a top-level entity in the thread list
 function threadInFilterList(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
   return (
     threadInChatList(threadInfo) &&
@@ -257,12 +208,7 @@
 }
 
 function userIsMember(
-  threadInfo: ?(
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-  ),
+  threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
   userID: string,
 ): boolean {
   if (!threadInfo) {
@@ -292,11 +238,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat<
-  T:
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  T: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 >(threadInfo: T): $PropertyType<T, 'members'> {
   if (threadInfo.community !== genesis.id) {
     return threadInfo.members;
@@ -313,11 +255,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadOrParentThreadIsGroupChat(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ) {
   return threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat(threadInfo).length > 2;
 }
@@ -331,11 +269,7 @@
 }
 
 function getSingleOtherUser(
-  threadInfo:
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
 ): ?string {
   if (!viewerID) {
@@ -1056,11 +990,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadIsWithBlockedUserOnly(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
   checkOnlyViewerBlock?: boolean,
@@ -1092,11 +1022,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadFrozenDueToBlock(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): boolean {
@@ -1104,11 +1030,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadFrozenDueToViewerBlock(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): boolean {
@@ -1124,11 +1046,7 @@
 
 function memberIsAdmin(
   memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo | MemberInfo,
-  threadInfo:
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   return !!(
     memberInfo.role && roleIsAdminRole(threadInfo.roles[memberInfo.role])
@@ -1152,10 +1070,9 @@
 
 function threadHasAdminRole(
   threadInfo: ?(
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ThreadInfo
     | ServerThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
   ),
 ): boolean {
@@ -1166,11 +1083,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadOrParentThreadHasAdminRole(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ) {
   return (
     threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat(threadInfo).filter(member =>
@@ -1422,9 +1335,8 @@
 function threadMemberHasPermission(
   threadInfo:
     | ServerThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   memberID: string,
   permission: ThreadPermission,
@@ -1508,9 +1420,8 @@
 function getContainingThreadID(
   parentThreadInfo:
     | ?ServerThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   threadType: ThreadType,
 ): ?string {
@@ -1529,9 +1440,8 @@
 function getCommunity(
   parentThreadInfo:
     | ?ServerThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?string {
   if (!parentThreadInfo) {
@@ -1755,11 +1665,7 @@
 }
 
 function threadInfoInsideCommunity(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   communityID: string,
 ): boolean {
   return threadInfo.community === communityID || threadInfo.id === communityID;
@@ -1837,11 +1743,7 @@
 }
 
 function communityOrThreadNoun(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): string {
   return threadTypeIsCommunityRoot(threadInfo.type)
     ? 'community'
@@ -1849,11 +1751,7 @@
 }
 
 function getThreadsToDeleteText(
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): string {
   return `${
     threadTypeIsCommunityRoot(threadInfo.type)
diff --git a/lib/shared/user-utils.js b/lib/shared/user-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/user-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/user-utils.js
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 import { memberHasAdminPowers } from './thread-utils.js';
 import { useENSNames } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
   ServerThreadInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
@@ -39,10 +36,9 @@
 function useKeyserverAdmin(
   community:
     | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ServerThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?UserInfo {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
   // This hack only works as long as there is only one admin
diff --git a/lib/types/thread-types.js b/lib/types/thread-types.js
--- a/lib/types/thread-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/thread-types.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 } from './message-types.js';
 import type {
   MinimallyEncodedMemberInfo,
+  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedRelativeMemberInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedResolvedThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedRoleInfo,
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@
     pinnedCount: t.maybe(t.Number),
   });
 
+export type RawThreadInfo = LegacyRawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo;
+
 export type ThreadInfo = {
   +id: string,
   +type: ThreadType,
diff --git a/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js b/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
--- a/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
+++ b/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 import { values } from './objects.js';
 import { threadInFilterList, threadIsChannel } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedResolvedThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { communitySubthreads } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
 type WritableCommunityDrawerItemData<T> = {
@@ -107,11 +106,7 @@
 function filterThreadIDsBelongingToCommunity(
   communityID: string,
   threadInfosObj: {
-    +[id: string]:
-      | ThreadInfo
-      | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-      | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+    +[id: string]: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   },
 ): $ReadOnlySet<string> {
   const threadInfos = values(threadInfosObj);
diff --git a/lib/utils/entity-text.js b/lib/utils/entity-text.js
--- a/lib/utils/entity-text.js
+++ b/lib/utils/entity-text.js
@@ -9,19 +9,13 @@
 import { useENSNames, type UseENSNamesOptions } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { threadNoun } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUser } from '../shared/user-utils.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type ThreadType,
   threadTypes,
   threadTypeValidator,
 } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import {
-  type LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  type ThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo, RawThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { basePluralize } from '../utils/text-utils.js';
 
 export type UserEntity = {
@@ -145,21 +139,13 @@
     }
   | {
       +display?: 'shortName',
-      +threadInfo:
-        | ThreadInfo
-        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +subchannel?: ?boolean,
       +possessive?: ?boolean,
     }
   | {
       +display: 'alwaysDisplayShortName',
-      +threadInfo:
-        | ThreadInfo
-        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-        | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +possessive?: ?boolean,
     }
   | {
diff --git a/lib/utils/toggle-pin-utils.js b/lib/utils/toggle-pin-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/toggle-pin-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/toggle-pin-utils.js
@@ -3,20 +3,13 @@
 import { isInvalidPinSourceForThread } from '../shared/message-utils.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo, MessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
 function canToggleMessagePin(
   messageInfo: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo,
-  threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const isValidMessage = !isInvalidPinSourceForThread(messageInfo, threadInfo);
   const hasManagePinsPermission = threadHasPermission(
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@
 import { ActivityIndicator, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import {
   useNativeSetThreadAvatar,
@@ -29,11 +23,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { AvatarSize } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
 import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedResolvedThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Avatar from './avatar.react.js';
@@ -25,10 +24,9 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
     | ThreadInfo
     | ResolvedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
     | MinimallyEncodedResolvedThreadInfo,
   +size: AvatarSize,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js b/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { savedEmojiAvatarSelectorForThread } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import type { UpdateUserAvatarRequest } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useNativeSetThreadAvatar } from '../../avatars/avatar-hooks.js';
 import EmojiAvatarCreation from '../../avatars/emoji-avatar-creation.react.js';
@@ -23,11 +17,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 export type EmojiThreadAvatarCreationParams = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useUploadAvatarMedia } from './avatar-hooks.react.js';
 import css from './edit-avatar-menu.css';
@@ -29,11 +23,7 @@
 );
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatarMenu(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -5,26 +5,16 @@
 
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import EditThreadAvatarMenu from './edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js';
 import css from './edit-thread-avatar.css';
 import ThreadAvatar from './thread-avatar.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -8,25 +8,15 @@
 } from 'lib/shared/avatar-utils.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { AvatarSize } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import {
-  type LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  type ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo, RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Avatar from './avatar.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +size: AvatarSize,
   +showSpinner?: boolean,
 };
diff --git a/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js b/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
@@ -12,23 +12,13 @@
   ClientAvatar,
   ClientEmojiAvatar,
 } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
-  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type {
-  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import EmojiAvatarSelectionModal from './emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo:
-    | ThreadInfo
-    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
-    | MinimallyEncodedRawThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ThreadEmojiAvatarSelectionModal(props: Props): React.Node {