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
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@
   ...SharedCreatePendingSidebarInput,
   +messageTitle: string,
 };
+
 function baseCreatePendingSidebar(
   input: BaseCreatePendingSidebarInput,
 ): ThreadInfo {
@@ -595,6 +596,7 @@
   ...SharedCreatePendingSidebarInput,
   +markdownRules: ParserRules,
 };
+
 function createUnresolvedPendingSidebar(
   input: CreateUnresolvedPendingSidebarInput,
 ): ThreadInfo {
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@
   +markdownRules: ParserRules,
   +getENSNames: ?GetENSNames,
 };
+
 async function createPendingSidebar(
   input: CreatePendingSidebarInput,
 ): Promise<ThreadInfo> {
@@ -691,6 +694,7 @@
   +handleError?: () => mixed,
   +calendarQuery: CalendarQuery,
 };
+
 async function createRealThreadFromPendingThread({
   threadInfo,
   dispatchActionPromise,
@@ -745,6 +749,7 @@
   +filterVoicedInAnnouncementChannelsPermission?: boolean,
   +minimallyEncodePermissions?: boolean,
 };
+
 function rawThreadInfoFromServerThreadInfo(
   serverThreadInfo: ServerThreadInfo,
   viewerID: string,
@@ -1196,6 +1201,7 @@
 type ExistingThreadInfoFinder = (
   params: ExistingThreadInfoFinderParams,
 ) => ?ThreadInfo;
+
 function useExistingThreadInfoFinder(
   baseThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
 ): ExistingThreadInfoFinder {
@@ -1276,6 +1282,7 @@
 }
 
 type ThreadTypeParentRequirement = 'optional' | 'required' | 'disabled';
+
 function getThreadTypeParentRequirement(
   threadType: ThreadType,
 ): ThreadTypeParentRequirement {
@@ -1370,9 +1377,8 @@
     'all threads should have a default role',
   );
   const defaultRole = threadInfo.roles[defaultRoleID];
-  const defaultRolePermissions = defaultRole.minimallyEncoded
-    ? decodeMinimallyEncodedRoleInfo(defaultRole).permissions
-    : defaultRole.permissions;
+  const defaultRolePermissions =
+    decodeMinimallyEncodedRoleInfo(defaultRole).permissions;
 
   return !!defaultRolePermissions[threadPermissions.VOICED];
 }
@@ -1473,6 +1479,7 @@
   +threadSearchResults: $ReadOnlySet<string>,
   +usersSearchResults: $ReadOnlyArray<GlobalAccountUserInfo>,
 };
+
 function useThreadListSearch(
   searchText: string,
   viewerID: ?string,
@@ -1656,12 +1663,10 @@
 
     Object.keys(threadInfo.roles).forEach(roleID => {
       const roleName = threadInfo.roles[roleID].name;
-      const rolePermissions = threadInfo.minimallyEncoded
-        ? Object.keys(
-            decodeMinimallyEncodedRoleInfo(threadInfo.roles[roleID])
-              .permissions,
-          )
-        : Object.keys(threadInfo.roles[roleID].permissions);
+      const rolePermissions = Object.keys(
+        decodeMinimallyEncodedRoleInfo(threadInfo.roles[roleID]).permissions,
+      );
+
       const setOfUserSurfacedPermissions = new Set<UserSurfacedPermission>();
 
       rolePermissions.forEach(rolePermission => {
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
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@
       if (numberOfOccurrences) {
         name = `${name} (${numberOfOccurrences.toString()})`;
       }
-      // Branching to appease `flow`.
-      if (chat.minimallyEncoded) {
-        result.push({ ...chat, uiName: name });
-      } else {
-        result.push({ ...chat, uiName: name });
-      }
+      result.push({ ...chat, uiName: name });
     }
     return result;
   }, [communities]);
diff --git a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 type State = {
   +pendingUploads: PendingMultimediaUploads,
 };
+
 class InputStateContainer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     pendingUploads: {},
@@ -520,16 +521,10 @@
       time: Date.now(),
     };
 
-    // Branching to appease `flow`.
-    const newThreadInfo = threadInfo.minimallyEncoded
-      ? {
-          ...threadInfo,
-          id: newThreadID,
-        }
-      : {
-          ...threadInfo,
-          id: newThreadID,
-        };
+    const newThreadInfo = {
+      ...threadInfo,
+      id: newThreadID,
+    };
 
     void this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
       sendTextMessageActionTypes,
diff --git a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
   ...Props,
   ...State,
 };
+
 class InputStateContainer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     pendingUploads: {},
@@ -1315,16 +1316,11 @@
       time: Date.now(),
     };
 
-    // Branching to appease `flow`.
-    const newThreadInfo = threadInfo.minimallyEncoded
-      ? {
-          ...threadInfo,
-          id: newThreadID,
-        }
-      : {
-          ...threadInfo,
-          id: newThreadID,
-        };
+    const newThreadInfo = {
+      ...threadInfo,
+      id: newThreadID,
+    };
+
     void this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
       sendTextMessageActionTypes,
       this.sendTextMessageAction(