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
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
   type ComposableMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import type {
-  MinimallyEncodedRoleInfo,
   RawThreadInfo,
   MinimallyEncodedThreadCurrentUserInfo,
   ThreadInfo,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@
   decodeMinimallyEncodedRoleInfo,
   minimallyEncodeMemberInfo,
   minimallyEncodeRawThreadInfo,
-  minimallyEncodeRoleInfo,
   minimallyEncodeThreadCurrentUserInfo,
 } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
@@ -363,12 +361,12 @@
     makePermissionsBlob(permissions, null, threadID, threadType),
     threadID,
   );
-  const role: MinimallyEncodedRoleInfo = minimallyEncodeRoleInfo({
+  const role = {
     id: `${threadID}/role`,
     name: 'Members',
     permissions,
     isDefault: true,
-  });
+  };
 
   const rawThreadInfo: RawThreadInfo = {
     minimallyEncoded: true,