diff --git a/lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js b/lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
-const addSyncedMetadataEntryActionType = 'ADD_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY';
+const setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType = 'SET_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY';
 
-const removeSyncedMetadataEntryActionType = 'REMOVE_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY';
+const clearSyncedMetadataEntryActionType = 'CLEAR_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY';
 
-export {
-  addSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
-  removeSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
-};
+export { setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType, clearSyncedMetadataEntryActionType };
diff --git a/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import { setClientDBStoreActionType } from '../actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
 import {
-  addSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
-  removeSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
+  setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
+  clearSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
 } from '../actions/synced-metadata-actions.js';
 import {
   syncedMetadataStoreOpsHandlers,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   +syncedMetadataStore: SyncedMetadataStore,
   +syncedMetadataStoreOperations: $ReadOnlyArray<SyncedMetadataStoreOperation>,
 } {
-  if (action.type === addSyncedMetadataEntryActionType) {
+  if (action.type === setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType) {
     const replaceOperation: ReplaceSyncedMetadataEntryOperation = {
       type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
       payload: action.payload,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(state, [replaceOperation]),
       syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [replaceOperation],
     };
-  } else if (action.type === removeSyncedMetadataEntryActionType) {
+  } else if (action.type === clearSyncedMetadataEntryActionType) {
     const removeOperation: RemoveSyncedMetadataOperation = {
       type: 'remove_synced_metadata',
       payload: {
diff --git a/lib/types/redux-types.js b/lib/types/redux-types.js
--- a/lib/types/redux-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/redux-types.js
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
 import type { SubscriptionUpdateResult } from './subscription-types.js';
 import type {
   SyncedMetadataStore,
-  AddSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
-  RemoveSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
+  SetSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
+  ClearSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
 } from './synced-metadata-types.js';
 import type { GlobalThemeInfo } from './theme-types.js';
 import type { ThreadActivityStore } from './thread-activity-types.js';
@@ -1373,12 +1373,12 @@
         +payload: AddCommunityPayload,
       }
     | {
-        +type: 'ADD_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY',
-        +payload: AddSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
+        +type: 'SET_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY',
+        +payload: SetSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
       }
     | {
-        +type: 'REMOVE_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY',
-        +payload: RemoveSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
+        +type: 'CLEAR_SYNCED_METADATA_ENTRY',
+        +payload: ClearSyncedMetadataEntryPayload,
       }
     | {
         +type: 'SET_ACTIVE_SESSION_RECOVERY',
diff --git a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
--- a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   +syncedMetadata: SyncedMetadata,
 };
 
-export type AddSyncedMetadataEntryPayload = {
+export type SetSyncedMetadataEntryPayload = {
   +name: string,
   +data: string,
 };
 
-export type RemoveSyncedMetadataEntryPayload = {
+export type ClearSyncedMetadataEntryPayload = {
   +name: string,
 };