diff --git a/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
   type ReplaceKeyserverOperation,
 } from '../ops/keyserver-store-ops.js';
 import { syncedMetadataStoreOpsHandlers } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
-import { isStaff } from '../shared/staff-utils.js';
 import { processDMOpsActionType } from '../types/dm-ops.js';
 import type { BaseNavInfo } from '../types/nav-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState, BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types.js';
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@
   incrementalStateSyncActionType,
 } from '../types/socket-types.js';
 import type { StoreOperations } from '../types/store-ops-types.js';
-import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
-import { isDev } from '../utils/dev-utils.js';
 
 export default function baseReducer<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>>(
   state: T,
@@ -71,15 +68,6 @@
     entryStoreOperations,
   } = reduceEntryInfos(state.entryStore, action, threadInfos);
 
-  const onStateDifferenceForStaff = (message: string) => {
-    const isCurrentUserStaff = state.currentUserInfo?.id
-      ? isStaff(state.currentUserInfo.id)
-      : false;
-    if (isCurrentUserStaff || isDev) {
-      getConfig().showAlert('State difference found', message);
-    }
-  };
-
   const [userStore, newUserInconsistencies, userStoreOperations] =
     reduceUserInfos(state.userStore, action);
 
@@ -216,12 +204,7 @@
   );
 
   const { threadActivityStore, threadActivityStoreOperations } =
-    reduceThreadActivity(
-      state.threadActivityStore,
-      action,
-      threadInfos,
-      onStateDifferenceForStaff,
-    );
+    reduceThreadActivity(state.threadActivityStore, action, threadInfos);
 
   const { store: queuedDMOperations, operations: dmOperationStoreOperations } =
     reduceDMOperationsQueue(state.queuedDMOperations, action);
diff --git a/lib/reducers/thread-activity-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/thread-activity-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/thread-activity-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/thread-activity-reducer.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   type ThreadActivityStoreOperation,
   createReplaceThreadActivityEntryOperation,
 } from '../ops/thread-activity-store-ops.js';
-import { isWebPlatform } from '../types/device-types.js';
 import { processDMOpsActionType } from '../types/dm-ops.js';
 import type { BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types.js';
 import {
@@ -37,34 +36,6 @@
 import { updateTypes } from '../types/update-types-enum.js';
 import type { ClientUpdateInfo } from '../types/update-types.js';
 import { processUpdatesActionType } from '../types/update-types.js';
-import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
-import { getMessageForException } from '../utils/errors.js';
-import { assertObjectsAreEqual } from '../utils/objects.js';
-
-function assertThreadActivityStoresAreEqual(
-  processedThreadActivityStore: ThreadActivityStore,
-  expectedThreadActivityStore: ThreadActivityStore,
-  location: string,
-  onStateDifference?: (message: string) => mixed,
-) {
-  try {
-    assertObjectsAreEqual(
-      processedThreadActivityStore,
-      expectedThreadActivityStore,
-      `ThreadActivityStore - ${location}`,
-    );
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log(
-      'Error processing ThreadActivityStore ops',
-      processedThreadActivityStore,
-      expectedThreadActivityStore,
-    );
-    const message = `Error processing ThreadActivityStore ops ${
-      getMessageForException(e) ?? '{no exception message}'
-    }`;
-    onStateDifference?.(message);
-  }
-}
 
 type ReduceThreadActivityResult = {
   +threadActivityStore: ThreadActivityStore,
@@ -119,7 +90,6 @@
   state: ThreadActivityStore,
   action: BaseAction,
   threadInfos: RawThreadInfos,
-  onStateDifference?: (message: string) => mixed,
 ): ReduceThreadActivityResult {
   if (action.type === updateThreadLastNavigatedActionType) {
     const { threadID, time } = action.payload;
@@ -227,37 +197,24 @@
       threadActivityStoreOperations: [removeOperation],
     };
   } else if (action.type === setClientDBStoreActionType) {
-    if (!isWebPlatform(getConfig().platformDetails.platform)) {
-      assertThreadActivityStoresAreEqual(
-        action.payload.threadActivityStore ?? {},
-        state,
-        action.type,
-        onStateDifference,
-      );
+    const newThreadActivityStore = action.payload.threadActivityStore;
+
+    if (!newThreadActivityStore) {
       return {
         threadActivityStore: state,
         threadActivityStoreOperations: [],
       };
-    } else {
-      const newThreadActivityStore = action.payload.threadActivityStore;
-
-      if (!newThreadActivityStore) {
-        return {
-          threadActivityStore: state,
-          threadActivityStoreOperations: [],
-        };
-      }
+    }
 
-      const threadActivityStore: ThreadActivityStore = {
-        ...state,
-        ...newThreadActivityStore,
-      };
+    const threadActivityStore: ThreadActivityStore = {
+      ...state,
+      ...newThreadActivityStore,
+    };
 
-      return {
-        threadActivityStore,
-        threadActivityStoreOperations: [],
-      };
-    }
+    return {
+      threadActivityStore,
+      threadActivityStoreOperations: [],
+    };
   } else if (action.type === processDMOpsActionType) {
     return handleThreadDeletionUpdates(state, action.payload.updateInfos);
   }