diff --git a/lib/reducers/message-reducer.test.js b/lib/reducers/message-reducer.test.js
--- a/lib/reducers/message-reducer.test.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/message-reducer.test.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import { reduceMessageStore } from './message-reducer.js';
-import { createPendingThread } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type { MessageStore } from '../types/message-types.js';
-import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
+import { rawThreadInfoSansMemberPermissions } from '../utils/member-info-utils-test-data.js';
 
 const messageStoreBeforeMediaUpdate: MessageStore = {
   messages: {
@@ -305,11 +304,7 @@
       },
     },
     {
-      [88471]: createPendingThread({
-        viewerID: '',
-        threadType: threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_SUBTHREAD,
-        members: [{ id: '', username: '' }],
-      }),
+      [88471]: rawThreadInfoSansMemberPermissions,
     },
   );
   test('removes local media when constructing messageStore.messages', () => {