diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import { inconsistencyResponsesToReports } from 'lib/shared/report-utils';
 import { getContainingThreadID, getCommunity } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import { unshimMessageStore } from 'lib/shared/unshim-utils';
+import type { DraftStore } from 'lib/types/draft-types';
 import { defaultEnabledApps } from 'lib/types/enabled-apps';
 import { defaultCalendarFilters } from 'lib/types/filter-types';
 import {
@@ -418,6 +419,19 @@
   { whitelist: ['messageStore'] },
 );
 
+type PersistedDraftStore = {};
+
+const draftStoreDraftsBlocklistTransform: Transform = createTransform(
+  (state: DraftStore): PersistedDraftStore => {
+    const { drafts, ...draftStoreSansDrafts } = state;
+    return draftStoreSansDrafts;
+  },
+  (state: PersistedDraftStore): DraftStore => {
+    return { ...state, drafts: {} };
+  },
+  { whitelist: ['draftStore'] },
+);
+
 const persistConfig = {
   key: 'root',
   storage: AsyncStorage,
@@ -432,7 +446,10 @@
   ],
   debug: __DEV__,
   version: 31,
-  transforms: [messageStoreMessagesBlocklistTransform],
+  transforms: [
+    messageStoreMessagesBlocklistTransform,
+    draftStoreDraftsBlocklistTransform,
+  ],
   migrate: (createMigrate(migrations, { debug: __DEV__ }): any),
   timeout: ((__DEV__ ? 0 : undefined): number | void),
 };