diff --git a/lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js b/lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   React.createContext<?EditThreadAvatarContextType>();
 
 type Props = {
-  +displayFailureAlert: () => mixed,
   +useUploadSelectedMedia: (
     setProcessingOrUploadInProgress?: (inProgress: boolean) => mixed,
   ) => (selection: NativeMediaSelection) => Promise<?ImageAvatarDBContent>,
diff --git a/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js b/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@
 import { useUploadSelectedMedia } from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import { activeThreadSelector } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
-import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
-
-const displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert = () =>
-  Alert.alert(
-    'Couldn’t save avatar',
-    'Please try again later',
-    [{ text: 'OK' }],
-    { cancelable: true },
-  );
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
@@ -31,7 +22,6 @@
 
   return (
     <BaseEditThreadAvatarProvider
-      displayFailureAlert={displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert}
       useUploadSelectedMedia={useUploadSelectedMedia}
       activeThreadID={activeThreadID}
     >