diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@
 };
 
 export type NotificationTextsParams = {
-  +notificationTexts: (
-    messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  ) => Promise<?NotifTexts>,
   +notifTargetUserInfo: UserInfo,
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
@@ -219,20 +219,10 @@
     messageSpec.notificationTexts,
     `we're not aware of messageType ${mostRecentType}`,
   );
-  const innerNotificationTexts = (
-    innerMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    innerThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  ) =>
-    fullNotifTextsForMessageInfo(
-      innerMessageInfos,
-      innerThreadInfo,
-      notifTargetUserInfo,
-      getENSNames,
-    );
   const unresolvedNotifTexts = await messageSpec.notificationTexts(
     messageInfos,
     threadInfo,
-    { notifTargetUserInfo, notificationTexts: innerNotificationTexts },
+    { notifTargetUserInfo },
   );
   if (!unresolvedNotifTexts) {
     return unresolvedNotifTexts;