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
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 };
 
 export type NotificationTextsParams = {
-  +notifThreadName: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => string,
   +notificationTexts: (
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
     threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
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
@@ -129,14 +129,6 @@
   };
 }
 
-function notifThreadName(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): string {
-  if (threadInfo.name) {
-    return threadInfo.name;
-  } else {
-    return 'your chat';
-  }
-}
-
 function mostRecentMessageInfoType(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
 ): MessageType {
@@ -169,10 +161,7 @@
   const unresolvedNotifTexts = await messageSpec.notificationTexts(
     messageInfos,
     threadInfo,
-    {
-      notifThreadName,
-      notificationTexts: innerNotificationTexts,
-    },
+    { notificationTexts: innerNotificationTexts },
   );
 
   const resolveToString = async (