diff --git a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
index cf294f99e..bb3d083d9 100644
--- a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
+++ b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
@@ -1,312 +1,312 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';
 import * as ImagePicker from 'expo-image-picker';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import { uploadMultimedia } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
 import {
   extensionFromFilename,
   filenameFromPathOrURI,
 } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import type { ImageAvatarDBContent } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
 import type {
   NativeMediaSelection,
   MediaLibrarySelection,
   MediaMissionFailure,
   UploadMultimediaResult,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { useServerCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import { getCompatibleMediaURI } from '../media/identifier-utils.js';
 import type { MediaResult } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 function useUploadProcessedMedia(): MediaResult => Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> {
   const callUploadMultimedia = useServerCall(uploadMultimedia);
   const uploadProcessedMultimedia: MediaResult => Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> =
     React.useCallback(
       processedMedia => {
         const { uploadURI, filename, mime, dimensions } = processedMedia;
         return callUploadMultimedia(
           {
             uri: uploadURI,
             name: filename,
             type: mime,
           },
           dimensions,
         );
       },
       [callUploadMultimedia],
     );
   return uploadProcessedMultimedia;
 }
 
 function useProcessSelectedMedia(): NativeMediaSelection => Promise<
   MediaMissionFailure | MediaResult,
 > {
   const hasWiFi = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.hasWiFi);
   const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
 
   const processSelectedMedia = React.useCallback(
     async (selection: NativeMediaSelection) => {
       const { resultPromise } = processMedia(selection, {
         hasWiFi,
         finalFileHeaderCheck: staffCanSee,
       });
 
       return await resultPromise;
     },
     [hasWiFi, staffCanSee],
   );
 
   return processSelectedMedia;
 }
 
 async function selectFromGallery(): Promise<?MediaLibrarySelection> {
   try {
     const { assets, canceled } = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
       mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
       allowsEditing: true,
       allowsMultipleSelection: false,
       quality: 1,
     });
 
     if (canceled || assets.length === 0) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
     const asset = assets.pop();
     const { width, height, assetId: mediaNativeID } = asset;
     const assetFilename =
       asset.fileName || filenameFromPathOrURI(asset.uri) || '';
     const uri = getCompatibleMediaURI(
       asset.uri,
       extensionFromFilename(assetFilename),
     );
 
     const currentTime = Date.now();
     const selection: MediaLibrarySelection = {
       step: 'photo_library',
       dimensions: { height, width },
       uri,
       filename: assetFilename,
       mediaNativeID,
       selectTime: currentTime,
       sendTime: currentTime,
       retries: 0,
     };
 
     return selection;
   } catch (e) {
     console.log(e);
     return undefined;
   }
 }
 
 function useUploadSelectedMedia(
   setProcessingOrUploadInProgress: (inProgress: boolean) => void,
 ): (selection: NativeMediaSelection) => Promise<?ImageAvatarDBContent> {
   const processSelectedMedia = useProcessSelectedMedia();
   const uploadProcessedMedia = useUploadProcessedMedia();
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (selection: NativeMediaSelection) => {
       if (!selection) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media selection failed',
           'Unable to select media from Media Library.',
         );
         return undefined;
       }
 
       setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(true);
 
       let processedMedia;
       try {
         processedMedia = await processSelectedMedia(selection);
       } catch (e) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media processing failed',
           'Unable to process selected media.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return undefined;
       }
 
       if (!processedMedia.success) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media processing failed',
           'Unable to process selected media.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return undefined;
       }
 
       let uploadedMedia: UploadMultimediaResult;
       try {
         uploadedMedia = await uploadProcessedMedia(processedMedia);
       } catch {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media upload failed',
           'Unable to upload selected media. Please try again.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return undefined;
       }
 
       if (!uploadedMedia.id) {
         return undefined;
       }
 
       return {
         type: 'image',
         uploadID: uploadedMedia.id,
       };
     },
     [
       processSelectedMedia,
       setProcessingOrUploadInProgress,
       uploadProcessedMedia,
     ],
   );
 }
 
 type ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions = {
   +id: 'emoji' | 'image' | 'camera' | 'ens' | 'cancel' | 'remove',
   +onPress?: () => mixed,
 };
 function useShowAvatarActionSheet(
   options: $ReadOnlyArray<ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions>,
 ): () => void {
   options = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? [...options, { id: 'cancel' }] : options;
 
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const { showActionSheetWithOptions } = useActionSheet();
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const showAvatarActionSheet = React.useCallback(() => {
     const texts = options.map((option: ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions) => {
       if (option.id === 'emoji') {
         return 'Use Emoji';
       } else if (option.id === 'image') {
         return 'Select image';
       } else if (option.id === 'camera') {
         return 'Camera';
       } else if (option.id === 'ens') {
         return 'Use ENS Avatar';
       } else if (option.id === 'remove') {
-        return 'Remove avatar';
+        return 'Clear avatar';
       } else {
         return 'Cancel';
       }
     });
 
     const cancelButtonIndex = options.findIndex(
       option => option.id === 'cancel',
     );
 
     const containerStyle = {
       paddingBotton: insets.bottom,
     };
 
     const icons = options.map(option => {
       if (option.id === 'emoji') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="emote-smile"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'image') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="image-1"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'camera') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="camera"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'ens') {
         return (
           <CommIcon
             name="ethereum-outline"
             size={18}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'remove') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="trash-2"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else {
         return undefined;
       }
     });
 
     const onPressAction = (selectedIndex: ?number) => {
       if (
         selectedIndex === null ||
         selectedIndex === undefined ||
         selectedIndex < 0
       ) {
         return;
       }
       const option = options[selectedIndex];
       if (option.onPress) {
         option.onPress();
       }
     };
 
     showActionSheetWithOptions(
       {
         options: texts,
         cancelButtonIndex,
         containerStyle,
         icons,
       },
       onPressAction,
     );
   }, [
     insets.bottom,
     options,
     showActionSheetWithOptions,
     styles.bottomSheetIcon,
   ]);
 
   return showAvatarActionSheet;
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   bottomSheetIcon: {
     color: '#000000',
   },
 };
 
 export {
   selectFromGallery,
   useUploadSelectedMedia,
   useUploadProcessedMedia,
   useProcessSelectedMedia,
   useShowAvatarActionSheet,
 };
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
index b16cc681c..47de602c6 100644
--- a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -1,112 +1,117 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ActivityIndicator, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import type { RawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useShowAvatarActionSheet } from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import EditAvatarBadge from './edit-avatar-badge.react.js';
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from './edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import ThreadAvatar from './thread-avatar.react.js';
 import {
   EmojiThreadAvatarCreationRouteName,
   ThreadAvatarCameraModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const { threadInfo, disabled } = props;
 
   const editThreadAvatarContext = React.useContext(EditThreadAvatarContext);
   invariant(editThreadAvatarContext, 'editThreadAvatarContext should be set');
   const {
     threadAvatarSaveInProgress,
     selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar,
     removeThreadAvatar,
   } = editThreadAvatarContext;
 
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const navigateToThreadEmojiAvatarCreation = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate<'EmojiThreadAvatarCreation'>({
       name: EmojiThreadAvatarCreationRouteName,
       params: {
         threadID: threadInfo.id,
         containingThreadID: threadInfo.containingThreadID,
       },
     });
   }, [navigate, threadInfo.containingThreadID, threadInfo.id]);
 
   const selectFromGallery = React.useCallback(
     () => selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar(threadInfo.id),
     [selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar, threadInfo.id],
   );
 
   const navigateToCamera = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate<'ThreadAvatarCameraModal'>({
       name: ThreadAvatarCameraModalRouteName,
       params: { threadID: threadInfo.id },
     });
   }, [navigate, threadInfo.id]);
 
   const removeAvatar = React.useCallback(
     () => removeThreadAvatar(threadInfo.id),
     [removeThreadAvatar, threadInfo.id],
   );
 
-  const actionSheetConfig = React.useMemo(
-    () => [
+  const actionSheetConfig = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const configOptions = [
       { id: 'emoji', onPress: navigateToThreadEmojiAvatarCreation },
       { id: 'image', onPress: selectFromGallery },
       { id: 'camera', onPress: navigateToCamera },
-      { id: 'remove', onPress: removeAvatar },
-    ],
-    [
-      navigateToCamera,
-      navigateToThreadEmojiAvatarCreation,
-      removeAvatar,
-      selectFromGallery,
-    ],
-  );
+    ];
+
+    if (threadInfo.avatar) {
+      configOptions.push({ id: 'remove', onPress: removeAvatar });
+    }
+
+    return configOptions;
+  }, [
+    navigateToCamera,
+    navigateToThreadEmojiAvatarCreation,
+    removeAvatar,
+    selectFromGallery,
+    threadInfo.avatar,
+  ]);
 
   const showAvatarActionSheet = useShowAvatarActionSheet(actionSheetConfig);
 
   let spinner;
   if (threadAvatarSaveInProgress) {
     spinner = (
       <View style={styles.spinnerContainer}>
         <ActivityIndicator color="white" size="large" />
       </View>
     );
   }
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity onPress={showAvatarActionSheet} disabled={disabled}>
       <ThreadAvatar threadInfo={threadInfo} size="profile" />
       {spinner}
       {!disabled ? <EditAvatarBadge /> : null}
     </TouchableOpacity>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   spinnerContainer: {
     position: 'absolute',
     alignItems: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     top: 0,
     bottom: 0,
     left: 0,
     right: 0,
   },
 };
 
 export default EditThreadAvatar;
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
index bd3ac1b72..c57863145 100644
--- a/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
@@ -1,111 +1,114 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ActivityIndicator, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useENSAvatar } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { getETHAddressForUserInfo } from 'lib/shared/account-utils.js';
 
 import { useShowAvatarActionSheet } from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import EditAvatarBadge from './edit-avatar-badge.react.js';
 import { EditUserAvatarContext } from './edit-user-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import UserAvatar from './user-avatar.react.js';
 import {
   EmojiUserAvatarCreationRouteName,
   UserAvatarCameraModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +userID: ?string,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditUserAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const { userID, disabled } = props;
 
   const editUserAvatarContext = React.useContext(EditUserAvatarContext);
   invariant(editUserAvatarContext, 'editUserAvatarContext should be set');
   const {
     userAvatarSaveInProgress,
     selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar,
     setENSUserAvatar,
     removeUserAvatar,
   } = editUserAvatarContext;
 
   const currentUserInfo = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo);
   const ethAddress = React.useMemo(
     () => getETHAddressForUserInfo(currentUserInfo),
     [currentUserInfo],
   );
   const ensAvatarURI = useENSAvatar(ethAddress);
 
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const navigateToUserEmojiAvatarCreation = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate(EmojiUserAvatarCreationRouteName);
   }, [navigate]);
 
   const navigateToCamera = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate(UserAvatarCameraModalRouteName);
   }, [navigate]);
 
   const actionSheetConfig = React.useMemo(() => {
     const configOptions = [
       { id: 'emoji', onPress: navigateToUserEmojiAvatarCreation },
       { id: 'image', onPress: selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar },
       { id: 'camera', onPress: navigateToCamera },
     ];
 
     if (ensAvatarURI) {
       configOptions.push({ id: 'ens', onPress: setENSUserAvatar });
     }
 
-    configOptions.push({ id: 'remove', onPress: removeUserAvatar });
+    if (currentUserInfo?.avatar) {
+      configOptions.push({ id: 'remove', onPress: removeUserAvatar });
+    }
 
     return configOptions;
   }, [
+    currentUserInfo?.avatar,
     ensAvatarURI,
     navigateToCamera,
     navigateToUserEmojiAvatarCreation,
     removeUserAvatar,
     setENSUserAvatar,
     selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar,
   ]);
 
   const showAvatarActionSheet = useShowAvatarActionSheet(actionSheetConfig);
 
   let spinner;
   if (userAvatarSaveInProgress) {
     spinner = (
       <View style={styles.spinnerContainer}>
         <ActivityIndicator color="white" size="large" />
       </View>
     );
   }
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity onPress={showAvatarActionSheet} disabled={disabled}>
       <UserAvatar userID={userID} size="profile" />
       {spinner}
       {!disabled ? <EditAvatarBadge /> : null}
     </TouchableOpacity>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   spinnerContainer: {
     position: 'absolute',
     alignItems: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     top: 0,
     bottom: 0,
     left: 0,
     right: 0,
   },
 };
 
 export default EditUserAvatar;