diff --git a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
index b3bd39101..b886282cb 100644
--- a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
@@ -1,509 +1,409 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   deleteThreadActionTypes,
   deleteThread,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
   changeThreadSettings,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors';
 import { threadHasPermission, robotextName } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
-import { type SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
 import {
   type ThreadInfo,
   threadTypes,
   assertThreadType,
-  type ChangeThreadSettingsPayload,
-  type UpdateThreadRequest,
-  type LeaveThreadPayload,
   threadPermissions,
   type ThreadChanges,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
-import type { UserInfos } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
-  type DispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
 import { firstLine } from 'lib/utils/string-utils';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react';
 import { useModalContext } from '../../modals/modal-provider.react';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils';
 import Modal from '../modal.react';
 import ThreadSettingsDeleteTab from './thread-settings-delete-tab.react';
 import ThreadSettingsGeneralTab from './thread-settings-general-tab.react';
 import css from './thread-settings-modal.css';
 import ThreadSettingsPrivacyTab from './thread-settings-privacy-tab.react';
 
 type TabType = 'general' | 'privacy' | 'delete';
 type TabProps = {
   +name: string,
   +tabType: TabType,
   +selected: boolean,
   +onClick: (tabType: TabType) => void,
 };
 class Tab extends React.PureComponent<TabProps> {
   render() {
     const classNamesForTab = classNames({
       [css['current-tab']]: this.props.selected,
       [css['delete-tab']]:
         this.props.selected && this.props.tabType === 'delete',
     });
     return (
       <li className={classNamesForTab} onClick={this.onClick}>
         <a>{this.props.name}</a>
       </li>
     );
   }
 
   onClick = () => {
     return this.props.onClick(this.props.tabType);
   };
 }
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadID: string,
 };
-type Props = {
-  ...BaseProps,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +changeInProgress: boolean,
-  +viewerID: ?string,
-  +userInfos: UserInfos,
-  +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
-  +deleteThread: (
-    threadID: string,
-    currentAccountPassword: string,
-  ) => Promise<LeaveThreadPayload>,
-  +changeThreadSettings: (
-    update: UpdateThreadRequest,
-  ) => Promise<ChangeThreadSettingsPayload>,
-  +onClose: () => void,
-  +errorMessage: string,
-  +setErrorMessage: SetState<string>,
-  +accountPassword: string,
-  +setAccountPassword: SetState<string>,
-  +currentTabType: TabType,
-  +setCurrentTabType: SetState<TabType>,
-  +queuedChanges: ThreadChanges,
-  +setQueuedChanges: SetState<ThreadChanges>,
-  +namePlaceholder: string,
-  +changeQueued: boolean,
-  +onChangeName: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void,
-  +onChangeDescription: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void,
-  +onChangeColor: (color: string) => void,
-  +onChangeThreadType: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void,
-  +onChangeAccountPassword: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void,
-  +hasPermissionForTab: (thread: ThreadInfo, tab: TabType) => boolean,
-  +deleteThreadAction: () => Promise<LeaveThreadPayload>,
-  +onDelete: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => void,
-  +changeThreadSettingsAction: () => Promise<ChangeThreadSettingsPayload>,
-  +onSubmit: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => void,
-  +mainContent: ?React.Node,
-  +buttons: ?React.Node,
-  +tabs: ?React.Node,
-};
-class ThreadSettingsModal extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
-  constructor(props: Props) {
-    super(props);
-  }
-
-  possiblyChangedValue(key: string) {
-    const valueChanged =
-      this.props.queuedChanges[key] !== null &&
-      this.props.queuedChanges[key] !== undefined;
-    return valueChanged
-      ? this.props.queuedChanges[key]
-      : this.props.threadInfo[key];
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    return (
-      <Modal name="Thread settings" onClose={this.props.onClose}>
-        <ul className={css.tab_panel}>{this.props.tabs}</ul>
-        <div className={css.modal_body}>
-          <form method="POST">
-            {this.props.mainContent}
-            <div className={css.form_footer}>
-              {this.props.buttons}
-              <div className={css.modal_form_error}>
-                {this.props.errorMessage}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </form>
-        </div>
-      </Modal>
-    );
-  }
-}
 
 const deleteThreadLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   deleteThreadActionTypes,
 );
 const changeThreadSettingsLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
 );
 
 const ConnectedThreadSettingsModal: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> = React.memo<BaseProps>(
   function ConnectedThreadSettingsModal(props) {
     const changeInProgress = useSelector(
       state =>
         deleteThreadLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading' ||
         changeThreadSettingsLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading',
     );
     const viewerID = useSelector(
       state => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
     );
     const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
     const callDeleteThread = useServerCall(deleteThread);
     const callChangeThreadSettings = useServerCall(changeThreadSettings);
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
       state => threadInfoSelector(state)[props.threadID],
     );
     const modalContext = useModalContext();
     const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState('');
     const [accountPassword, setAccountPassword] = React.useState('');
     const [currentTabType, setCurrentTabType] = React.useState<TabType>(
       'general',
     );
     const [queuedChanges, setQueuedChanges] = React.useState<ThreadChanges>(
       Object.freeze({}),
     );
 
     const namePlaceholder: string = React.useMemo(() => {
       invariant(threadInfo, 'threadInfo should exist in namePlaceholder');
       return robotextName(threadInfo, viewerID, userInfos);
     }, [threadInfo, userInfos, viewerID]);
 
     const changeQueued: boolean = React.useMemo(
       () =>
         Object.values(queuedChanges).some(v => v !== null && v !== undefined),
       [queuedChanges],
     );
 
     const onChangeName = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         const target = event.currentTarget;
         setQueuedChanges(
           Object.freeze({
             ...queuedChanges,
             name: firstLine(
               target.value !== threadInfo?.name ? target.value : undefined,
             ),
           }),
         );
       },
       [queuedChanges, threadInfo?.name],
     );
 
     const onChangeDescription = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
         const target = event.currentTarget;
         setQueuedChanges(
           Object.freeze({
             ...queuedChanges,
             description:
               target.value !== threadInfo?.description
                 ? target.value
                 : undefined,
           }),
         );
       },
       [queuedChanges, threadInfo?.description],
     );
 
     const onChangeColor = React.useCallback(
       (color: string) => {
         setQueuedChanges(
           Object.freeze({
             ...queuedChanges,
             color: color !== threadInfo?.color ? color : undefined,
           }),
         );
       },
       [queuedChanges, threadInfo?.color],
     );
 
     const onChangeThreadType = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         const uiValue = assertThreadType(
           parseInt(event.currentTarget.value, 10),
         );
         setQueuedChanges(
           Object.freeze({
             ...queuedChanges,
             type: uiValue !== threadInfo?.type ? uiValue : undefined,
           }),
         );
       },
       [queuedChanges, threadInfo?.type],
     );
 
     const onChangeAccountPassword = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         const target = event.currentTarget;
         setAccountPassword(target.value);
       },
       [],
     );
 
     const hasPermissionForTab = React.useCallback(
       (thread: ThreadInfo, tab: TabType) => {
         if (tab === 'general') {
           return threadHasPermission(
             thread,
             threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_NAME,
           );
         } else if (tab === 'privacy') {
           return threadHasPermission(
             thread,
             threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS,
           );
         } else if (tab === 'delete') {
           return threadHasPermission(thread, threadPermissions.DELETE_THREAD);
         }
         invariant(false, `invalid tab: ${tab}`);
       },
       [],
     );
 
     const deleteThreadAction = React.useCallback(async () => {
       invariant(threadInfo, 'threadInfo should exist in deleteThreadAction');
       try {
         const response = await callDeleteThread(threadInfo.id, accountPassword);
         modalContext.popModal();
         return response;
       } catch (e) {
         setErrorMessage(
           e.message === 'invalid_credentials'
             ? 'wrong password'
             : 'unknown error',
         );
         setAccountPassword('');
         // TODO: accountPasswordInput.focus()
         // (once ref is moved up to functional component)
         throw e;
       }
     }, [accountPassword, callDeleteThread, modalContext, threadInfo]);
 
     const onDelete = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
         event.preventDefault();
         dispatchActionPromise(deleteThreadActionTypes, deleteThreadAction());
       },
       [deleteThreadAction, dispatchActionPromise],
     );
 
     const changeThreadSettingsAction = React.useCallback(async () => {
       invariant(
         threadInfo,
         'threadInfo should exist in changeThreadSettingsAction',
       );
       try {
         const response = await callChangeThreadSettings({
           threadID: threadInfo.id,
           changes: queuedChanges,
         });
         modalContext.popModal();
         return response;
       } catch (e) {
         setErrorMessage('unknown_error');
         setAccountPassword('');
         setCurrentTabType('general');
         setQueuedChanges(Object.freeze({}));
         // TODO: nameInput.focus()
         // (once ref is moved up to functional component)
         throw e;
       }
     }, [callChangeThreadSettings, modalContext, queuedChanges, threadInfo]);
 
     const onSubmit = React.useCallback(
       (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
         event.preventDefault();
         dispatchActionPromise(
           changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
           changeThreadSettingsAction(),
         );
       },
       [changeThreadSettingsAction, dispatchActionPromise],
     );
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
       // TODO: nameInput.focus()
       // (once ref is moved up to functional component)
 
       if (
         threadInfo &&
         currentTabType !== 'general' &&
         !hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, currentTabType)
       ) {
         setCurrentTabType('general');
       }
     }, [currentTabType, hasPermissionForTab, threadInfo]);
 
     if (!threadInfo) {
       return (
         <Modal onClose={modalContext.popModal} name="Invalid thread">
           <div className={css.modal_body}>
             <p>You no longer have permission to view this thread</p>
           </div>
         </Modal>
       );
     }
 
     const inputDisabled =
       changeInProgress || !hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, currentTabType);
 
     let mainContent;
     if (currentTabType === 'general') {
       mainContent = (
         <ThreadSettingsGeneralTab
           threadNameValue={firstLine(
             queuedChanges['name'] ?? threadInfo['name'],
           )}
           threadNamePlaceholder={namePlaceholder}
           threadNameOnChange={onChangeName}
           threadNameDisabled={inputDisabled}
           threadDescriptionValue={
             queuedChanges['description'] ?? threadInfo['description'] ?? ''
           }
           threadDescriptionOnChange={onChangeDescription}
           threadDescriptionDisabled={inputDisabled}
           threadColorCurrentColor={
             queuedChanges['color'] ?? threadInfo['color']
           }
           threadColorOnColorSelection={onChangeColor}
         />
       );
     } else if (currentTabType === 'privacy') {
       mainContent = (
         <ThreadSettingsPrivacyTab
           possiblyChangedThreadType={
             queuedChanges['type'] ?? threadInfo['type']
           }
           onChangeThreadType={onChangeThreadType}
           inputDisabled={inputDisabled}
         />
       );
     } else if (currentTabType === 'delete') {
       mainContent = (
         <ThreadSettingsDeleteTab
           accountPassword={accountPassword}
           onChangeAccountPassword={onChangeAccountPassword}
           inputDisabled={inputDisabled}
         />
       );
     }
 
     let buttons;
     if (currentTabType === 'delete') {
       buttons = (
         <Button onClick={onDelete} variant="danger" disabled={inputDisabled}>
           Delete
         </Button>
       );
     } else {
       buttons = (
         <Button
           type="submit"
           onClick={onSubmit}
           disabled={inputDisabled || !changeQueued}
           className={css.save_button}
         >
           Save
         </Button>
       );
     }
 
     const tabs = [
       <Tab
         name="General"
         tabType="general"
         onClick={setCurrentTabType}
         selected={currentTabType === 'general'}
         key="general"
       />,
     ];
 
     // This UI needs to be updated to handle sidebars but we haven't gotten
     // there yet. We'll probably end up ripping it out anyways, so for now we
     // are just hiding the privacy tab for any thread that was created as a
     // sidebar
     const canSeePrivacyTab =
       (queuedChanges['parentThreadID'] ?? threadInfo['parentThreadID']) &&
       threadInfo.sourceMessageID &&
       (threadInfo.type === threadTypes.COMMUNITY_OPEN_SUBTHREAD ||
         threadInfo.type === threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_SUBTHREAD);
 
     if (canSeePrivacyTab) {
       tabs.push(
         <Tab
           name="Privacy"
           tabType="privacy"
           onClick={setCurrentTabType}
           selected={currentTabType === 'privacy'}
           key="privacy"
         />,
       );
     }
 
     const canDeleteThread = hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, 'delete');
     if (canDeleteThread) {
       tabs.push(
         <Tab
           name="Delete"
           tabType="delete"
           onClick={setCurrentTabType}
           selected={currentTabType === 'delete'}
           key="delete"
         />,
       );
     }
 
     return (
-      <ThreadSettingsModal
-        {...props}
-        threadInfo={threadInfo}
-        changeInProgress={changeInProgress}
-        viewerID={viewerID}
-        userInfos={userInfos}
-        deleteThread={callDeleteThread}
-        changeThreadSettings={callChangeThreadSettings}
-        dispatchActionPromise={dispatchActionPromise}
-        onClose={modalContext.popModal}
-        errorMessage={errorMessage}
-        setErrorMessage={setErrorMessage}
-        accountPassword={accountPassword}
-        setAccountPassword={setAccountPassword}
-        currentTabType={currentTabType}
-        setCurrentTabType={setCurrentTabType}
-        queuedChanges={queuedChanges}
-        setQueuedChanges={setQueuedChanges}
-        namePlaceholder={namePlaceholder}
-        changeQueued={changeQueued}
-        onChangeName={onChangeName}
-        onChangeDescription={onChangeDescription}
-        onChangeColor={onChangeColor}
-        onChangeThreadType={onChangeThreadType}
-        onChangeAccountPassword={onChangeAccountPassword}
-        hasPermissionForTab={hasPermissionForTab}
-        deleteThreadAction={deleteThreadAction}
-        onDelete={onDelete}
-        changeThreadSettingsAction={changeThreadSettingsAction}
-        onSubmit={onSubmit}
-        mainContent={mainContent}
-        buttons={buttons}
-        tabs={tabs}
-      />
+      <Modal name="Thread settings" onClose={modalContext.popModal}>
+        <ul className={css.tab_panel}>{tabs}</ul>
+        <div className={css.modal_body}>
+          <form method="POST">
+            {mainContent}
+            <div className={css.form_footer}>
+              {buttons}
+              <div className={css.modal_form_error}>{errorMessage}</div>
+            </div>
+          </form>
+        </div>
+      </Modal>
     );
   },
 );
 
 export default ConnectedThreadSettingsModal;