diff --git a/src/components/dms/DateDivider_DEPRECATED.tsx b/src/components/dms/DateDivider_DEPRECATED.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index dfc2d53da5..0000000000
--- a/src/components/dms/DateDivider_DEPRECATED.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import {memo} from 'react'
-import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
-import {subDays} from 'date-fns'
-
-import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Text} from '../Typography'
-import {localDateString} from './util'
-
-const timeFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
-  hour: 'numeric',
-  minute: 'numeric',
-})
-const weekdayFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
-  weekday: 'long',
-})
-const longDateFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
-  weekday: 'short',
-  month: 'long',
-  day: 'numeric',
-})
-const longDateFormatterWithYear = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
-  weekday: 'short',
-  month: 'long',
-  day: 'numeric',
-  year: 'numeric',
-})
-
-let DateDivider = ({date: dateStr}: {date: string}): React.ReactNode => {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-  const t = useTheme()
-
-  let date: string
-  const time = timeFormatter.format(new Date(dateStr))
-
-  const timestamp = new Date(dateStr)
-
-  const today = new Date()
-  const yesterday = subDays(today, 1)
-  const oneWeekAgo = subDays(today, 7)
-
-  if (localDateString(today) === localDateString(timestamp)) {
-    date = _(msg`Today`)
-  } else if (localDateString(yesterday) === localDateString(timestamp)) {
-    date = _(msg`Yesterday`)
-  } else {
-    if (timestamp < oneWeekAgo) {
-      if (timestamp.getFullYear() === today.getFullYear()) {
-        date = longDateFormatter.format(timestamp)
-      } else {
-        date = longDateFormatterWithYear.format(timestamp)
-      }
-    } else {
-      date = weekdayFormatter.format(timestamp)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <View style={[a.w_full, a.my_lg]}>
-      <Text
-        style={[
-          a.text_xs,
-          a.text_center,
-          t.atoms.bg,
-          t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
-          a.px_md,
-        ]}>
-        <Trans>
-          <Text
-            style={[a.text_xs, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium, a.font_semi_bold]}>
-            {date}
-          </Text>{' '}
-          at {time}
-        </Trans>
-      </Text>
-    </View>
-  )
-}
-DateDivider = memo(DateDivider)
-export {DateDivider}
diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageItemEmbed_DEPRECATED.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageItemEmbed_DEPRECATED.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a531c990c0..0000000000
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageItemEmbed_DEPRECATED.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import {memo} from 'react'
-import {useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native'
-import {type $Typed, type AppBskyEmbedRecord} from '@atproto/api'
-
-import {atoms as a, native, tokens, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
-import {Embed, PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
-import {MessageContextProvider} from './MessageContext'
-
-/**
- * @deprecated
- */
-let MessageItemEmbed = ({
-  embed,
-}: {
-  embed: $Typed<AppBskyEmbedRecord.View>
-}): React.ReactNode => {
-  const t = useTheme()
-  const screen = useWindowDimensions()
-
-  return (
-    <MessageContextProvider>
-      <View
-        style={[
-          a.my_xs,
-          t.atoms.bg,
-          a.rounded_md,
-          native({
-            flexBasis: 0,
-            width: Math.min(screen.width, 600) / 1.4,
-          }),
-          web({
-            width: '100%',
-            minWidth: 280,
-            maxWidth: 360,
-          }),
-        ]}>
-        <View style={{marginTop: tokens.space.sm * -1}}>
-          <Embed
-            embed={embed}
-            allowNestedQuotes
-            viewContext={PostEmbedViewContext.Feed}
-          />
-        </View>
-      </View>
-    </MessageContextProvider>
-  )
-}
-MessageItemEmbed = memo(MessageItemEmbed)
-export {MessageItemEmbed}
diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageItem_DEPRECATED.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageItem_DEPRECATED.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index efec8eb92c..0000000000
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageItem_DEPRECATED.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,335 +0,0 @@
-import {memo, useCallback, useMemo} from 'react'
-import {
-  type GestureResponderEvent,
-  type StyleProp,
-  type TextStyle,
-  View,
-} from 'react-native'
-import Animated, {
-  LayoutAnimationConfig,
-  LinearTransition,
-  ZoomIn,
-  ZoomOut,
-} from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import {
-  AppBskyEmbedRecord,
-  ChatBskyConvoDefs,
-  RichText as RichTextAPI,
-} from '@atproto/api'
-import {type I18n} from '@lingui/core'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-
-import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
-import {useConvoActive} from '#/state/messages/convo'
-import {type ConvoItem} from '#/state/messages/convo/types'
-import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {TimeElapsed} from '#/view/com/util/TimeElapsed'
-import {atoms as a, native, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {isOnlyEmoji} from '#/alf/typography'
-import {ActionsWrapper} from '#/components/dms/ActionsWrapper'
-import {InlineLinkText} from '#/components/Link'
-import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
-import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
-import {IS_NATIVE} from '#/env'
-import {DateDivider as DateDividerDeprecated} from './DateDivider_DEPRECATED'
-import {MessageItemEmbed as MessageItemEmbedDeprecated} from './MessageItemEmbed_DEPRECATED'
-import {localDateString} from './util'
-
-/**
- * @deprecated
- */
-let MessageItem = ({
-  item,
-}: {
-  item: ConvoItem & {type: 'message' | 'pending-message'}
-}): React.ReactNode => {
-  const t = useTheme()
-  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-  const {convo} = useConvoActive()
-
-  const {message, nextMessage, prevMessage} = item
-  const isPending = item.type === 'pending-message'
-
-  const isFromSelf = message.sender?.did === currentAccount?.did
-
-  const nextIsMessage = ChatBskyConvoDefs.isMessageView(nextMessage)
-
-  const isNextFromSelf =
-    nextIsMessage && nextMessage.sender?.did === currentAccount?.did
-
-  const isNextFromSameSender = isNextFromSelf === isFromSelf
-
-  const isNewDay = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!prevMessage) return true
-
-    const thisDate = new Date(message.sentAt)
-    const prevDate = new Date(prevMessage.sentAt)
-
-    return localDateString(thisDate) !== localDateString(prevDate)
-  }, [message, prevMessage])
-
-  const isLastMessageOfDay = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!nextMessage || !nextIsMessage) return true
-
-    const thisDate = new Date(message.sentAt)
-    const prevDate = new Date(nextMessage.sentAt)
-
-    return localDateString(thisDate) !== localDateString(prevDate)
-  }, [message.sentAt, nextIsMessage, nextMessage])
-
-  const needsTail = isLastMessageOfDay || !isNextFromSameSender
-
-  const isLastInGroup = useMemo(() => {
-    // if this message is pending, it means the next message is pending too
-    if (isPending && nextMessage) {
-      return false
-    }
-
-    // or, if there's a 5 minute gap between this message and the next
-    if (ChatBskyConvoDefs.isMessageView(nextMessage)) {
-      const thisDate = new Date(message.sentAt)
-      const nextDate = new Date(nextMessage.sentAt)
-
-      const diff = nextDate.getTime() - thisDate.getTime()
-
-      // 5 minutes
-      return diff > 5 * 60 * 1000
-    }
-
-    return true
-  }, [message, nextMessage, isPending])
-
-  const pendingColor = t.palette.primary_200
-
-  const rt = useMemo(() => {
-    return new RichTextAPI({text: message.text, facets: message.facets})
-  }, [message.text, message.facets])
-
-  const appliedReactions = (
-    <LayoutAnimationConfig skipEntering skipExiting>
-      {message.reactions && message.reactions.length > 0 && (
-        <View
-          style={[isFromSelf ? a.align_end : a.align_start, a.px_sm, a.pb_2xs]}>
-          <View
-            style={[
-              a.flex_row,
-              a.gap_2xs,
-              a.py_xs,
-              a.px_xs,
-              a.justify_center,
-              isFromSelf ? a.justify_end : a.justify_start,
-              a.flex_wrap,
-              a.pb_xs,
-              t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
-              a.border,
-              t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
-              a.rounded_lg,
-              t.atoms.shadow_sm,
-              {
-                // vibe coded number
-                transform: [{translateY: -11}],
-              },
-            ]}>
-            {message.reactions.map((reaction, _i, reactions) => {
-              let label
-              if (reaction.sender.did === currentAccount?.did) {
-                label = _(msg`You reacted ${reaction.value}`)
-              } else {
-                const senderDid = reaction.sender.did
-                const sender = convo.members.find(
-                  member => member.did === senderDid,
-                )
-                if (sender) {
-                  label = _(
-                    msg`${sanitizeDisplayName(
-                      sender.displayName || sender.handle,
-                    )} reacted ${reaction.value}`,
-                  )
-                } else {
-                  label = _(msg`Someone reacted ${reaction.value}`)
-                }
-              }
-              return (
-                <Animated.View
-                  entering={native(ZoomIn.springify(200).delay(400))}
-                  exiting={reactions.length > 1 && native(ZoomOut.delay(200))}
-                  layout={native(LinearTransition.delay(300))}
-                  key={reaction.sender.did + reaction.value}
-                  style={[a.p_2xs]}
-                  accessible={true}
-                  accessibilityLabel={label}
-                  accessibilityHint={_(
-                    msg`Double tap or long press the message to add a reaction`,
-                  )}>
-                  <Text emoji style={[a.text_sm]}>
-                    {reaction.value}
-                  </Text>
-                </Animated.View>
-              )
-            })}
-          </View>
-        </View>
-      )}
-    </LayoutAnimationConfig>
-  )
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      {isNewDay && <DateDividerDeprecated date={message.sentAt} />}
-      <View
-        style={[
-          isFromSelf ? a.mr_md : a.ml_md,
-          nextIsMessage && !isNextFromSameSender && a.mb_md,
-        ]}>
-        <ActionsWrapper isFromSelf={isFromSelf} message={message}>
-          {AppBskyEmbedRecord.isView(message.embed) && (
-            <MessageItemEmbedDeprecated embed={message.embed} />
-          )}
-          {rt.text.length > 0 && (
-            <View
-              style={
-                !isOnlyEmoji(message.text) && [
-                  a.py_sm,
-                  a.my_2xs,
-                  a.rounded_md,
-                  {
-                    paddingLeft: 14,
-                    paddingRight: 14,
-                    backgroundColor: isFromSelf
-                      ? isPending
-                        ? pendingColor
-                        : t.palette.primary_500
-                      : t.palette.contrast_50,
-                    borderRadius: 17,
-                  },
-                  isFromSelf ? a.self_end : a.self_start,
-                  isFromSelf
-                    ? {borderBottomRightRadius: needsTail ? 2 : 17}
-                    : {borderBottomLeftRadius: needsTail ? 2 : 17},
-                ]
-              }>
-              <RichText
-                value={rt}
-                style={[a.text_md, isFromSelf && {color: t.palette.white}]}
-                interactiveStyle={a.underline}
-                enableTags
-                emojiMultiplier={3}
-                shouldProxyLinks={true}
-              />
-            </View>
-          )}
-
-          {IS_NATIVE && appliedReactions}
-        </ActionsWrapper>
-
-        {!IS_NATIVE && appliedReactions}
-
-        {isLastInGroup && (
-          <MessageItemMetadata
-            item={item}
-            style={isFromSelf ? a.text_right : a.text_left}
-          />
-        )}
-      </View>
-    </>
-  )
-}
-MessageItem = memo(MessageItem)
-export {MessageItem}
-
-let MessageItemMetadata = ({
-  item,
-  style,
-}: {
-  item: ConvoItem & {type: 'message' | 'pending-message'}
-  style: StyleProp<TextStyle>
-}): React.ReactNode => {
-  const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-  const {message} = item
-
-  const handleRetry = useCallback(
-    (e: GestureResponderEvent) => {
-      if (item.type === 'pending-message' && item.retry) {
-        e.preventDefault()
-        item.retry()
-        return false
-      }
-    },
-    [item],
-  )
-
-  const relativeTimestamp = useCallback(
-    (i18n: I18n, timestamp: string) => {
-      const date = new Date(timestamp)
-      const now = new Date()
-
-      const time = i18n.date(date, {
-        hour: 'numeric',
-        minute: 'numeric',
-      })
-
-      const diff = now.getTime() - date.getTime()
-
-      // if under 30 seconds
-      if (diff < 1000 * 30) {
-        return _(msg`Now`)
-      }
-
-      return time
-    },
-    [_],
-  )
-
-  return (
-    <Text
-      style={[
-        a.text_xs,
-        a.mt_2xs,
-        a.mb_lg,
-        t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
-        style,
-      ]}>
-      <TimeElapsed timestamp={message.sentAt} timeToString={relativeTimestamp}>
-        {({timeElapsed}) => (
-          <Text style={[a.text_xs, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-            {timeElapsed}
-          </Text>
-        )}
-      </TimeElapsed>
-
-      {item.type === 'pending-message' && item.failed && (
-        <>
-          {' '}
-          &middot;{' '}
-          <Text
-            style={[
-              a.text_xs,
-              {
-                color: t.palette.negative_400,
-              },
-            ]}>
-            {_(msg`Failed to send`)}
-          </Text>
-          {item.retry && (
-            <>
-              {' '}
-              &middot;{' '}
-              <InlineLinkText
-                label={_(msg`Click to retry failed message`)}
-                to="#"
-                onPress={handleRetry}
-                style={[a.text_xs]}>
-                {_(msg`Retry`)}
-              </InlineLinkText>
-            </>
-          )}
-        </>
-      )}
-    </Text>
-  )
-}
-MessageItemMetadata = memo(MessageItemMetadata)
-export {MessageItemMetadata}
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageListError_DEPRECATED.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageListError_DEPRECATED.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e84fb51d4..0000000000
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageListError_DEPRECATED.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import {useMemo} from 'react'
-import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-
-import {type ConvoItem, ConvoItemError} from '#/state/messages/convo/types'
-import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
-import {InlineLinkText} from '#/components/Link'
-import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
-
-/**
- * @deprecated
- */
-export function MessageListError({item}: {item: ConvoItem & {type: 'error'}}) {
-  const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-  const {description, help, cta} = useMemo(() => {
-    return {
-      [ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed]: {
-        description: _(msg`This chat was disconnected`),
-        help: _(msg`Press to attempt reconnection`),
-        cta: _(msg`Reconnect`),
-      },
-      [ConvoItemError.HistoryFailed]: {
-        description: _(msg`Failed to load past messages`),
-        help: _(msg`Press to retry`),
-        cta: _(msg`Retry`),
-      },
-    }[item.code]
-  }, [_, item.code])
-
-  return (
-    <View style={[a.py_md, a.w_full, a.flex_row, a.justify_center]}>
-      <View
-        style={[
-          a.flex_1,
-          a.flex_row,
-          a.align_center,
-          a.justify_center,
-          a.gap_sm,
-          {maxWidth: 400},
-        ]}>
-        <CircleInfo size="sm" fill={t.palette.negative_400} />
-
-        <Text style={[a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-          {description} &middot;{' '}
-          {item.retry && (
-            <InlineLinkText
-              to="#"
-              label={help}
-              onPress={e => {
-                e.preventDefault()
-                item.retry?.()
-                return false
-              }}>
-              {cta}
-            </InlineLinkText>
-          )}
-        </Text>
-      </View>
-    </View>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessagesList.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessagesList.tsx
index 985bf242bd..494b487238 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessagesList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessagesList.tsx
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ import {ChatDisabled} from '#/screens/Messages/components/ChatDisabled'
 import {MessageComposer} from '#/screens/Messages/components/MessageComposer'
 import {MessageInput} from '#/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput'
 import {MessageListError} from '#/screens/Messages/components/MessageListError'
-import {MessageListError as MessageListErrorDeprecated} from '#/screens/Messages/components/MessageListError_DEPRECATED'
 import {atoms as a, platform, tokens, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {ChatEmptyPill} from '#/components/dms/ChatEmptyPill'
 import {MessageItem} from '#/components/dms/MessageItem'
-import {MessageItem as MessageItemDeprecated} from '#/components/dms/MessageItem_DEPRECATED'
 import {NewMessagesPill} from '#/components/dms/NewMessagesPill'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
@@ -107,8 +105,6 @@ export function MessagesList({
   const {embedUri, setEmbed} = useMessageEmbed()
   const t = useTheme()
 
-  const isGroupChatEnabled = ax.features.enabled(ax.features.GroupChatsEnable)
-
   const textInputId = 'chat-input-' + useId()
   const flatListRef = useAnimatedRef<ListMethods>()
 
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ export function MessagesList({
 
   const renderItem = ({item}: {item: ConvoItem}) => {
     if (item.type === 'message' || item.type === 'pending-message') {
-      return isGroupChatEnabled ? (
+      return (
         <MessageItem
           item={item}
           profile={convoState.convo.members.find(
@@ -371,17 +367,11 @@ export function MessagesList({
           )}
           isGroupChat={convoState.convo.kind === 'group'}
         />
-      ) : (
-        <MessageItemDeprecated item={item} />
       )
     } else if (item.type === 'deleted-message') {
       return <Text>Deleted message</Text>
     } else if (item.type === 'error') {
-      return isGroupChatEnabled ? (
-        <MessageListError item={item} />
-      ) : (
-        <MessageListErrorDeprecated item={item} />
-      )
+      return <MessageListError item={item} />
     }
 
     return null