diff --git a/ts/session/group/index.ts b/ts/session/group/index.ts
index 8867961ef..4c4a063ec 100644
--- a/ts/session/group/index.ts
+++ b/ts/session/group/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   ClosedGroupNameChangeMessage,
   ClosedGroupNewMessage,
   ClosedGroupRemovedMembersMessage,
-  ClosedGroupUpdateMessage,
 } from '../messages/outgoing/content/data/group';
 import { ConversationModel } from '../../models/conversation';
 import { MessageModel } from '../../models/message';
@@ -442,28 +441,10 @@ async function sendAddedMembers(
     expireTimer,
   });
 
-  // if an expire timer is set, we have to send it to the joining members
-  let expirationTimerMessage: ExpirationTimerUpdateMessage | undefined;
-  if (expireTimer && expireTimer > 0) {
-    const expireUpdate = {
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-      expireTimer,
-      groupId: groupId,
-    };
-
-    expirationTimerMessage = new ExpirationTimerUpdateMessage(expireUpdate);
-  }
   const promises = addedMembers.map(async m => {
     await ConversationController.getInstance().getOrCreateAndWait(m, 'private');
     const memberPubKey = PubKey.cast(m);
     await getMessageQueue().sendToPubKey(memberPubKey, newClosedGroupUpdate);
-
-    if (expirationTimerMessage) {
-      await getMessageQueue().sendToPubKey(
-        memberPubKey,
-        expirationTimerMessage
-      );
-    }
   });
   await Promise.all(promises);
 }