diff --git a/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts b/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
index e9082230d..5b08d275f 100644
--- a/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
+++ b/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export async function deleteMessagesById(
   askUserForConfirmation: boolean
 ) {
   const conversationModel = getConversationController().getOrThrow(conversationId);
-  const selectedMessages = _.compact(await Promise.all(messageIds.map(getMessageById)));
+  const selectedMessages = _.compact(await Promise.all(messageIds.map(m => getMessageById(m))));
 
   const moreThanOne = selectedMessages.length > 1;
 
diff --git a/ts/models/message.ts b/ts/models/message.ts
index 4e0d11964..405fc0180 100644
--- a/ts/models/message.ts
+++ b/ts/models/message.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import { perfEnd, perfStart } from '../session/utils/Performance';
 import { AttachmentTypeWithPath } from '../types/Attachment';
 
 export class MessageModel extends Backbone.Model<MessageAttributes> {
-  constructor(attributes: MessageAttributesOptionals) {
+  constructor(attributes: MessageAttributesOptionals & { skipTimerInit?: boolean }) {
     const filledAttrs = fillMessageAttributesWithDefaults(attributes);
     super(filledAttrs);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class MessageModel extends Backbone.Model<MessageAttributes> {
     }
 
     // this.on('expired', this.onExpired);
-    if (!filledAttrs.skipTimerInit) {
+    if (!attributes.skipTimerInit) {
       void this.setToExpire();
     }
     autoBind(this);
diff --git a/ts/models/messageType.ts b/ts/models/messageType.ts
index cfa14270e..353215118 100644
--- a/ts/models/messageType.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messageType.ts
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ export interface MessageAttributes {
    * We display a small message just below the message referenced
    */
   dataExtractionNotification?: DataExtractionNotificationMsg;
-
-  /**
-   * This is used to choose whether to initialize the timer or not in the MessageModel object.
-   * If false or undefined, timer will be in itialized.
-   */
-  skipTimerInit?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DataExtractionNotificationMsg {
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ export interface MessageAttributesOptionals {
   sync?: boolean;
   snippet?: any;
   direction?: any;
-  skipTimerInit?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**