diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
index d4f1baf2a..3cf3d7629 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
         failureHandlerParam(error);
     };
 
-    __block TSThread *_Nullable thread = message.thread;
+    TSThread *_Nullable thread = message.thread;
 
     BOOL isSyncMessage = [message isKindOfClass:[OWSOutgoingSyncMessage class]];
     if (!thread && !isSyncMessage) {