diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index f0c4be392f..5720838b12 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -2519,11 +2519,6 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       });
 
       routineProfileRefresher.start();
-    } else {
-      assert(
-        false,
-        'Failed to fetch our conversation ID. Skipping routine profile refresh'
-      );
     }
 
     // Make sure we have the PNI identity
diff --git a/ts/components/GroupV1MigrationDialog.stories.tsx b/ts/components/GroupV1MigrationDialog.stories.tsx
index e34a0c2f41..66878da543 100644
--- a/ts/components/GroupV1MigrationDialog.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/GroupV1MigrationDialog.stories.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { isBoolean } from 'lodash';
-import { boolean } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
+
 import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 
 import type { PropsType } from './GroupV1MigrationDialog';
@@ -34,21 +33,11 @@ const contact3: ConversationType = getDefaultConversation({
   id: 'guid-3',
 });
 
-function booleanOr(value: boolean | undefined, defaultValue: boolean): boolean {
-  return isBoolean(value) ? value : defaultValue;
-}
-
 const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<PropsType> = {}): PropsType => ({
-  areWeInvited: boolean(
-    'areWeInvited',
-    booleanOr(overrideProps.areWeInvited, false)
-  ),
+  areWeInvited: Boolean(overrideProps.areWeInvited),
   droppedMembers: overrideProps.droppedMembers || [contact3, contact1],
   getPreferredBadge: () => undefined,
-  hasMigrated: boolean(
-    'hasMigrated',
-    booleanOr(overrideProps.hasMigrated, false)
-  ),
+  hasMigrated: Boolean(overrideProps.hasMigrated),
   i18n,
   invitedMembers: overrideProps.invitedMembers || [contact2],
   migrate: action('migrate'),
diff --git a/ts/state/roots/createGroupV1MigrationModal.tsx b/ts/state/roots/createGroupV1MigrationModal.tsx
index 929a2cf019..04452643f2 100644
--- a/ts/state/roots/createGroupV1MigrationModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/roots/createGroupV1MigrationModal.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 
 import type { Store } from 'redux';
 
-import { ModalHost } from '../../components/ModalHost';
 import type { PropsType } from '../smart/GroupV1MigrationDialog';
 import { SmartGroupV1MigrationDialog } from '../smart/GroupV1MigrationDialog';
 
@@ -14,13 +13,9 @@ export const createGroupV1MigrationModal = (
   store: Store,
   props: PropsType
 ): React.ReactElement => {
-  const { onClose } = props;
-
   return (
     <Provider store={store}>
-      <ModalHost onClose={onClose}>
-        <SmartGroupV1MigrationDialog {...props} />
-      </ModalHost>
+      <SmartGroupV1MigrationDialog {...props} />
     </Provider>
   );
 };