diff --git a/js/expiring_messages.js b/js/expiring_messages.js
index fb181937abe0..2d5b135512f2 100644
--- a/js/expiring_messages.js
+++ b/js/expiring_messages.js
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
           sentAt: message.get('sent_at'),
         });
 
-        Whisper.events.trigger(
-          'messageExpired',
-          message.id,
-          message.conversationId
-        );
-
         const conversation = message.getConversation();
         if (conversation) {
           conversation.trigger('expired', message);
diff --git a/js/modules/signal.js b/js/modules/signal.js
index d09a212f9713..02a0b8d3e560 100644
--- a/js/modules/signal.js
+++ b/js/modules/signal.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 // The idea with this file is to make it webpackable for the style guide
 
-const { bindActionCreators } = require('redux');
 const Backbone = require('../../ts/backbone');
 const Crypto = require('../../ts/Crypto');
 const Curve = require('../../ts/Curve');
@@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ exports.setup = (options = {}) => {
   };
 
   const State = {
-    bindActionCreators,
     createStore,
     Roots,
     Ducks,
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index f1e924aa9762..466984e56f70 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import { isNumber } from 'lodash';
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { render } from 'react-dom';
 import {
   DecryptionErrorMessage,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import * as universalExpireTimer from './util/universalExpireTimer';
 import { isDirectConversation, isGroupV2 } from './util/whatTypeOfConversation';
 import { getSendOptions } from './util/getSendOptions';
 import { BackOff } from './util/BackOff';
+import { actionCreators } from './state/actions';
 
 const MAX_ATTACHMENT_DOWNLOAD_AGE = 3600 * 72 * 1000;
 
@@ -951,68 +953,48 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
     const store = window.Signal.State.createStore(initialState);
     window.reduxStore = store;
 
-    const actions: WhatIsThis = {};
-    window.reduxActions = actions;
-
     // Binding these actions to our redux store and exposing them allows us to update
     //   redux when things change in the backbone world.
-    actions.app = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.app.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.calling = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.calling.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.conversations = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.conversations.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.emojis = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.emojis.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.expiration = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.expiration.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.items = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.items.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.linkPreviews = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.linkPreviews.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.network = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.network.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.updates = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.updates.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.user = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.user.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.search = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.search.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
-    actions.stickers = window.Signal.State.bindActionCreators(
-      window.Signal.State.Ducks.stickers.actions,
-      store.dispatch
-    );
+    window.reduxActions = {
+      app: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.app, store.dispatch),
+      audioPlayer: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.audioPlayer,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
+      calling: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.calling, store.dispatch),
+      conversations: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.conversations,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
+      emojis: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.emojis, store.dispatch),
+      expiration: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.expiration, store.dispatch),
+      globalModals: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.globalModals,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
+      items: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.items, store.dispatch),
+      linkPreviews: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.linkPreviews,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
+      network: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.network, store.dispatch),
+      safetyNumber: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.safetyNumber,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
+      search: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.search, store.dispatch),
+      stickers: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.stickers, store.dispatch),
+      updates: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.updates, store.dispatch),
+      user: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.user, store.dispatch),
+    };
 
     const {
       conversationAdded,
       conversationChanged,
       conversationRemoved,
       removeAllConversations,
-      messageExpired,
-    } = actions.conversations;
-    const { userChanged } = actions.user;
+    } = window.reduxActions.conversations;
+    const { userChanged } = window.reduxActions.user;
 
     convoCollection.on('remove', conversation => {
       const { id } = conversation || {};
@@ -1056,7 +1038,6 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
     });
     convoCollection.on('reset', removeAllConversations);
 
-    window.Whisper.events.on('messageExpired', messageExpired);
     window.Whisper.events.on('userChanged', userChanged);
 
     let shortcutGuideView: WhatIsThis | null = null;
diff --git a/ts/state/actions.ts b/ts/state/actions.ts
index 6aa89b5f9374..7a915ab41a76 100644
--- a/ts/state/actions.ts
+++ b/ts/state/actions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ import { actions as search } from './ducks/search';
 import { actions as stickers } from './ducks/stickers';
 import { actions as updates } from './ducks/updates';
 import { actions as user } from './ducks/user';
+import { ReduxActions } from './types';
+
+export const actionCreators: ReduxActions = {
+  app,
+  audioPlayer,
+  calling,
+  conversations,
+  emojis,
+  expiration,
+  globalModals,
+  items,
+  linkPreviews,
+  network,
+  safetyNumber,
+  search,
+  stickers,
+  updates,
+  user,
+};
 
 export const mapDispatchToProps = {
   ...app,
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index d485bc0641a1..ba806e73ad4a 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import * as Underscore from 'underscore';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import PQueue from 'p-queue/dist';
 import { Ref } from 'react';
-import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { imageToBlurHash } from './util/imageToBlurHash';
 import * as LinkPreviews from '../js/modules/link_previews.d';
 import * as Util from './util';
@@ -484,7 +483,6 @@ declare global {
       };
       Views: WhatIsThis;
       State: {
-        bindActionCreators: typeof bindActionCreators;
         createStore: typeof createStore;
         Roots: {
           createApp: typeof createApp;