diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index d20917fd61..f06dcccada 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
   },
   "icu:noSearchResults--sms-only": {
     "messageformat": "SMS/MMS contacts are not available on Desktop.",
-    "description": "Shown in the search left pane when no results were found and primary device has SMS/MMS handling enabled"
+    "description": "(Deleted 2025/02/06) Shown in the search left pane when no results were found and primary device has SMS/MMS handling enabled"
   },
   "icu:noSearchResultsInConversation": {
     "messageformat": "No results for \"{searchTerm}\" in {conversationName}",
diff --git a/protos/SignalStorage.proto b/protos/SignalStorage.proto
index f6dc4029f3..b407fe1c37 100644
--- a/protos/SignalStorage.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalStorage.proto
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ message AccountRecord {
   repeated PinnedConversation pinnedConversations = 14;
   optional bool preferContactAvatars = 15;
   optional uint32 universalExpireTimer = 17;
-  optional bool primarySendsSms = 18;
+  reserved 18; // primarySendsSms
   reserved 19; // deprecatedE164
   repeated string preferredReactionEmoji = 20;
   optional bytes subscriberId = 21;
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index 0190a0ff20..df78ef14f0 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       if (window.isBeforeVersion(lastVersion, 'v7.33.0-beta.1')) {
         await window.storage.remove('masterKeyLastRequestTime');
       }
+
+      if (window.isBeforeVersion(lastVersion, 'v7.43.0-beta.1')) {
+        await window.storage.remove('primarySendsSms');
+      }
     }
 
     setAppLoadingScreenMessage(
diff --git a/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx b/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
index f91ff4f8e1..d82cd0b6c5 100644
--- a/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
@@ -561,24 +561,6 @@ export function SearchNoResultsWhenSearchingEverywhere(): JSX.Element {
           conversationResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           contactResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           messageResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          primarySendsSms: false,
-        },
-      })}
-    />
-  );
-}
-
-export function SearchNoResultsWhenSearchingEverywhereSms(): JSX.Element {
-  return (
-    <LeftPaneInContainer
-      {...useProps({
-        modeSpecificProps: {
-          ...defaultSearchProps,
-          mode: LeftPaneMode.Search,
-          conversationResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          contactResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          messageResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          primarySendsSms: true,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -596,7 +578,6 @@ export function SearchNoResultsWhenSearchingInAConversation(): JSX.Element {
           contactResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           messageResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           searchConversationName: 'Bing Bong',
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -614,7 +595,6 @@ export function SearchNoResultsUnreadFilterAndQuery(): JSX.Element {
           conversationResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           contactResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           messageResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -633,7 +613,6 @@ export function SearchNoResultsUnreadFilterWithoutQuery(): JSX.Element {
           conversationResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           contactResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
           messageResults: emptySearchResultsGroup,
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -650,7 +629,6 @@ export function SearchAllResultsLoading(): JSX.Element {
           conversationResults: { isLoading: true },
           contactResults: { isLoading: true },
           messageResults: { isLoading: true },
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -670,7 +648,6 @@ export function SearchSomeResultsLoading(): JSX.Element {
           },
           contactResults: { isLoading: true },
           messageResults: { isLoading: true },
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -690,7 +667,6 @@ export function SearchHasConversationsAndContactsButNotMessages(): JSX.Element {
           },
           contactResults: { isLoading: false, results: defaultConversations },
           messageResults: { isLoading: false, results: [] },
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -716,7 +692,6 @@ export function SearchAllResults(): JSX.Element {
               { id: 'msg2', type: 'incoming', conversationId: 'bar' },
             ],
           },
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
@@ -740,7 +715,6 @@ export function SearchAllResultsUnreadFilter(): JSX.Element {
             isLoading: false,
             results: [],
           },
-          primarySendsSms: false,
         },
       })}
     />
diff --git a/ts/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper.tsx b/ts/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper.tsx
index 3e9b762861..00b209562e 100644
--- a/ts/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export type LeftPaneSearchPropsType = {
     type: string;
   }>;
   searchConversationName?: string;
-  primarySendsSms: boolean;
   searchTerm: string;
   filterByUnread: boolean;
   startSearchCounter: number;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export class LeftPaneSearchHelper extends LeftPaneHelper<LeftPaneSearchPropsType
   }>;
 
   readonly #searchConversationName?: string;
-  readonly #primarySendsSms: boolean;
   readonly #searchTerm: string;
   readonly #startSearchCounter: number;
   readonly #searchDisabled: boolean;
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ export class LeftPaneSearchHelper extends LeftPaneHelper<LeftPaneSearchPropsType
     conversationResults,
     isSearchingGlobally,
     messageResults,
-    primarySendsSms,
     searchConversation,
     searchConversationName,
     searchDisabled,
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ export class LeftPaneSearchHelper extends LeftPaneHelper<LeftPaneSearchPropsType
     this.#conversationResults = conversationResults;
     this.#isSearchingGlobally = isSearchingGlobally;
     this.#messageResults = messageResults;
-    this.#primarySendsSms = primarySendsSms;
     this.#searchConversation = searchConversation;
     this.#searchConversationName = searchConversationName;
     this.#searchDisabled = searchDisabled;
@@ -152,7 +148,6 @@ export class LeftPaneSearchHelper extends LeftPaneHelper<LeftPaneSearchPropsType
     }
 
     const searchTerm = this.#searchTerm;
-    const primarySendsSms = this.#primarySendsSms;
     const searchConversationName = this.#searchConversationName;
 
     let noResults: ReactChild;
@@ -193,11 +188,6 @@ export class LeftPaneSearchHelper extends LeftPaneHelper<LeftPaneSearchPropsType
             </div>
           )}
           <div>{noResultsMessage}</div>
-          {primarySendsSms && (
-            <div className="module-left-pane__no-search-results__sms-only">
-              {i18n('icu:noSearchResults--sms-only')}
-            </div>
-          )}
         </>
       );
     }
diff --git a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
index d88b7097a0..6cb9f15d86 100644
--- a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
+++ b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
@@ -308,11 +308,6 @@ export function toAccountRecord(
     accountRecord.preferContactAvatars = Boolean(preferContactAvatars);
   }
 
-  const primarySendsSms = window.storage.get('primarySendsSms');
-  if (primarySendsSms !== undefined) {
-    accountRecord.primarySendsSms = Boolean(primarySendsSms);
-  }
-
   const rawPreferredReactionEmoji = window.storage.get(
     'preferredReactionEmoji'
   );
@@ -1333,7 +1328,6 @@ export async function mergeAccountRecord(
     sealedSenderIndicators,
     typingIndicators,
     preferContactAvatars,
-    primarySendsSms,
     universalExpireTimer,
     preferredReactionEmoji: rawPreferredReactionEmoji,
     subscriberId,
@@ -1377,10 +1371,6 @@ export async function mergeAccountRecord(
     }
   }
 
-  if (typeof primarySendsSms === 'boolean') {
-    await window.storage.put('primarySendsSms', primarySendsSms);
-  }
-
   if (preferredReactionEmoji.canBeSynced(rawPreferredReactionEmoji)) {
     const localPreferredReactionEmoji =
       window.storage.get('preferredReactionEmoji') || [];
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/LeftPane.tsx b/ts/state/smart/LeftPane.tsx
index 0dc9374db5..a3a5efa5d9 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/LeftPane.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/LeftPane.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2019 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import { get } from 'lodash';
 import React, { memo } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import type { PropsType as DialogExpiredBuildPropsType } from '../../components/DialogExpiredBuild';
@@ -175,14 +174,9 @@ const getModeSpecificProps = (
         };
       }
       if (getIsActivelySearching(state)) {
-        const primarySendsSms = Boolean(
-          get(state.items, ['primarySendsSms'], false)
-        );
-
         return {
           mode: LeftPaneMode.Search,
           isSearchingGlobally: getIsSearchingGlobally(state),
-          primarySendsSms,
           searchConversation: getSearchConversation(state),
           searchDisabled: state.network.challengeStatus !== 'idle',
           startSearchCounter: getStartSearchCounter(state),
diff --git a/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneArchiveHelper_test.ts b/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneArchiveHelper_test.ts
index 91ffb38250..d7dbd5f29a 100644
--- a/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneArchiveHelper_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneArchiveHelper_test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ describe('LeftPaneArchiveHelper', () => {
     contactResults: { isLoading: false, results: [] },
     messageResults: { isLoading: false, results: [] },
     searchTerm: 'foo',
-    primarySendsSms: false,
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper_test.ts b/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper_test.ts
index 5c9f4dd34b..03976e6343 100644
--- a/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-node/components/leftPane/LeftPaneSearchHelper_test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const baseSearchHelperArgs = {
   messageResults: { isLoading: false, results: [] },
   isSearchingGlobally: true,
   searchTerm: 'foo',
-  primarySendsSms: false,
   searchConversation: undefined,
   searchDisabled: false,
   startSearchCounter: 0,
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ describe('LeftPaneSearchHelper', () => {
         messageResults: { isLoading: false, results: [] },
         isSearchingGlobally: true,
         searchTerm: 'foo',
-        primarySendsSms: false,
         searchConversation: undefined,
         searchDisabled: false,
         startSearchCounter: 0,
diff --git a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
index f088bfa714..30fd7a3bf1 100644
--- a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export type StorageAccessType = {
   phoneNumberDiscoverability: PhoneNumberDiscoverability;
   pinnedConversationIds: ReadonlyArray<string>;
   preferContactAvatars: boolean;
-  primarySendsSms: boolean;
   textFormatting: boolean;
   typingIndicators: boolean;
   sealedSenderIndicators: boolean;
@@ -226,6 +225,7 @@ export type StorageAccessType = {
   hasRegisterSupportForUnauthenticatedDelivery: never;
   masterKeyLastRequestTime: never;
   versionedExpirationTimer: never;
+  primarySendsSms: never;
 };
 
 export type StorageInterface = {