diff --git a/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversations.tsx b/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversations.tsx
index 640f51ee4..234c858b0 100644
--- a/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversations.tsx
+++ b/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversations.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default function PinnedConversations({ convos }: Props) {
   const pinnedConvos = !convos
     ? []
     : convos?.map((convo) => {
-        return <PinnedConversation conversation={convo} />;
+        return <PinnedConversation conversation={convo} key={convo.topic} />;
       });
   return <View style={styles.container}>{pinnedConvos}</View>;
 }
diff --git a/screens/Conversation.tsx b/screens/Conversation.tsx
index 5ea62e4d8..606a60ae3 100644
--- a/screens/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/screens/Conversation.tsx
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ import { isDesktop } from "../utils/device";
 import { converseEventEmitter } from "../utils/events";
 import { setTopicToNavigateTo, topicToNavigateTo } from "../utils/navigation";
 import { getTitleFontScale, TextInputWithValue } from "../utils/str";
-import { ConverseXmtpClientType } from "../utils/xmtpRN/client";
-import {
-  loadOlderMessages,
-  syncGroupsMessages,
-} from "../utils/xmtpRN/messages";
-import { getXmtpClient } from "../utils/xmtpRN/sync";
+import { loadOlderMessages } from "../utils/xmtpRN/messages";
 import { NavigationParamList } from "./Navigation/Navigation";
 
 const Conversation = ({
@@ -245,24 +240,6 @@ const Conversation = ({
     };
   }, [navigation, onLeaveScreen, onOpeningConversation]);
 
-  const refreshGroup = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!conversation?.isGroup || !conversation?.topic) return;
-    const client = (await getXmtpClient(
-      currentAccount()
-    )) as ConverseXmtpClientType;
-    if (!client) return;
-    const groups = await client.conversations.listGroups();
-    const group = groups.find((g) => g.topic === conversation.topic);
-    if (!group) return;
-    syncGroupsMessages(currentAccount(), [group], {
-      [conversation?.topic]: 0,
-    });
-  }, [conversation?.isGroup, conversation?.topic]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    refreshGroup();
-  }, [refreshGroup]);
-
   return (
     <View style={styles.container} key={`conversation-${colorScheme}`}>
       {route.params?.topic || route.params?.mainConversationWithPeer ? (
@@ -277,7 +254,6 @@ const Conversation = ({
             setTransactionMode,
             frameTextInputFocused,
             setFrameTextInputFocused,
-            onPullToRefresh: conversation?.isGroup ? refreshGroup : undefined,
           }}
         >
           <ConverseChat />
diff --git a/screens/ConversationList.tsx b/screens/ConversationList.tsx
index 124f82a5d..94a38c4cf 100644
--- a/screens/ConversationList.tsx
+++ b/screens/ConversationList.tsx
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ function ConversationList({ navigation, route, searchBarRef }: Props) {
   }, [clearSearch, isSplit, openedConversationTopic]);
 
   const ListHeaderComponents: React.ReactElement[] = [
-    <PinnedConversations convos={pinnedConversations} />,
+    <PinnedConversations
+      convos={pinnedConversations}
+      key="pinnedConversations"
+    />,
   ];
   const showSearchTitleHeader =
     ((Platform.OS === "ios" && searchBarFocused && !showNoResult) ||