diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ContactSelectionListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ContactSelectionListFragment.java
index 924c144454..8e14376469 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ContactSelectionListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ContactSelectionListFragment.java
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ public final class ContactSelectionListFragment extends LoggingFragment {
         selectionLimit,
         new ContactSearchAdapter.DisplayOptions(
             isMulti,
-            ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySmsTag.DEFAULT,
             ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySecondaryInformation.ALWAYS,
             newCallCallback != null,
             false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchAdapter.kt
index 1d252378ae..5b2a056846 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchAdapter.kt
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
     protected val name: FromTextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.name)
     protected val number: TextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.number)
     protected val label: TextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.label)
-    protected val smsTag: View = itemView.findViewById(R.id.sms_tag)
     private val startAudio: View = itemView.findViewById(R.id.start_audio)
     private val startVideo: View = itemView.findViewById(R.id.start_video)
 
@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
       bindAvatar(model)
       bindNumberField(model)
       bindLabelField(model)
-      bindSmsTagField(model)
       bindCallButtons(model)
     }
 
@@ -578,14 +576,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
       label.visible = false
     }
 
-    protected open fun bindSmsTagField(model: T) {
-      smsTag.visible = when (displayOptions.displaySmsTag) {
-        DisplaySmsTag.DEFAULT -> isSmsContact(model)
-        DisplaySmsTag.IF_NOT_REGISTERED -> isNotRegistered(model)
-        DisplaySmsTag.NEVER -> false
-      }
-    }
-
     protected open fun bindLongPress(model: T) = Unit
 
     private fun bindCallButtons(model: T) {
@@ -607,14 +597,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
       }
     }
 
-    private fun isSmsContact(model: T): Boolean {
-      return getRecipient(model).isUnregistered && !getRecipient(model).isDistributionList
-    }
-
-    private fun isNotRegistered(model: T): Boolean {
-      return getRecipient(model).isUnregistered && !getRecipient(model).isDistributionList
-    }
-
     abstract fun isSelected(model: T): Boolean
     abstract fun getData(model: T): D
     abstract fun getRecipient(model: T): Recipient
@@ -748,12 +730,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
     fun onDeletePrivateStory(story: ContactSearchData.Story, isSelected: Boolean)
   }
 
-  enum class DisplaySmsTag {
-    DEFAULT,
-    IF_NOT_REGISTERED,
-    NEVER
-  }
-
   /**
    * Whether or not we should display a recipient's 'about' or e164, if either are
    * available.
@@ -765,7 +741,6 @@ open class ContactSearchAdapter(
 
   data class DisplayOptions(
     val displayCheckBox: Boolean = false,
-    val displaySmsTag: DisplaySmsTag = DisplaySmsTag.NEVER,
     val displaySecondaryInformation: DisplaySecondaryInformation = DisplaySecondaryInformation.NEVER,
     val displayCallButtons: Boolean = false,
     val displayStoryRing: Boolean = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchMediator.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchMediator.kt
index 6731304e36..1d25c08be0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchMediator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/paged/ContactSearchMediator.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
  * @param fixedContacts Contacts which are "pre-selected" (for example, already a member of a group we're adding to)
  * @param selectionLimits [SelectionLimits] describing how large the result set can be.
  * @param displayCheckBox Whether or not to display checkboxes on items.
- * @param displaySmsTag   Whether or not to display the SMS tag on items.
  * @param displaySecondaryInformation Whether or not to display phone numbers on known contacts.
  * @param mapStateToConfiguration Maps a [ContactSearchState] to a [ContactSearchConfiguration]
  * @param callbacks Hooks to help process, filter, and react to selection
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
index 039f1a656a..63c5df637e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class MultiselectForwardFragment :
       FeatureFlags.shareSelectionLimit(),
       ContactSearchAdapter.DisplayOptions(
         displayCheckBox = !args.selectSingleRecipient,
-        displaySmsTag = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySmsTag.DEFAULT,
         displaySecondaryInformation = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySecondaryInformation.NEVER,
         displayStoryRing = true
       ),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversationlist/ConversationListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversationlist/ConversationListFragment.java
index e4ffc4dc19..03059d0507 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversationlist/ConversationListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversationlist/ConversationListFragment.java
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ public class ConversationListFragment extends MainFragment implements ActionMode
                                                       SelectionLimits.NO_LIMITS,
                                                       new ContactSearchAdapter.DisplayOptions(
                                                           false,
-                                                          ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySmsTag.DEFAULT,
                                                           ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySecondaryInformation.NEVER,
                                                           false,
                                                           false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/stories/ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/stories/ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet.kt
index 82dcb6aa59..c9f1be061f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/stories/ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/stories/ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ class ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet : FixedRoundedCornerBottomSheetDialogFragment(
       selectionLimits = FeatureFlags.shareSelectionLimit(),
       displayOptions = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplayOptions(
         displayCheckBox = true,
-        displaySmsTag = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySmsTag.DEFAULT,
         displaySecondaryInformation = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySecondaryInformation.NEVER
       ),
       mapStateToConfiguration = { state ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/connections/ViewAllSignalConnectionsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/connections/ViewAllSignalConnectionsFragment.kt
index 37433f78e7..10d3834543 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/connections/ViewAllSignalConnectionsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/connections/ViewAllSignalConnectionsFragment.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class ViewAllSignalConnectionsFragment : Fragment(R.layout.view_all_signal_conne
       selectionLimits = SelectionLimits(0, 0),
       displayOptions = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplayOptions(
         displayCheckBox = false,
-        displaySmsTag = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySmsTag.IF_NOT_REGISTERED,
         displaySecondaryInformation = ContactSearchAdapter.DisplaySecondaryInformation.NEVER
       ),
       mapStateToConfiguration = { getConfiguration() },
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/contact_search_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/contact_search_item.xml
index 4f9e56eb78..3f831f5eb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/contact_search_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/contact_search_item.xml
@@ -105,24 +105,9 @@
         tools:ignore="RtlSymmetry"
         tools:text="· Mobile" />
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/sms_tag"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="20dp"
-        android:text="@string/ContactSelectionListItem__sms"
-        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.Signal.Body2"
-        android:textColor="@color/signal_text_secondary"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/check_box"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-        app:layout_goneMarginEnd="0dp"
-        tools:visibility="visible" />
-
     <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Barrier
         android:id="@+id/button_barrier"
-        app:constraint_referenced_ids="start_audio,start_video,sms_tag"
+        app:constraint_referenced_ids="start_audio,start_video"
         app:barrierDirection="start"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 3c96a1bb7f..979eac29c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -5108,9 +5108,6 @@
     <!-- VectorAvatarCreationFragment -->
     <string name="VectorAvatarCreationFragment__select_a_color">Select a color</string>
 
-    <!-- ContactSelectionListItem -->
-    <string name="ContactSelectionListItem__sms">SMS</string>
-
     <!-- Displayed in the toolbar when externally sharing text to multiple recipients -->
     <string name="ShareInterstitialActivity__share">Share</string>