diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts b/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
index 4ac8d13036..14e72b5f9e 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ import { getCallIdFromEra } from '../../util/callDisposition.preload.js';
 import { LONG_MESSAGE } from '../../types/MIME.std.js';
 import type { MessageRequestResponseNotificationData } from '../../components/conversation/MessageRequestResponseNotification.dom.js';
 import type { PinnedMessageNotificationData } from '../../components/conversation/pinned-messages/PinnedMessageNotification.dom.js';
-import { canEditGroupInfo } from '../../util/canEditGroupInfo.preload.js';
 import { isPinnedMessagesSendEnabled } from '../../util/isPinnedMessagesEnabled.dom.js';
 
 const { groupBy, isEmpty, isNumber, isObject, map } = lodash;
@@ -2407,7 +2406,9 @@ export function canPinMessages(conversation: ConversationType): boolean {
   if (!isPinnedMessagesSendEnabled()) {
     return false;
   }
-  return conversation.type === 'direct' || canEditGroupInfo(conversation);
+  return (
+    conversation.type === 'direct' || conversation.canEditGroupInfo === true
+  );
 }
 
 export function canPinMessage(
diff --git a/ts/util/canEditGroupInfo.preload.ts b/ts/util/canEditGroupInfo.preload.ts
index d912590687..3a9f619b94 100644
--- a/ts/util/canEditGroupInfo.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/canEditGroupInfo.preload.ts
@@ -5,24 +5,9 @@ import type { ConversationAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
 import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf/index.std.js';
 import { isGroupV2 } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
 import { areWeAdmin } from './areWeAdmin.preload.js';
-import type { ConversationType } from '../state/ducks/conversations.preload.js';
-
-function getConversationAccessControlAttributes(
-  conversation: ConversationAttributesType | ConversationType
-): number | null {
-  if ('accessControl' in conversation) {
-    return conversation.accessControl?.attributes ?? null;
-  }
-
-  if ('accessControlAttributes' in conversation) {
-    return conversation.accessControlAttributes ?? null;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
 
 export function canEditGroupInfo(
-  conversationAttrs: ConversationAttributesType | ConversationType
+  conversationAttrs: ConversationAttributesType
 ): boolean {
   if (!isGroupV2(conversationAttrs)) {
     return false;
@@ -36,7 +21,8 @@ export function canEditGroupInfo(
     return true;
   }
 
-  const accessControlAttributes =
-    getConversationAccessControlAttributes(conversationAttrs);
-  return accessControlAttributes === Proto.AccessControl.AccessRequired.MEMBER;
+  return (
+    conversationAttrs.accessControl?.attributes ===
+    Proto.AccessControl.AccessRequired.MEMBER
+  );
 }