diff --git a/ts/models/messages.ts b/ts/models/messages.ts
index 58d51af5db1..85b6c8aee28 100644
--- a/ts/models/messages.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messages.ts
@@ -3820,8 +3820,7 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
             Math.min(readSync.get('read_at'), Date.now())
           );
         }
-      }
-      if (readSync || message.isExpirationTimerUpdate()) {
+
         message.unset('unread');
         // This is primarily to allow the conversation to mark all older
         // messages as read, as is done when we receive a read sync for