diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 7a960d42d41..8300ddaffbf 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1387,15 +1387,27 @@
   },
   "icu:deleteMessages": {
     "messageformat": "Delete",
-    "description": "Menu item for deleting messages, title case."
+    "description": "(deleted 2023/10/26) Menu item for deleting messages, title case."
+  },
+  "icu:deleteMessagesInConversation": {
+    "messageformat": "Delete messages",
+    "description": "Menu item for deleting all messages in a conversation from your device"
   },
   "icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesConfirmation__title": {
     "messageformat": "Delete chat?",
-    "description": "Conversation Header > Delete Action > Delete Messages Confirmation Modal > Title"
+    "description": "(deleted 2023/10/26) Conversation Header > Delete Action > Delete Messages Confirmation Modal > Title"
+  },
+  "icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesInConversationConfirmation__title": {
+    "messageformat": "Delete messages?",
+    "description": "Title for confirmation modal to delete all messages in a conversation"
   },
   "icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesConfirmation__description": {
     "messageformat": "This chat will be deleted from this device.",
-    "description": "Conversation Header > Delete Action > Delete Messages Confirmation Modal > Description"
+    "description": "(deleted 2023/10/26) Conversation Header > Delete Action > Delete Messages Confirmation Modal > Description"
+  },
+  "icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesInConversationConfirmation__description": {
+    "messageformat": "Messages in this chat will be deleted from this device. You can still search for this chat after you delete messages.",
+    "description": "Description for confirmation modal to delete all messages in a conversation"
   },
   "icu:ConversationHeader__ContextMenu__LeaveGroupAction__title": {
     "messageformat": "Leave group",
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationHeader.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationHeader.tsx
index 53ff10f6bf6..ff1e2590cc3 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationHeader.tsx
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export class ConversationHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
               this.setState({ hasDeleteMessagesConfirmation: true })
             }
           >
-            {i18n('icu:deleteMessages')}
+            {i18n('icu:deleteMessagesInConversation')}
           </MenuItem>
         </ContextMenu>
       );
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ export class ConversationHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
         <MenuItem
           onClick={() => this.setState({ hasDeleteMessagesConfirmation: true })}
         >
-          {i18n('icu:deleteMessages')}
+          {i18n('icu:deleteMessagesInConversation')}
         </MenuItem>
         {isGroup && (
           <MenuItem
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ export class ConversationHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
       <ConfirmationDialog
         dialogName="ConversationHeader.destroyMessages"
         title={i18n(
-          'icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesConfirmation__title'
+          'icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesInConversationConfirmation__title'
         )}
         actions={[
           {
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ export class ConversationHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
         }}
       >
         {i18n(
-          'icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesConfirmation__description'
+          'icu:ConversationHeader__DeleteMessagesInConversationConfirmation__description'
         )}
       </ConfirmationDialog>
     );
diff --git a/ts/model-types.d.ts b/ts/model-types.d.ts
index b0320ecb532..007e5721738 100644
--- a/ts/model-types.d.ts
+++ b/ts/model-types.d.ts
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ export type ConversationAttributesType = {
   draftBodyRanges?: DraftBodyRanges;
   draftTimestamp?: number | null;
   hideStory?: boolean;
-  hiddenFromConversationSearch?: boolean;
   inbox_position?: number;
   // When contact is removed - it is initially placed into `justNotification`
   // removal stage. In this stage user can still send messages (which will
diff --git a/ts/models/conversations.ts b/ts/models/conversations.ts
index 83f7fdfd96e..1a6f7b0d09c 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversations.ts
@@ -371,8 +371,6 @@ export class ConversationModel extends window.Backbone
     this.unset('tokens');
 
     this.on('change:members change:membersV2', this.fetchContacts);
-    this.on('change:isArchived', this.onArchiveChange);
-
     this.typingRefreshTimer = null;
     this.typingPauseTimer = null;
 
@@ -4141,17 +4139,6 @@ export class ConversationModel extends window.Backbone
     }
   }
 
-  private onArchiveChange() {
-    const isArchived = this.get('isArchived');
-    if (isArchived) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!this.get('hiddenFromConversationSearch')) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.set('hiddenFromConversationSearch', false);
-  }
-
   setMarkedUnread(markedUnread: boolean): void {
     const previousMarkedUnread = this.get('markedUnread');
 
@@ -4855,9 +4842,6 @@ export class ConversationModel extends window.Backbone
       active_at: null,
       pendingUniversalTimer: undefined,
     });
-    if (isGroup(this.attributes)) {
-      this.set('hiddenFromConversationSearch', true);
-    }
     window.Signal.Data.updateConversation(this.attributes);
 
     await window.Signal.Data.removeAllMessagesInConversation(this.id, {
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
index 318149551fc..a24175f966e 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ export type ConversationType = ReadonlyDeep<
     customColorId?: string;
     discoveredUnregisteredAt?: number;
     hideStory?: boolean;
-    hiddenFromConversationSearch?: boolean;
     isArchived?: boolean;
     isBlocked?: boolean;
     removalStage?: 'justNotification' | 'messageRequest';
diff --git a/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts b/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
index e5994c23fa2..f1e505d8767 100644
--- a/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
+++ b/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function searchConversations(
   const phoneNumber = parseAndFormatPhoneNumber(searchTerm, regionCode);
 
   const currentConversations = conversations.filter(conversation => {
-    return !conversation.left && !conversation.hiddenFromConversationSearch;
+    return !conversation.left;
   });
 
   // Escape the search term
diff --git a/ts/util/getConversation.ts b/ts/util/getConversation.ts
index 4b3dd4b0355..50ced406988 100644
--- a/ts/util/getConversation.ts
+++ b/ts/util/getConversation.ts
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ export function getConversation(model: ConversationModel): ConversationType {
     groupId: attributes.groupId,
     groupLink: buildGroupLink(attributes),
     hideStory: Boolean(attributes.hideStory),
-    hiddenFromConversationSearch: Boolean(
-      attributes.hiddenFromConversationSearch
-    ),
     inboxPosition,
     isArchived: attributes.isArchived,
     isBlocked: isBlocked(attributes),