diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/mod.rs
index 4e29f89c8..455a6068f 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/mod.rs
@@ -186,14 +186,6 @@ impl Default for TimelineSettings {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub(super) enum TimelineFocusKind {
-    Live { hide_threaded_events: bool },
-    Event { hide_threaded_events: bool },
-    Thread { root_event_id: OwnedEventId },
-    PinnedEvents,
-}
-
 /// The default event filter for
 /// [`crate::timeline::TimelineBuilder::event_filter`].
 ///
@@ -283,53 +275,42 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider, D: Decryptor> TimelineController<P, D> {
         unable_to_decrypt_hook: Option<Arc<UtdHookManager>>,
         is_room_encrypted: bool,
     ) -> Self {
-        let (focus_data, focus_kind) = match focus {
-            TimelineFocus::Live { hide_threaded_events } => (
-                TimelineFocusData::Live { hide_threaded_events },
-                TimelineFocusKind::Live { hide_threaded_events },
-            ),
-
+        let focus_data = match focus {
+            TimelineFocus::Live { hide_threaded_events } => {
+                TimelineFocusData::Live { hide_threaded_events }
+            }
             TimelineFocus::Event { target, num_context_events, hide_threaded_events } => {
                 let paginator = Paginator::new(room_data_provider.clone());
-                (
-                    TimelineFocusData::Event {
-                        paginator,
-                        event_id: target,
-                        num_context_events,
-                        hide_threaded_events,
-                    },
-                    TimelineFocusKind::Event { hide_threaded_events },
-                )
+                TimelineFocusData::Event {
+                    paginator,
+                    event_id: target,
+                    num_context_events,
+                    hide_threaded_events,
+                }
             }
 
-            TimelineFocus::Thread { root_event_id, num_events } => (
-                TimelineFocusData::Thread {
-                    loader: ThreadedEventsLoader::new(
-                        room_data_provider.clone(),
-                        root_event_id.clone(),
-                    ),
-                    num_events,
-                    // TODO: don't clone!
-                    root_event_id: root_event_id.clone(),
-                },
-                TimelineFocusKind::Thread { root_event_id },
-            ),
+            TimelineFocus::Thread { root_event_id, num_events } => TimelineFocusData::Thread {
+                loader: ThreadedEventsLoader::new(
+                    room_data_provider.clone(),
+                    root_event_id.clone(),
+                ),
+                num_events,
+                root_event_id,
+            },
 
-            TimelineFocus::PinnedEvents { max_events_to_load, max_concurrent_requests } => (
+            TimelineFocus::PinnedEvents { max_events_to_load, max_concurrent_requests } => {
                 TimelineFocusData::PinnedEvents {
                     loader: PinnedEventsLoader::new(
                         Arc::new(room_data_provider.clone()),
                         max_events_to_load as usize,
                         max_concurrent_requests as usize,
                     ),
-                },
-                TimelineFocusKind::PinnedEvents,
-            ),
+                }
+            }
         };
 
         let focus_data = Arc::new(focus_data);
         let state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(TimelineState::new(
-            focus_kind,
             focus_data.clone(),
             room_data_provider.own_user_id().to_owned(),
             room_data_provider.room_version(),
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
index b4a7a5f91..cbea8fe3b 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ use super::{
         Profile, TimelineItem,
     },
     observable_items::ObservableItems,
-    DateDividerMode, TimelineFocusKind, TimelineMetadata, TimelineSettings,
-    TimelineStateTransaction,
+    DateDividerMode, TimelineMetadata, TimelineSettings, TimelineStateTransaction,
 };
 use crate::{timeline::controller::TimelineFocusData, unable_to_decrypt_hook::UtdHookManager};
 
@@ -47,14 +46,11 @@ pub(in crate::timeline) struct TimelineState<P: RoomDataProvider> {
     pub meta: TimelineMetadata,
 
     /// The kind of focus of this timeline.
-    pub timeline_focus: TimelineFocusKind,
-
     focus_data: Arc<TimelineFocusData<P>>,
 }
 
 impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineState<P> {
     pub(super) fn new(
-        timeline_focus: TimelineFocusKind,
         focus_data: Arc<TimelineFocusData<P>>,
         own_user_id: OwnedUserId,
         room_version: RoomVersionId,
@@ -71,7 +67,6 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineState<P> {
                 unable_to_decrypt_hook,
                 is_room_encrypted,
             ),
-            timeline_focus,
             focus_data,
         }
     }
@@ -304,11 +299,6 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineState<P> {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn transaction(&mut self) -> TimelineStateTransaction<'_, P> {
-        TimelineStateTransaction::new(
-            &mut self.items,
-            &mut self.meta,
-            self.timeline_focus.clone(),
-            &*self.focus_data,
-        )
+        TimelineStateTransaction::new(&mut self.items, &mut self.meta, &*self.focus_data)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
index 9db4073aa..0f7dd8438 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ use super::{
         traits::RoomDataProvider,
     },
     metadata::EventMeta,
-    ObservableItems, ObservableItemsTransaction, TimelineFocusKind, TimelineMetadata,
-    TimelineSettings,
+    ObservableItems, ObservableItemsTransaction, TimelineMetadata, TimelineSettings,
 };
 use crate::timeline::{
     controller::TimelineFocusData,
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ pub(in crate::timeline) struct TimelineStateTransaction<'a, P: RoomDataProvider>
     previous_meta: &'a mut TimelineMetadata,
 
     /// The kind of focus of this timeline.
-    pub timeline_focus: TimelineFocusKind,
-
     pub focus: &'a TimelineFocusData<P>,
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ impl<'a, P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineStateTransaction<'a, P> {
     pub(super) fn new(
         items: &'a mut ObservableItems,
         meta: &'a mut TimelineMetadata,
-        timeline_focus: TimelineFocusKind,
         focus: &'a TimelineFocusData<P>,
     ) -> Self {
         let previous_meta = meta;
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@ impl<'a, P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineStateTransaction<'a, P> {
             items,
             previous_meta,
             meta,
-            timeline_focus,
             focus,
         }
     }