diff --git a/lib/controllers/rooms.dart b/lib/controllers/rooms.dart
index 908e415..7a5c181 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/rooms.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/rooms.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class RoomsController extends Notifier<IMap<String, Room>> {
 
   void update(
     IMap<String, Room> rooms, [
-    ISet<String> leftRooms = const .empty(),
+    ISet<String> leftRooms = const ISet.empty(),
   ]) {
     final merged = rooms.entries.fold(state, (acc, entry) {
       final roomId = entry.key;
diff --git a/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart b/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
index c0bd193..1ca07a8 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/settings_sections.dart
@@ -166,21 +166,6 @@ class SettingsSectionsController
                     : null,
               ),
             ),
-            .new(
-              title: "Hide Membership Events",
-              description: "Hides membership events (invites, joins, leaves, bans & knocks) from appearing in conversations.",
-              icon: Icons.person_off,
-              builder: (title, description, icon) => SwitchListTile(
-                title: Text(title),
-                subtitle: Text(description),
-                secondary: Icon(icon),
-                value: settings.hideMembershipEvents,
-                onChanged: (value) => ref
-                    .read(SettingsController.provider.notifier)
-                    .set(settings.copyWith(hideMembershipEvents: value))
-                    .onError(showError),
-              ),
-            ),
           ]),
         ),
       ]),
diff --git a/lib/models/account_data.dart b/lib/models/account_data.dart
index 0ab5990..955d8d1 100644
--- a/lib/models/account_data.dart
+++ b/lib/models/account_data.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class const AccountData({
       const InvitePermissionConfig(),
 
   @JsonKey(name: AccountData.directKey)
-  final IMap<String, IList<String>> directMessages = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, IList<String>> directMessages = const IMap.empty(),
 
   @JsonKey(name: AccountData.recentEmojiKey)
   final RecentEmojiData recentEmoji = const RecentEmojiData(),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class const AccountData({
 @Freezed(toJson: false, fromJson: false)
 @JsonSerializable()
 class const RecentEmojiData({
-  final IList<RecentEmoji> recentEmoji = const .empty(),
+  final IList<RecentEmoji> recentEmoji = const IList.empty(),
 }) with _$RecentEmojiData {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$RecentEmojiDataToJson(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/models/content/power_levels.dart b/lib/models/content/power_levels.dart
index 0df21c9..5ae6561 100644
--- a/lib/models/content/power_levels.dart
+++ b/lib/models/content/power_levels.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sealed class PowerLevelsContent extends Content with _$PowerLevelsContent {
 @JsonSerializable()
 class const Notifications({
   final int room = 50,
-  final IMap<String, int> other = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, int> other = const IMap.empty(),
 }) with _$Notifications {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$NotificationsToJson(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/models/event.dart b/lib/models/event.dart
index 93352ca..18ad11b 100644
--- a/lib/models/event.dart
+++ b/lib/models/event.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class const Event({
   required final String sender,
   @JsonKey(readValue: Event.typeJsonFromJson) required final String type,
   @EpochDateTimeConverter() required final DateTime timestamp,
-  final IMap<String, dynamic> unsigned = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, dynamic> unsigned = const IMap.empty(),
   final LocalContent? localContent,
   final String? transactionId,
   final String? redactedBy,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class const Event({
   final String? replyTo,
   final String? decryptionError,
   final String? sendError,
-  final IMap<String, int> reactions = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, int> reactions = const IMap.empty(),
   @JsonKey(name: "last_edit_rowid") final int lastEditRowId = 0,
   final UnreadType? unreadType,
   final Profile? pmp,
diff --git a/lib/models/event_context.dart b/lib/models/event_context.dart
index e4ae517..6103c7d 100644
--- a/lib/models/event_context.dart
+++ b/lib/models/event_context.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class const EventContext({
   required final IList<Event> after,
   required final String start,
   required final String end,
-  final IList<Event> relatedEvents = const .empty(),
+  final IList<Event> relatedEvents = const IList.empty(),
 }) with _$EventContext {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$EventContextToJson(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/models/paginate_manual.dart b/lib/models/paginate_manual.dart
index 752e09c..9f45c1f 100644
--- a/lib/models/paginate_manual.dart
+++ b/lib/models/paginate_manual.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ part "paginate_manual.g.dart";
 @JsonSerializable()
 class const PaginateManual({
   required final IList<Event> events,
-  final IList<Event> relatedEvents = const .empty(),
+  final IList<Event> relatedEvents = const IList.empty(),
   required final String? nextBatch,
 }) with _$PaginateManual {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$PaginateManualToJson(this);
diff --git a/lib/models/profile_response.dart b/lib/models/profile_response.dart
index 3896e32..57f76c5 100644
--- a/lib/models/profile_response.dart
+++ b/lib/models/profile_response.dart
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class const Profile({
   final String? timezone,
 
   @JsonKey(readValue: Profile.readPronouns, name: "m.pronouns")
-  final IList<Pronoun> pronouns = const .empty(),
+  final IList<Pronoun> pronouns = const IList.empty(),
 }) with _$Profile {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$ProfileToJson(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/create_room.dart b/lib/models/requests/create_room.dart
index 262ee73..d2fbcc9 100644
--- a/lib/models/requests/create_room.dart
+++ b/lib/models/requests/create_room.dart
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ class const CreateRoomRequest({
   final String? roomAliasName,
   final String? name,
   final String? topic,
-  final IList<String> invite = const .empty(),
+  final IList<String> invite = const IList.empty(),
   @JsonKey(name: "uk.timedout.msc4491.invite_reason")
   final String? inviteReason,
-  final IList<InitialStateEvent> initialState = const .empty(),
+  final IList<InitialStateEvent> initialState = const IList.empty(),
   final RoomPreset? preset,
   final bool isDirect = false,
   final IMap<String, dynamic>? creationContent,
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/join_room.dart b/lib/models/requests/join_room.dart
index 22c4501..3cdbc88 100644
--- a/lib/models/requests/join_room.dart
+++ b/lib/models/requests/join_room.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ part "join_room.g.dart";
 @JsonSerializable()
 class const JoinRoomRequest({
   required final String roomIdOrAlias,
-  final IList<String> via = const .empty(),
+  final IList<String> via = const IList.empty(),
 
   /// Set when accepting an invite, so gomuks can mark DMs as such.
   final bool fromInvite = false,
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/send_message.dart b/lib/models/requests/send_message.dart
index 10a9330..9907439 100644
--- a/lib/models/requests/send_message.dart
+++ b/lib/models/requests/send_message.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class const SendMessageRequest({
 @JsonSerializable()
 class const Mentions({
   final bool room = false,
-  final IList<String> userIds = const .empty(),
+  final IList<String> userIds = const IList.empty(),
 }) with _$Mentions {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$MentionsToJson(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/models/room.dart b/lib/models/room.dart
index f02c6ac..24b0c5e 100644
--- a/lib/models/room.dart
+++ b/lib/models/room.dart
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ class const Room({
 
   /// [timeline] is an IMap of timelineRowId to eventRowId
   @JsonKey(fromJson: Room.timelineTupleJsonToIMap)
-  final IMap<int, int?> timeline = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<int, int?> timeline = const IMap.empty(),
 
   /// [clientSticky] is an ISet of eventRowId
   @JsonKey(includeFromJson: false, includeToJson: false)
-  final ISet<int> clientSticky = const .empty(),
+  final ISet<int> clientSticky = const ISet.empty(),
 
   /// [events] is an IMap of eventRowId to event
   @JsonKey(fromJson: Room.eventsJsonToIMap)
-  final IMap<int, Event> events = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<int, Event> events = const IMap.empty(),
 
   final bool reset = false,
   @JsonKey(includeFromJson: false, includeToJson: false)
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class const Room({
   @JsonKey(includeFromJson: false, includeToJson: false)
   final bool hasFetchedMembers = false,
 
-  final IMap<String, IMap<String, int>> state = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, IMap<String, int>> state = const IMap.empty(),
 
-  final IMap<String, IList<ReadReceipt>> receipts = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, IList<ReadReceipt>> receipts = const IMap.empty(),
   final bool dismissNotifications = false,
   final bool hasMore = true,
 
diff --git a/lib/models/settings.dart b/lib/models/settings.dart
index f6cc1c5..f9198ed 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class const Settings({
   final bool showAllInHome = false,
   final bool showMinimizeButton = false,
   final bool swipeToReply = false,
-  final bool hideMembershipEvents = false,
   final RoomOrder roomOrder = .unreadFirst,
 }) with _$Settings {
   Map<String, Object?> toJson() => _$SettingsToJson(this);
diff --git a/lib/models/sync_data.dart b/lib/models/sync_data.dart
index 4639956..a26043b 100644
--- a/lib/models/sync_data.dart
+++ b/lib/models/sync_data.dart
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ part "sync_data.g.dart";
 @JsonSerializable(createToJson: false)
 class const SyncData({
   final bool clearState = false,
-  final IMap<String, IMap<String, dynamic>> accountData = const .empty(),
-  final IMap<String, Room> rooms = const .empty(),
-  final ISet<String> leftRooms = const .empty(),
-  final IList<InvitedRoom> invitedRooms = const .empty(),
+  final IMap<String, IMap<String, dynamic>> accountData = const IMap.empty(),
+  final IMap<String, Room> rooms = const IMap.empty(),
+  final ISet<String> leftRooms = const ISet.empty(),
+  final IList<InvitedRoom> invitedRooms = const IList.empty(),
   final IMap<String, IList<SpaceEdge>>? spaceEdges,
   final IList<String>? topLevelSpaces,
 }) with _$SyncData {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
index d70f731..3ec3d4a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/room_chat.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms.dart";
-import "package:nexus/controllers/settings.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/show_adaptive_menu.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/content/avatar.dart";
@@ -79,17 +78,6 @@ class const EventRenderer(
 
     if (event == null) return SizedBox.shrink();
 
-    final hideMembershipEvents = (ref
-        .watch(SettingsController.provider)
-        .maybeWhen(
-          orElse: () => false,
-          data: (settings) => settings.hideMembershipEvents,
-        ));
-
-    if (event.content is MembershipContent && hideMembershipEvents) {
-      return SizedBox.shrink();
-    }
-
     final isGrouped =
         previousEvent?.content is MessageContent &&
         previousEvent?.redactedBy == null &&
diff --git a/lib/widgets/room_menu_button.dart b/lib/widgets/room_menu_button.dart
index 38ce25d..bc8e9ee 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/room_menu_button.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/room_menu_button.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import "package:nexus/main.dart";
 
 final class const RoomMenuButton(
   final Room? room, {
-  final IList<Room> children = const .empty(),
+  final IList<Room> children = const IList.empty(),
   super.key,
 }) extends ConsumerWidget {
   @override