diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index dcba27600..1001e2102 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ impl Chat {
     pub(crate) async fn add_sync_item(&self, context: &Context, action: ChatAction) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(id) = self.get_sync_id(context).await? {
             context
-                .add_sync_item(SyncData::AlterChat(sync::AlterChatData { id, action }))
+                .add_sync_item(SyncData::AlterChat { id, action })
                 .await?;
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -4054,8 +4054,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_msg_text_and_timestamp(
 
 impl Context {
     /// Executes [`SyncData::AlterChat`] item sent by other device.
-    pub(crate) async fn sync_alter_chat(&self, data: &sync::AlterChatData) -> Result<()> {
-        let chat_id = match &data.id {
+    pub(crate) async fn sync_alter_chat(
+        &self,
+        id: &sync::ChatId,
+        action: &ChatAction,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let chat_id = match id {
             sync::ChatId::ContactAddr(addr) => {
                 let Some(contact_id) =
                     Contact::lookup_id_by_addr_ex(self, addr, Origin::Unknown, None).await?
@@ -4063,7 +4067,7 @@ impl Context {
                     warn!(self, "sync_alter_chat: No contact for addr '{addr}'.");
                     return Ok(());
                 };
-                match &data.action {
+                match action {
                     ChatAction::Block => {
                         return contact::set_blocked(self, Nosync, contact_id, true).await
                     }
@@ -4086,7 +4090,7 @@ impl Context {
                 chat_id
             }
         };
-        match &data.action {
+        match action {
             ChatAction::Block => chat_id.block_ex(self, Nosync).await,
             ChatAction::Unblock => chat_id.unblock_ex(self, Nosync).await,
             ChatAction::Accept => chat_id.accept_ex(self, Nosync).await,
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index 20b9bab41..078e8503f 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -1446,10 +1446,10 @@ WHERE type=? AND id IN (
                 false => sync::ChatAction::Unblock,
             };
             context
-                .add_sync_item(SyncData::AlterChat(sync::AlterChatData {
+                .add_sync_item(SyncData::AlterChat {
                     id: sync::ChatId::ContactAddr(contact.addr.clone()),
                     action,
-                }))
+                })
                 .await?;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/sync.rs b/src/sync.rs
index 9ae855943..9e7de104b 100644
--- a/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/sync.rs
@@ -58,17 +58,11 @@ pub(crate) enum ChatAction {
     SetMuted(chat::MuteDuration),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub(crate) struct AlterChatData {
-    pub(crate) id: ChatId,
-    pub(crate) action: ChatAction,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub(crate) enum SyncData {
     AddQrToken(QrTokenData),
     DeleteQrToken(QrTokenData),
-    AlterChat(AlterChatData),
+    AlterChat { id: ChatId, action: ChatAction },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ impl Context {
                     token::delete(self, Namespace::InviteNumber, &token.invitenumber).await?;
                     token::delete(self, Namespace::Auth, &token.auth).await?;
                 }
-                AlterChat(data) => self.sync_alter_chat(data).await?,
+                AlterChat { id, action } => self.sync_alter_chat(id, action).await?,
             }
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -322,16 +316,16 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(t.build_sync_json().await?.is_none());
 
-        // Having one test on `SyncData::AlterChat` is sufficient here as `AlterChatData` with
-        // `ChatAction::SetMuted` introduces enums inside items and SystemTime. Let's avoid in-depth
-        // testing of the serialiser here which is an external crate.
+        // Having one test on `SyncData::AlterChat` is sufficient here as `ChatAction::SetMuted`
+        // introduces enums inside items and `SystemTime`. Let's avoid in-depth testing of the
+        // serialiser here which is an external crate.
         t.add_sync_item_with_timestamp(
-            SyncData::AlterChat(AlterChatData {
+            SyncData::AlterChat {
                 id: ChatId::ContactAddr("bob@example.net".to_string()),
                 action: ChatAction::SetMuted(chat::MuteDuration::Until(
                     SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(42999),
                 )),
-            }),
+            },
             1631781315,
         )
         .await?;
@@ -438,7 +432,7 @@ mod tests {
             r#"{"items":[{"timestamp":1631781318,"data":{"AlterChat":{"id":{"ContactAddr":"bob@example.net"},"action":{"SetMuted":{"Until":{"secs_since_epoch":42,"nanos_since_epoch":999000000}}}}}}]}"#.to_string(),
         )?;
         assert_eq!(sync_items.items.len(), 1);
-        let AlterChat(AlterChatData { id, action }) = &sync_items.items.get(0).unwrap().data else {
+        let AlterChat { id, action } = &sync_items.items.get(0).unwrap().data else {
             bail!("bad item");
         };
         assert_eq!(*id, ChatId::ContactAddr("bob@example.net".to_string()));