diff --git a/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoderImpl.java b/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoderImpl.java
index 9d5118ad7..3214ee66c 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoderImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoderImpl.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class MessageEncoderImpl implements MessageEncoder {
 		BdfList body = BdfList.of(
 				SHARD.getValue(),
 				shard.getSecretId(),
-				shard.getNumShards(),
-				shard.getThreshold(),
 				shard.getShard()
 		);
 		return encodeBody(body);