diff --git a/src/state/MediaViewModel.ts b/src/state/MediaViewModel.ts
index 3da69c46..87288424 100644
--- a/src/state/MediaViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/MediaViewModel.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ abstract class BaseMediaViewModel {
      * The Matrix user to which this media belongs.
      */
     public readonly userId: string,
-    public readonly rtcBackendIdentity: string,
     // We don't necessarily have a participant if a user connects via MatrixRTC but not (yet) through
     // livekit.
     protected readonly participant$: Observable<
@@ -407,7 +406,10 @@ abstract class BaseUserMediaViewModel extends BaseMediaViewModel {
     scope: ObservableScope,
     id: string,
     userId: string,
-    rtcBackendIdentity: string,
+    /**
+     * The expected identity of the LiveKit participant. Exposed for debugging.
+     */
+    public readonly rtcBackendIdentity: string,
     participant$: Observable<LocalParticipant | RemoteParticipant | null>,
     encryptionSystem: EncryptionSystem,
     livekitRoom$: Behavior<LivekitRoom | undefined>,
@@ -421,7 +423,6 @@ abstract class BaseUserMediaViewModel extends BaseMediaViewModel {
       scope,
       id,
       userId,
-      rtcBackendIdentity,
       participant$,
       encryptionSystem,
       Track.Source.Microphone,
@@ -779,7 +780,6 @@ export class ScreenShareViewModel extends BaseMediaViewModel {
     scope: ObservableScope,
     id: string,
     userId: string,
-    rtcBackendIdentity: string,
     participant$: Observable<LocalParticipant | RemoteParticipant>,
     encryptionSystem: EncryptionSystem,
     livekitRoom$: Behavior<LivekitRoom | undefined>,
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ export class ScreenShareViewModel extends BaseMediaViewModel {
       scope,
       id,
       userId,
-      rtcBackendIdentity,
       participant$,
       encryptionSystem,
       Track.Source.ScreenShareAudio,
diff --git a/src/state/ScreenShare.ts b/src/state/ScreenShare.ts
index e4f5de1f..0a241cdf 100644
--- a/src/state/ScreenShare.ts
+++ b/src/state/ScreenShare.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export class ScreenShare {
     private readonly scope: ObservableScope,
     id: string,
     userId: string,
-    rtcBackendIdentity: string,
     participant: LocalParticipant | RemoteParticipant,
     encryptionSystem: EncryptionSystem,
     livekitRoom$: Behavior<LivekitRoom | undefined>,
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ export class ScreenShare {
       this.scope,
       id,
       userId,
-      rtcBackendIdentity,
       of(participant),
       encryptionSystem,
       livekitRoom$,
diff --git a/src/state/UserMedia.ts b/src/state/UserMedia.ts
index 74d24e2f..2adc9134 100644
--- a/src/state/UserMedia.ts
+++ b/src/state/UserMedia.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ export class UserMedia {
                     scope,
                     `${this.id}:${key}`,
                     this.userId,
-                    this.rtcBackendIdentity,
                     p,
                     this.encryptionSystem,
                     this.livekitRoom$,