diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
index 69f0852aa..b31ac38b0 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { NostrSigner } from '@soapbox/nspec';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import AccountStep from './steps/account-step';
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ interface INostrSigninModal {
 
 const NostrSigninModal: React.FC<INostrSigninModal> = ({ onClose }) => {
   const [step, setStep] = useState<Step>(window.nostr ? 'extension' : 'identity');
-
-  const [, setSigner] = useState<NostrSigner | undefined>();
   const [accountId, setAccountId] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
   const handleClose = () => onClose('NOSTR_SIGNIN');
@@ -28,11 +25,11 @@ const NostrSigninModal: React.FC<INostrSigninModal> = ({ onClose }) => {
     case 'identity':
       return <IdentityStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
     case 'key':
-      return <KeyStep setStep={setStep}  onClose={handleClose} />;
+      return <KeyStep setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
     case 'key-add':
-      return <KeyAddStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setSigner={setSigner} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
+      return <KeyAddStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
     case 'keygen':
-      return <KeygenStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setSigner={setSigner} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
+      return <KeygenStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
     case 'account':
       return <AccountStep accountId={accountId!} setStep={setStep}  onClose={handleClose} />;
     default:
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/key-add-step.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/key-add-step.tsx
index d44c7accd..ea3e6e9ba 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/key-add-step.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/key-add-step.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { NostrSigner } from '@soapbox/nspec';
 import { getPublicKey, nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
@@ -12,12 +11,11 @@ import { Step } from '../nostr-signin-modal';
 
 interface IKeyAddStep {
   setAccountId(accountId: string): void;
-  setSigner(signer: NostrSigner): void;
   setStep(step: Step): void;
   onClose(): void;
 }
 
-const KeyAddStep: React.FC<IKeyAddStep> = ({ setAccountId, setSigner, setStep, onClose }) => {
+const KeyAddStep: React.FC<IKeyAddStep> = ({ setAccountId, setStep, onClose }) => {
   const [nsec, setNsec] = useState('');
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
@@ -32,9 +30,8 @@ const KeyAddStep: React.FC<IKeyAddStep> = ({ setAccountId, setSigner, setStep, o
       if (result.type === 'nsec') {
         const seckey = result.data;
         const pubkey = getPublicKey(seckey);
-        const signer = NKeys.add(seckey);
+        NKeys.add(seckey);
         setAccountId(pubkey);
-        setSigner(signer);
         setStep('account');
       }
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/keygen-step.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/keygen-step.tsx
index d8bc2cc2e..506a1313b 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/keygen-step.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/keygen-step.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { NostrSigner } from '@soapbox/nspec';
 import { generateSecretKey, getPublicKey, nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
@@ -16,12 +15,11 @@ import { Step } from '../nostr-signin-modal';
 
 interface IKeygenStep {
   setAccountId(accountId: string): void;
-  setSigner(signer: NostrSigner): void;
   setStep(step: Step): void;
   onClose(): void;
 }
 
-const KeygenStep: React.FC<IKeygenStep> = ({ setAccountId, setSigner, setStep, onClose }) => {
+const KeygenStep: React.FC<IKeygenStep> = ({ setAccountId, setStep, onClose }) => {
   const instance = useInstance();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ const KeygenStep: React.FC<IKeygenStep> = ({ setAccountId, setSigner, setStep, o
   const handleCopy = () => setDownloaded(true);
 
   const handleNext = () => {
-    const signer = NKeys.add(secretKey);
-    setSigner(signer);
+    NKeys.add(secretKey);
     setAccountId(pubkey); // HACK: Ditto uses pubkeys as account IDs.
     setStep('account');
   };