diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/App.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/App.tsx
index 707b8e8d6e..db5df849ff 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/App.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import '@ethersproject/shims';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import './App.css';
 import { Waku } from 'js-waku';
-import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 import { Signer } from '@ethersproject/abstract-signer';
 import { KeyPair } from './crypto';
 import { Message } from './messaging/Messages';
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ import {
   initWaku,
   PublicKeyContentTopic,
 } from './waku';
-
-declare let window: any;
+import ConnectWallet from './ConnectWallet';
 
 const theme = createMuiTheme({
   palette: {
@@ -70,27 +68,17 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
 function App() {
   const [waku, setWaku] = useState<Waku>();
   const [signer, setSigner] = useState<Signer>();
-  const [ethDmKeyPair, setEthDmKeyPair] = useState<KeyPair | undefined>();
-  const [publicKeys, setPublicKeys] = useState<Map<string, string>>(new Map());
+  const [EncryptionKeyPair, setEncryptionKeyPair] = useState<
+    KeyPair | undefined
+  >();
+  const [publicKeys, setPublicKeys] = useState<Map<string, Uint8Array>>(
+    new Map()
+  );
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
   const [address, setAddress] = useState<string>();
 
   const classes = useStyles();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    try {
-      window.ethereum
-        .request({ method: 'eth_requestAccounts' })
-        .then((accounts: string[]) => {
-          const _provider = new ethers.providers.Web3Provider(window.ethereum);
-          setAddress(accounts[0]);
-          setSigner(_provider.getSigner());
-        });
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('No web3 provider available');
-    }
-  }, [address, signer]);
-
   // Waku initialization
   useEffect(() => {
     if (waku) return;
@@ -106,7 +94,6 @@ function App() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!waku) return;
-    if (!address) return;
 
     const observerPublicKeyMessage = handlePublicKeyMessage.bind(
       {},
@@ -126,27 +113,26 @@ function App() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!waku) return;
-    if (!ethDmKeyPair) return;
+    if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
 
-    waku.relay.addDecryptionKey(ethDmKeyPair.privateKey);
+    waku.relay.addDecryptionKey(EncryptionKeyPair.privateKey);
 
     return function cleanUp() {
       if (!waku) return;
-      if (!ethDmKeyPair) return;
+      if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
 
-      waku.relay.deleteDecryptionKey(ethDmKeyPair.privateKey);
+      waku.relay.deleteDecryptionKey(EncryptionKeyPair.privateKey);
     };
-  }, [waku, ethDmKeyPair]);
+  }, [waku, EncryptionKeyPair]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!waku) return;
-    if (!ethDmKeyPair) return;
+    if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
     if (!address) return;
 
     const observerDirectMessage = handleDirectMessage.bind(
       {},
       setMessages,
-      ethDmKeyPair.privateKey,
       address
     );
 
@@ -159,7 +145,7 @@ function App() {
         DirectMessageContentTopic,
       ]);
     };
-  }, [waku, address, ethDmKeyPair]);
+  }, [waku, address, EncryptionKeyPair]);
 
   let relayPeers = 0;
   let lightPushPeers = 0;
@@ -202,14 +188,18 @@ function App() {
         <div className={classes.container}>
           <main className={classes.main}>
             <fieldset>
-              <legend>Eth-DM Key Pair</legend>
+              <legend>Wallet</legend>
+              <ConnectWallet setAddress={setAddress} setSigner={setSigner} />
+            </fieldset>
+            <fieldset>
+              <legend>Encryption Key Pair</legend>
               <KeyPairHandling
-                ethDmKeyPair={ethDmKeyPair}
-                setEthDmKeyPair={(keyPair) => setEthDmKeyPair(keyPair)}
+                encryptionKeyPair={EncryptionKeyPair}
+                setEncryptionKeyPair={setEncryptionKeyPair}
               />
               <BroadcastPublicKey
                 signer={signer}
-                ethDmKeyPair={ethDmKeyPair}
+                EncryptionKeyPair={EncryptionKeyPair}
                 waku={waku}
               />
             </fieldset>
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/BroadcastPublicKey.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/BroadcastPublicKey.tsx
index c302538f98..518be119f0 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/BroadcastPublicKey.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/BroadcastPublicKey.tsx
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ import { Signer } from '@ethersproject/abstract-signer';
 import { PublicKeyContentTopic } from './waku';
 
 interface Props {
-  ethDmKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
+  EncryptionKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
   waku: Waku | undefined;
   signer: Signer | undefined;
 }
 
 export default function BroadcastPublicKey({
   signer,
-  ethDmKeyPair,
+  EncryptionKeyPair,
   waku,
 }: Props) {
   const [publicKeyMsg, setPublicKeyMsg] = useState<PublicKeyMessage>();
 
   const broadcastPublicKey = () => {
-    if (!ethDmKeyPair) return;
+    if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
     if (!signer) return;
     if (!waku) return;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function BroadcastPublicKey({
           console.log('Failed to encode Public Key Message in Waku Message');
         });
     } else {
-      createPublicKeyMessage(signer, ethDmKeyPair.publicKey)
+      createPublicKeyMessage(signer, EncryptionKeyPair.publicKey)
         .then((msg) => {
           setPublicKeyMsg(msg);
           encodePublicKeyWakuMessage(msg)
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ export default function BroadcastPublicKey({
       variant="contained"
       color="primary"
       onClick={broadcastPublicKey}
-      disabled={!ethDmKeyPair || !waku}
+      disabled={!EncryptionKeyPair || !waku}
     >
-      Broadcast Eth-DM Public Key
+      Broadcast Encryption Public Key
     </Button>
   );
 }
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/ConnectWallet.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/ConnectWallet.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd575e2da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/ConnectWallet.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Signer } from '@ethersproject/abstract-signer';
+import { ethers } from 'ethers';
+
+declare let window: any;
+
+interface Props {
+  setAddress: (address: string) => void;
+  setSigner: (signer: Signer) => void;
+}
+
+export default function ConnectWallet({ setAddress, setSigner }: Props) {
+  const connectWallet = () => {
+    try {
+      window.ethereum
+        .request({ method: 'eth_requestAccounts' })
+        .then((accounts: string[]) => {
+          const _provider = new ethers.providers.Web3Provider(window.ethereum);
+          setAddress(accounts[0]);
+          setSigner(_provider.getSigner());
+        });
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('No web3 provider available');
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Button variant="contained" color="primary" onClick={connectWallet}>
+      Connect Wallet
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/crypto.ts b/examples/eth-dm/src/crypto.ts
index abe65fc50f..aadb189da0 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/crypto.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/crypto.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface KeyPair {
  * the entropy for the EthCrypto keypair. Note that the entropy is hashed with keccak256
  * to make the private key.
  */
-export async function generateEthDmKeyPair(): Promise<KeyPair> {
+export async function generateEncryptionKeyPair(): Promise<KeyPair> {
   const privateKey = generatePrivateKey();
   const publicKey = getPublicKey(privateKey);
   return { privateKey, publicKey };
@@ -29,25 +29,25 @@ export async function generateEthDmKeyPair(): Promise<KeyPair> {
  */
 export async function createPublicKeyMessage(
   web3Signer: Signer,
-  ethDmPublicKey: Uint8Array
+  encryptionPublicKey: Uint8Array
 ): Promise<PublicKeyMessage> {
   const ethAddress = await web3Signer.getAddress();
   const signature = await web3Signer.signMessage(
-    formatPublicKeyForSignature(ethDmPublicKey)
+    formatPublicKeyForSignature(encryptionPublicKey)
   );
 
   return new PublicKeyMessage({
-    ethDmPublicKey: ethDmPublicKey,
+    encryptionPublicKey: encryptionPublicKey,
     ethAddress: hexToBuf(ethAddress),
     signature: hexToBuf(signature),
   });
 }
 
 /**
- * Validate that the EthDm Public Key was signed by the holder of the given Ethereum address.
+ * Validate that the Encryption Public Key was signed by the holder of the given Ethereum address.
  */
 export function validatePublicKeyMessage(msg: PublicKeyMessage): boolean {
-  const formattedMsg = formatPublicKeyForSignature(msg.ethDmPublicKey);
+  const formattedMsg = formatPublicKeyForSignature(msg.encryptionPublicKey);
   try {
     const sigAddress = ethers.utils.verifyMessage(formattedMsg, msg.signature);
     return equalByteArrays(sigAddress, msg.ethAddress);
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ export function validatePublicKeyMessage(msg: PublicKeyMessage): boolean {
 
 /**
  * Prepare Eth-Dm Public key to be signed for publication.
- * The public key is set in on Object `{ ethDmPublicKey: string; }`, converted
+ * The public key is set in on Object `{ encryptionPublicKey: string; }`, converted
  * to JSON and then hashed with Keccak256.
  * The usage of the object helps ensure the signature is only used in an Eth-DM
  * context.
  */
-function formatPublicKeyForSignature(ethDmPublicKey: Uint8Array): string {
+function formatPublicKeyForSignature(encryptionPublicKey: Uint8Array): string {
   return JSON.stringify({
-    ethDmPublicKey: bufToHex(ethDmPublicKey),
+    encryptionPublicKey: bufToHex(encryptionPublicKey),
   });
 }
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/KeyPairHandling.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/KeyPairHandling.tsx
index a9db833941..c937cd1569 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/KeyPairHandling.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/KeyPairHandling.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { LoadKeyPair } from './LoadKeyPair';
 import { SaveKeyPair } from './SaveKeyPair';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { generateEthDmKeyPair, KeyPair } from '../crypto';
+import { generateEncryptionKeyPair, KeyPair } from '../crypto';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import PasswordInput from './PasswordInput';
 
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
 });
 
 export interface Props {
-  ethDmKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
-  setEthDmKeyPair: (keyPair: KeyPair) => void;
+  encryptionKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
+  setEncryptionKeyPair: (keyPair: KeyPair) => void;
 }
 
 export default function KeyPairHandling({
-  ethDmKeyPair,
-  setEthDmKeyPair,
+  encryptionKeyPair,
+  setEncryptionKeyPair,
 }: Props) {
   const classes = useStyles();
 
   const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>();
 
   const generateKeyPair = () => {
-    if (ethDmKeyPair) return;
+    if (encryptionKeyPair) return;
 
-    generateEthDmKeyPair()
+    generateEncryptionKeyPair()
       .then((keyPair) => {
-        setEthDmKeyPair(keyPair);
+        setEncryptionKeyPair(keyPair);
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         console.error('Failed to generate Key Pair', e);
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ export default function KeyPairHandling({
         variant="contained"
         color="primary"
         onClick={generateKeyPair}
-        disabled={!!ethDmKeyPair}
+        disabled={!!encryptionKeyPair}
       >
-        Generate Eth-DM Key Pair
+        Generate Encryption Key Pair
       </Button>
       <div className={classes.storage}>
         <PasswordInput
@@ -72,13 +72,16 @@ export default function KeyPairHandling({
         <div className={classes.loadSave}>
           <div className={classes.loadSaveButton}>
             <LoadKeyPair
-              setEthDmKeyPair={(keyPair) => setEthDmKeyPair(keyPair)}
-              disabled={!!ethDmKeyPair}
+              setEncryptionKeyPair={(keyPair) => setEncryptionKeyPair(keyPair)}
+              disabled={!!encryptionKeyPair}
               password={password}
             />
           </div>
           <div className={classes.loadSaveButton}>
-            <SaveKeyPair ethDmKeyPair={ethDmKeyPair} password={password} />
+            <SaveKeyPair
+              EncryptionKeyPair={encryptionKeyPair}
+              password={password}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/LoadKeyPair.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/LoadKeyPair.tsx
index 2a79cb37c0..9c857d14ff 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/LoadKeyPair.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/LoadKeyPair.tsx
@@ -4,19 +4,23 @@ import { loadKeyPairFromStorage } from './key_pair_storage';
 import { KeyPair } from '../crypto';
 
 export interface Props {
-  setEthDmKeyPair: (keyPair: KeyPair) => void;
+  setEncryptionKeyPair: (keyPair: KeyPair) => void;
   disabled: boolean;
   password: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export function LoadKeyPair({ password, disabled, setEthDmKeyPair }: Props) {
+export function LoadKeyPair({
+  password,
+  disabled,
+  setEncryptionKeyPair,
+}: Props) {
   const loadKeyPair = () => {
     if (disabled) return;
     if (!password) return;
     loadKeyPairFromStorage(password).then((keyPair: KeyPair | undefined) => {
       if (!keyPair) return;
-      console.log('EthDm KeyPair loaded from storage');
-      setEthDmKeyPair(keyPair);
+      console.log('Encryption KeyPair loaded from storage');
+      setEncryptionKeyPair(keyPair);
     });
   };
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export function LoadKeyPair({ password, disabled, setEthDmKeyPair }: Props) {
       onClick={loadKeyPair}
       disabled={!password || disabled}
     >
-      Load Eth-DM Key Pair from storage
+      Load Encryption Key Pair from storage
     </Button>
   );
 }
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/SaveKeyPair.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/SaveKeyPair.tsx
index f8fef3399a..8ec7648f97 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/SaveKeyPair.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/SaveKeyPair.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ import { KeyPair } from '../crypto';
 import { saveKeyPairToStorage } from './key_pair_storage';
 
 export interface Props {
-  ethDmKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
+  EncryptionKeyPair: KeyPair | undefined;
   password: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export function SaveKeyPair({ password, ethDmKeyPair }: Props) {
+export function SaveKeyPair({ password, EncryptionKeyPair }: Props) {
   const saveKeyPair = () => {
-    if (!ethDmKeyPair) return;
+    if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
     if (!password) return;
-    saveKeyPairToStorage(ethDmKeyPair, password).then(() => {
-      console.log('EthDm KeyPair saved to storage');
+    saveKeyPairToStorage(EncryptionKeyPair, password).then(() => {
+      console.log('Encryption KeyPair saved to storage');
     });
   };
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export function SaveKeyPair({ password, ethDmKeyPair }: Props) {
       variant="contained"
       color="primary"
       onClick={saveKeyPair}
-      disabled={!password || !ethDmKeyPair}
+      disabled={!password || !EncryptionKeyPair}
     >
-      Save Eth-DM Key Pair to storage
+      Save Encryption Key Pair to storage
     </Button>
   );
 }
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/key_pair_storage.ts b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/key_pair_storage.ts
index ccbb425515..1e52cb2f62 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/key_pair_storage.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/key_pair_handling/key_pair_storage.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { bufToHex, hexToBuf } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
  * Save keypair to storage, encrypted with password
  */
 export async function saveKeyPairToStorage(
-  ethDmKeyPair: KeyPair,
+  EncryptionKeyPair: KeyPair,
   password: string
 ) {
-  const { salt, iv, cipher } = await encryptKey(ethDmKeyPair, password);
+  const { salt, iv, cipher } = await encryptKey(EncryptionKeyPair, password);
 
   const data = {
     salt: bufToHex(salt),
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function saveKeyPairToStorage(
     cipher: bufToHex(cipher),
   };
 
-  localStorage.setItem('cipherEthDmKeyPair', JSON.stringify(data));
+  localStorage.setItem('cipherEncryptionKeyPair', JSON.stringify(data));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function saveKeyPairToStorage(
 export async function loadKeyPairFromStorage(
   password: string
 ): Promise<KeyPair | undefined> {
-  const str = localStorage.getItem('cipherEthDmKeyPair');
+  const str = localStorage.getItem('cipherEncryptionKeyPair');
   if (!str) return;
   const data = JSON.parse(str);
 
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ function getWrapKey(keyMaterial: CryptoKey, salt: Uint8Array) {
 /**
  * Encrypt Eth-DM KeyPair using provided password
  */
-async function encryptKey(ethDmKeyPair: KeyPair, password: string) {
+async function encryptKey(encryptionKeyPair: KeyPair, password: string) {
   const keyMaterial = await getKeyMaterial(password);
   const salt = window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16));
   const wrappingKey = await getWrapKey(keyMaterial, salt);
 
   const enc = new TextEncoder();
-  const encodedKeyPair = enc.encode(JSON.stringify(ethDmKeyPair));
+  const encodedKeyPair = enc.encode(JSON.stringify(encryptionKeyPair));
 
   const iv = window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(12));
   const cipher = await window.crypto.subtle.encrypt(
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/Messaging.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/Messaging.tsx
index 60d07ff98b..c17d61e9ce 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/Messaging.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/Messaging.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
 
 interface Props {
   waku: Waku | undefined;
-  recipients: Map<string, string>;
+  recipients: Map<string, Uint8Array>;
   messages: Message[];
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
index 464828479f..650597e8b2 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
 export interface Props {
   waku: Waku | undefined;
   // address, public key
-  recipients: Map<string, string>;
+  recipients: Map<string, Uint8Array>;
 }
 
 export default function SendMessage({ waku, recipients }: Props) {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function SendMessage({ waku, recipients }: Props) {
 
 async function encodeEncryptedWakuMessage(
   message: string,
-  publicKey: string,
+  publicKey: Uint8Array,
   address: string
 ): Promise<WakuMessage> {
   const directMsg = new DirectMessage({
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ async function encodeEncryptedWakuMessage(
 function sendMessage(
   waku: Waku,
   recipientAddress: string,
-  recipientPublicKey: string,
+  recipientPublicKey: Uint8Array,
   message: string,
   callback: (res: boolean) => void
 ) {
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/wire.ts b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/wire.ts
index f9795288fb..4fa1d65750 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/wire.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/messaging/wire.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as protobuf from 'protobufjs/light';
 
 export interface PublicKeyMessagePayload {
-  ethDmPublicKey: Uint8Array;
+  encryptionPublicKey: Uint8Array;
   ethAddress: Uint8Array;
   signature: Uint8Array;
 }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const Root = protobuf.Root,
  */
 export class PublicKeyMessage {
   private static Type = new Type('PublicKeyMessage')
-    .add(new Field('ethDmPublicKey', 1, 'bytes'))
+    .add(new Field('encryptionPublicKey', 1, 'bytes'))
     .add(new Field('ethAddress', 2, 'bytes'))
     .add(new Field('signature', 3, 'bytes'));
   private static Root = new Root()
@@ -35,15 +35,19 @@ export class PublicKeyMessage {
     const payload = PublicKeyMessage.Type.decode(
       bytes
     ) as unknown as PublicKeyMessagePayload;
-    if (!payload.signature || !payload.ethDmPublicKey || !payload.ethAddress) {
+    if (
+      !payload.signature ||
+      !payload.encryptionPublicKey ||
+      !payload.ethAddress
+    ) {
       console.log('Field missing on decoded Public Key Message', payload);
       return;
     }
     return new PublicKeyMessage(payload);
   }
 
-  get ethDmPublicKey(): Uint8Array {
-    return this.payload.ethDmPublicKey;
+  get encryptionPublicKey(): Uint8Array {
+    return this.payload.encryptionPublicKey;
   }
 
   get ethAddress(): Uint8Array {
diff --git a/examples/eth-dm/src/waku.ts b/examples/eth-dm/src/waku.ts
index 99a2877fe0..1eded8b646 100644
--- a/examples/eth-dm/src/waku.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-dm/src/waku.ts
@@ -33,24 +33,25 @@ export async function initWaku(): Promise<Waku> {
 }
 
 export function handlePublicKeyMessage(
-  myAddress: string,
-  setter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Map<string, string>>>,
+  myAddress: string | undefined,
+  setter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Map<string, Uint8Array>>>,
   msg: WakuMessage
 ) {
   console.log('Public Key Message received:', msg);
   if (!msg.payload) return;
   const publicKeyMsg = PublicKeyMessage.decode(msg.payload);
   if (!publicKeyMsg) return;
-  const ethDmPublicKey = bufToHex(publicKeyMsg.ethDmPublicKey);
-  console.log(ethDmPublicKey, myAddress);
   if (myAddress && equalByteArrays(publicKeyMsg.ethAddress, myAddress)) return;
 
   const res = validatePublicKeyMessage(publicKeyMsg);
   console.log('Is Public Key Message valid?', res);
 
   if (res) {
-    setter((prevPks: Map<string, string>) => {
-      prevPks.set(bufToHex(publicKeyMsg.ethAddress), ethDmPublicKey);
+    setter((prevPks: Map<string, Uint8Array>) => {
+      prevPks.set(
+        bufToHex(publicKeyMsg.ethAddress),
+        publicKeyMsg.encryptionPublicKey
+      );
       return new Map(prevPks);
     });
   }
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ export function handlePublicKeyMessage(
 
 export async function handleDirectMessage(
   setter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Message[]>>,
-  privateKey: Uint8Array,
   address: string,
   wakuMsg: WakuMessage
 ) {