diff --git a/storybook/pages/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopupPage.qml b/storybook/pages/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopupPage.qml
index c2dc5c5c30..b69e342dd6 100644
--- a/storybook/pages/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopupPage.qml
+++ b/storybook/pages/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopupPage.qml
@@ -118,24 +118,22 @@ SplitView {
                     }
                 }
 
-                contactsStore: ProfileStores.ContactsStore {
-                    readonly property ListModel myContactsModel: ListModel {
-                        Component.onCompleted: {
-                            for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-                                const key = `pub_key_${i}`
+                contactsModel: ListModel {
+                    Component.onCompleted: {
+                        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+                            const key = `pub_key_${i}`
 
-                                append({
-                                    alias: "",
-                                    colorId: "1",
-                                    displayName: `contact ${i}`,
-                                    ensName: "",
-                                    icon: "",
-                                    isContact: true,
-                                    localNickname: "",
-                                    onlineStatus: 1,
-                                    pubKey: key
-                                })
-                            }
+                            append({
+                                alias: "",
+                                colorId: "1",
+                                displayName: `contact ${i}`,
+                                ensName: "",
+                                icon: "",
+                                isContact: true,
+                                localNickname: "",
+                                onlineStatus: 1,
+                                pubKey: key
+                            })
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/storybook/pages/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanelPage.qml b/storybook/pages/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanelPage.qml
index cb9a527168..8ced8173ce 100644
--- a/storybook/pages/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanelPage.qml
+++ b/storybook/pages/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanelPage.qml
@@ -65,28 +65,26 @@ Item {
             sourceComponent: ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel {
                 id: panel
 
-                contactsStore: ProfileStores.ContactsStore {
-                    readonly property ListModel myContactsModel: ListModel {
-                        Component.onCompleted: {
-                            const keys = []
+                contactsModel: ListModel {
+                    Component.onCompleted: {
+                        const keys = []
 
-                            for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-                                const key = `pub_key_${i}`
+                        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+                            const key = `pub_key_${i}`
 
-                                append({
-                                    isContact: true,
-                                    onlineStatus: 1,
-                                    displayName: `contact ${i}`,
-                                    icon: "",
-                                    colorId: "1",
-                                    pubKey: key
-                                })
+                            append({
+                                isContact: true,
+                                onlineStatus: 1,
+                                displayName: `contact ${i}`,
+                                icon: "",
+                                colorId: "1",
+                                pubKey: key
+                            })
 
-                                keys.push(key)
-                            }
-
-                            panel.pubKeys = keys
+                            keys.push(key)
                         }
+
+                        panel.pubKeys = keys
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
index cd585f5259..bc79311cb0 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import shared.views 1.0
 import shared.status 1.0
 
 import AppLayouts.stores 1.0 as AppLayoutStores
-import AppLayouts.Profile.stores 1.0 as ProfileStores
 
 ColumnLayout {
     id: root
@@ -24,7 +23,8 @@ ColumnLayout {
     property string headerTitle: ""
 
     property AppLayoutStores.RootStore rootStore
-    property ProfileStores.ContactsStore contactsStore
+
+    property var contactsModel
     property string communityId
 
     property var pubKeys: ([])
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ ColumnLayout {
         id: existingContacts
 
         rootStore: root.rootStore
-        contactsStore: root.contactsStore
+
+        contactsModel: root.contactsModel
         communityId: root.communityId
 
         hideCommunityMembers: true
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel.qml
index 04cfbb8ef3..d12ae601cc 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/panels/ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel.qml
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@ import shared.panels 1.0
 import shared.views 1.0
 import shared.status 1.0
 
-import AppLayouts.Profile.stores 1.0 as ProfileStores
-
 ColumnLayout {
     id: root
     objectName: "CommunityProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel_ColumnLayout"
 
+    property var contactsModel
     property var pubKeys: ([])
 
-    property ProfileStores.ContactsStore contactsStore
-
     property alias inviteMessage: messageInput.text
 
     spacing: Theme.padding
@@ -62,7 +59,8 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
     PickedContacts {
         id: existingContacts
-        contactsStore: root.contactsStore
+
+        contactsModel: root.contactsModel
         pubKeys: root.pubKeys
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.fillHeight: true
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/popups/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/popups/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopup.qml
index 9304811106..f7e1048168 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/popups/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Communities/popups/InviteFriendsToCommunityPopup.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ StatusStackModal {
     id: root
 
     property AppLayoutStores.RootStore rootStore
-    property ProfileStores.ContactsStore contactsStore
+
+    property var contactsModel
     property var community
     property var communitySectionModule
 
@@ -95,13 +96,15 @@ StatusStackModal {
     stackItems: [
         ProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel {
             rootStore: root.rootStore
-            contactsStore: root.contactsStore
+
+            contactsModel: root.contactsModel
             communityId: root.community.id
+
             onPubKeysChanged: root.pubKeys = pubKeys
         },
 
         ProfilePopupInviteMessagePanel {
-            contactsStore: root.contactsStore
+            contactsModel: root.contactsModel
             pubKeys: root.pubKeys
             onInviteMessageChanged: root.inviteMessage = inviteMessage
         }
diff --git a/ui/app/mainui/Popups.qml b/ui/app/mainui/Popups.qml
index 30dc618359..adfb1b03f9 100644
--- a/ui/app/mainui/Popups.qml
+++ b/ui/app/mainui/Popups.qml
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ QtObject {
 
             InviteFriendsToCommunityPopup {
                 rootStore: root.rootStore
-                contactsStore: root.rootStore.contactStore
+                contactsModel: root.rootStore.contactStore.myContactsModel
                 onClosed: destroy()
             }
         },
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
index 44df9068c9..38f7887e51 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import shared.stores 1.0
 // TODO move Contact into shared to get rid of that import
 import AppLayouts.Chat.controls 1.0
 import AppLayouts.stores 1.0 as AppLayoutStores
-import AppLayouts.Profile.stores 1.0 as ProfileStores
 
 import SortFilterProxyModel 0.2
 
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@ Item {
     id: root
 
     property AppLayoutStores.RootStore rootStore
-    property ProfileStores.ContactsStore contactsStore
+
+    property var contactsModel
     property string communityId
 
     property string filterText: ""
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Item {
         spacing: Theme.padding
 
         model: SortFilterProxyModel {
-            sourceModel: root.contactsStore.myContactsModel
+            sourceModel: root.contactsModel
             filters: [
                 ExpressionFilter {
                     expression: {
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/PickedContacts.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/PickedContacts.qml
index b34f3af7e6..3307986458 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/PickedContacts.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/PickedContacts.qml
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ import StatusQ.Components 0.1
 import StatusQ.Core.Theme 0.1
 
 import utils 1.0
-import AppLayouts.Profile.stores 1.0 as ProfileStores
 
 import SortFilterProxyModel 0.2
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
-    property ProfileStores.ContactsStore contactsStore
-
+    property var contactsModel
     property var pubKeys: ([])
 
     readonly property alias count: contactGridView.count
@@ -28,13 +26,11 @@ Item {
         cellHeight: 2 * Theme.xlPadding + Theme.halfPadding
 
         model: SortFilterProxyModel {
-            sourceModel: root.contactsStore.myContactsModel
-            filters: [
-                FastExpressionFilter {
-                    expression: root.pubKeys.indexOf(model.pubKey) > -1
-                    expectedRoles: ["pubKey"]
-                }
-            ]
+            sourceModel: root.contactsModel
+            filters: FastExpressionFilter {
+                expression: root.pubKeys.indexOf(model.pubKey) > -1
+                expectedRoles: ["pubKey"]
+            }
         }
 
         delegate: StatusMemberListItem {