diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 1ef6d8a..722ef90 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import { AppString } from "@/constants/app";
 import { db, accountsDB } from "@/db/index";
-import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
+import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { ErrorResponse, RateLimits } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
@@ -368,14 +368,6 @@ interface IAccount {
   derivationPath: string;
 }
 
-interface SettingsType {
-  activeDid?: string;
-  apiServer?: string;
-  firstName?: string;
-  lastName?: string; // deprecated, pre v 0.1.3
-  showContactGivesInline?: boolean;
-}
-
 @Component({ components: { QuickNav } })
 export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: Notification, timeout?: number) => void;
@@ -401,8 +393,6 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   showPubCopy = false;
 
   showAdvanced = false;
-  alertMessage = "";
-  alertTitle = "";
 
   public async getIdentity(activeDid: string): Promise<IIdentifier | null> {
     try {
@@ -508,7 +498,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
    * Initializes component state with values from the database or defaults.
    * @param {SettingsType} settings - Object containing settings from the database.
    */
-  initializeState(settings: SettingsType | undefined) {
+  initializeState(settings: Settings | undefined) {
     this.activeDid = (settings?.activeDid as string) || "";
     this.apiServer = (settings?.apiServer as string) || "";
     this.apiServerInput = (settings?.apiServer as string) || "";