diff --git a/src/components/structures/ThreadPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/ThreadPanel.tsx
index a0bccfdce9..ccf9d9d416 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ThreadPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/ThreadPanel.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { MatrixEvent, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src';
-import { Thread } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
+import { Thread, ThreadEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
 
 import BaseCard from "../views/right_panel/BaseCard";
 import { RightPanelPhases } from "../../stores/RightPanelStorePhases";
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ export default class ThreadPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     public componentDidMount(): void {
-        this.room.on("Thread.update", this.onThreadEventReceived);
-        this.room.on("Thread.ready", this.onThreadEventReceived);
+        this.room.on(ThreadEvent.Update, this.onThreadEventReceived);
+        this.room.on(ThreadEvent.Ready, this.onThreadEventReceived);
     }
 
     public componentWillUnmount(): void {
-        this.room.removeListener("Thread.update", this.onThreadEventReceived);
-        this.room.removeListener("Thread.ready", this.onThreadEventReceived);
+        this.room.removeListener(ThreadEvent.Update, this.onThreadEventReceived);
+        this.room.removeListener(ThreadEvent.Ready, this.onThreadEventReceived);
     }
 
     private onThreadEventReceived = () => this.updateThreads();
diff --git a/src/components/structures/ThreadView.tsx b/src/components/structures/ThreadView.tsx
index 614d3c9f4b..dda4c06417 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ThreadView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/ThreadView.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { MatrixEvent, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src';
-import { Thread } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
+import { Thread, ThreadEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
 
 import BaseCard from "../views/right_panel/BaseCard";
 import { RightPanelPhases } from "../../stores/RightPanelStorePhases";
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ export default class ThreadView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             thread = new Thread([mxEv], this.props.room, client);
             mxEv.setThread(thread);
         }
-        thread.on("Thread.update", this.updateThread);
-        thread.once("Thread.ready", this.updateThread);
+        thread.on(ThreadEvent.Update, this.updateThread);
+        thread.once(ThreadEvent.Ready, this.updateThread);
         this.updateThread(thread);
     };
 
     private teardownThread = () => {
         if (this.state.thread) {
-            this.state.thread.removeListener("Thread.update", this.updateThread);
-            this.state.thread.removeListener("Thread.ready", this.updateThread);
+            this.state.thread.removeListener(ThreadEvent.Update, this.updateThread);
+            this.state.thread.removeListener(ThreadEvent.Ready, this.updateThread);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index cd4d7e39f2..5d8c083390 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { EventType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
 import { EventStatus, MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
 import { Relations } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/relations";
 import { RoomMember } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room-member";
-import { Thread } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
+import { Thread, ThreadEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
 
 import ReplyThread from "../elements/ReplyThread";
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         if (SettingsStore.getValue("feature_thread")) {
-            this.props.mxEvent.once("Thread.ready", this.updateThread);
-            this.props.mxEvent.on("Thread.update", this.updateThread);
+            this.props.mxEvent.once(ThreadEvent.Ready, this.updateThread);
+            this.props.mxEvent.on(ThreadEvent.Update, this.updateThread);
         }
     }