diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/direct.py b/instagrapi/mixins/direct.py
index 1f09a2a3..342444f9 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/direct.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/direct.py
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ def direct_threads_chunk(
             "persistentBadging": "true",
             "limit": "20",
             "is_prefetching": "false",
-            "fetch_reason": "manual_refresh",
         }
         if selected_filter:
             assert (