diff --git a/src/Expensify.tsx b/src/Expensify.tsx
index 458f1e3c5d249..d9287da5aae77 100644
--- a/src/Expensify.tsx
+++ b/src/Expensify.tsx
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ function Expensify({
     const isAuthenticated = useMemo(() => !!(session?.authToken ?? null), [session]);
     const autoAuthState = useMemo(() => session?.autoAuthState ?? '', [session]);
 
-    const isAuthenticatedRef = useRef(false);
-    isAuthenticatedRef.current = isAuthenticated;
-
     const contextValue = useMemo(
         () => ({
             isSplashHidden,
@@ -198,8 +195,7 @@ function Expensify({
 
         // Open chat report from a deep link (only mobile native)
         Linking.addEventListener('url', (state) => {
-            // We need to pass 'isAuthenticated' to avoid loading a non-existing profile page twice
-            Report.openReportFromDeepLink(state.url, !isAuthenticatedRef.current);
+            Report.openReportFromDeepLink(state.url);
         });
 
         return () => {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index bcfe3f30f8f47..3d32debbab695 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ function toggleEmojiReaction(
     addEmojiReaction(originalReportID, reportAction.reportActionID, emoji, skinTone);
 }
 
-function openReportFromDeepLink(url: string, shouldNavigate = true) {
+function openReportFromDeepLink(url: string) {
     const reportID = ReportUtils.getReportIDFromLink(url);
     const isAuthenticated = Session.hasAuthToken();
 
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ function openReportFromDeepLink(url: string, shouldNavigate = true) {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (!shouldNavigate) {
+                if (isAuthenticated) {
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Welcome.ts b/src/libs/actions/Welcome.ts
index 3f70dc0d962d4..2b25829a5c33e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Welcome.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Welcome.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ function setOnboardingPolicyID(policyID?: string) {
 
 Onyx.connect({
     key: ONYXKEYS.NVP_ONBOARDING,
-    initWithStoredValues: false,
     callback: (value) => {
         if (value === undefined) {
             return;