diff --git a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
index bda2380ece..b3761f1f95 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function Inner({
     () => moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts),
     [profile, moderationOpts],
   )
-  const [descriptionRT] = useRichText(profile.description ?? '')
+  const descriptionRT = useRichText(profile.description ?? '')
   const profileShadow = useProfileShadow(profile)
   const {follow, unfollow} = useFollowMethods({
     profile: profileShadow,
diff --git a/src/components/hooks/useRichText.ts b/src/components/hooks/useRichText.ts
index caf6febc04..84984cbe5b 100644
--- a/src/components/hooks/useRichText.ts
+++ b/src/components/hooks/useRichText.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,10 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {RichText as RichTextAPI} from '@atproto/api'
 
-import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
-
-export function useRichText(text: string): [RichTextAPI, boolean] {
-  const [prevText, setPrevText] = React.useState(text)
-  const [rawRT, setRawRT] = React.useState(() => new RichTextAPI({text}))
-  const [resolvedRT, setResolvedRT] = React.useState<RichTextAPI | null>(null)
-  const agent = useAgent()
-  if (text !== prevText) {
-    setPrevText(text)
-    setRawRT(new RichTextAPI({text}))
-    setResolvedRT(null)
-    // This will queue an immediate re-render
-  }
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    let ignore = false
-    async function resolveRTFacets() {
-      // new each time
-      const resolvedRT = new RichTextAPI({text})
-      await resolvedRT.detectFacets(agent)
-      if (!ignore) {
-        setResolvedRT(resolvedRT)
-      }
-    }
-    resolveRTFacets()
-    return () => {
-      ignore = true
-    }
-  }, [text, agent])
-  const isResolving = resolvedRT === null
-  return [resolvedRT ?? rawRT, isResolving]
+export function useRichText(text: string): RichTextAPI {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const rt = new RichTextAPI({text})
+    rt.detectFacetsWithoutResolution()
+    return rt
+  }, [text])
 }
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/components/ProfileFeedHeader.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/components/ProfileFeedHeader.tsx
index 3c64c47729..2ab41da170 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/components/ProfileFeedHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/components/ProfileFeedHeader.tsx
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function DialogInner({
   const playHaptic = useHaptics()
   const control = Dialog.useDialogContext()
   const reportDialogControl = useReportDialogControl()
-  const [rt] = useRichText(info.description.text)
+  const rt = useRichText(info.description.text)
   const {mutateAsync: likeFeed, isPending: isLikePending} = useLikeMutation()
   const {mutateAsync: unlikeFeed, isPending: isUnlikePending} =
     useUnlikeMutation()
diff --git a/src/screens/StarterPack/StarterPackLandingScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StarterPack/StarterPackLandingScreen.tsx
index a16eaf3515..015260cfe6 100644
--- a/src/screens/StarterPack/StarterPackLandingScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StarterPack/StarterPackLandingScreen.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function LandingScreenLoaded({
   const setActiveStarterPack = useSetActiveStarterPack()
   const {isTabletOrDesktop} = useWebMediaQueries()
   const androidDialogControl = useDialogControl()
-  const [descriptionRt] = useRichText(record.description || '')
+  const descriptionRt = useRichText(record.description || '')
 
   const [appClipOverlayVisible, setAppClipOverlayVisible] =
     React.useState(false)
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
index dd1450c1c8..b79a8588f7 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   type AppBskyActorDefs,
   moderateProfile,
   type ModerationOpts,
-  RichText as RichTextAPI,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ import {useLabelerInfoQuery} from '#/state/queries/labeler'
 import {resetProfilePostsQueries} from '#/state/queries/post-feed'
 import {useProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {useResolveDidQuery} from '#/state/queries/resolve-uri'
-import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useSetMinimalShellMode} from '#/state/shell'
 import {ProfileFeedgens} from '#/view/com/feeds/ProfileFeedgens'
 import {ProfileLists} from '#/view/com/lists/ProfileLists'
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ import {ProfileHeader, ProfileHeaderLoading} from '#/screens/Profile/Header'
 import {ProfileFeedSection} from '#/screens/Profile/Sections/Feed'
 import {ProfileLabelsSection} from '#/screens/Profile/Sections/Labels'
 import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {useRichText} from '#/components/hooks/useRichText'
 import {Circle_And_Square_Stroke1_Corner0_Rounded_Filled as CircleAndSquareIcon} from '#/components/icons/CircleAndSquare'
 import {Heart2_Stroke1_Corner0_Rounded as HeartIcon} from '#/components/icons/Heart2'
 import {Image_Stroke1_Corner0_Rounded as ImageIcon} from '#/components/icons/Image'
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ function ProfileScreenLoaded({
 
   const description = profile.description ?? ''
   const hasDescription = description !== ''
-  const [descriptionRT, isResolvingDescriptionRT] = useRichText(description)
-  const showPlaceholder = isPlaceholderProfile || isResolvingDescriptionRT
+  const descriptionRT = useRichText(description)
+  const showPlaceholder = isPlaceholderProfile
   const moderation = useMemo(
     () => moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts),
     [profile, moderationOpts],
@@ -599,36 +599,6 @@ function ProfileScreenLoaded({
   )
 }
 
-function useRichText(text: string): [RichTextAPI, boolean] {
-  const agent = useAgent()
-  const [prevText, setPrevText] = useState(text)
-  const [rawRT, setRawRT] = useState(() => new RichTextAPI({text}))
-  const [resolvedRT, setResolvedRT] = useState<RichTextAPI | null>(null)
-  if (text !== prevText) {
-    setPrevText(text)
-    setRawRT(new RichTextAPI({text}))
-    setResolvedRT(null)
-    // This will queue an immediate re-render
-  }
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let ignore = false
-    async function resolveRTFacets() {
-      // new each time
-      const resolvedRT = new RichTextAPI({text})
-      await resolvedRT.detectFacets(agent)
-      if (!ignore) {
-        setResolvedRT(resolvedRT)
-      }
-    }
-    void resolveRTFacets()
-    return () => {
-      ignore = true
-    }
-  }, [text, agent])
-  const isResolving = resolvedRT === null
-  return [resolvedRT ?? rawRT, isResolving]
-}
-
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
     flexDirection: 'column',