diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index 5b0fc2f2ce..67e082a95d 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import {deviceLocales} from '#/platform/detection'
 
 const externalEmbedOptions = ['show', 'hide'] as const
 
-/**
- * A account persisted to storage. Stored in the `accounts[]` array. Contains
- * base account info and access tokens.
- */
+// only data needed for rendering account page
 const accountSchema = z.object({
   service: z.string(),
   did: z.string(),
@@ -20,26 +17,12 @@ const accountSchema = z.object({
 })
 export type PersistedAccount = z.infer<typeof accountSchema>
 
-/**
- * The current account. Stored in the `currentAccount` field.
- *
- * In previous versions, this included tokens and other info. Now, it's used
- * only to reference the `did` field, and all other fields are marked as
- * optional. They should be considered deprecated and not used, but are kept
- * here for backwards compat.
- */
-const currentAccountSchema = accountSchema.extend({
-  service: z.string().optional(),
-  handle: z.string().optional(),
-})
-export type PersistedCurrentAccount = z.infer<typeof currentAccountSchema>
-
 export const schema = z.object({
   colorMode: z.enum(['system', 'light', 'dark']),
   darkTheme: z.enum(['dim', 'dark']).optional(),
   session: z.object({
     accounts: z.array(accountSchema),
-    currentAccount: currentAccountSchema.optional(),
+    currentAccount: accountSchema.optional(),
   }),
   reminders: z.object({
     lastEmailConfirm: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/state/session/index.tsx b/src/state/session/index.tsx
index 653de62618..b88181ebda 100644
--- a/src/state/session/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/session/index.tsx
@@ -581,24 +581,20 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
 
       logger.debug(`session: persisted onUpdate`, {})
 
-      const selectedAccount = session.accounts.find(
-        a => a.did === session.currentAccount?.did,
-      )
-
-      if (selectedAccount && selectedAccount.refreshJwt) {
-        if (selectedAccount.did !== state.currentAccount?.did) {
+      if (session.currentAccount && session.currentAccount.refreshJwt) {
+        if (session.currentAccount?.did !== state.currentAccount?.did) {
           logger.debug(`session: persisted onUpdate, switching accounts`, {
             from: {
               did: state.currentAccount?.did,
               handle: state.currentAccount?.handle,
             },
             to: {
-              did: selectedAccount.did,
-              handle: selectedAccount.handle,
+              did: session.currentAccount.did,
+              handle: session.currentAccount.handle,
             },
           })
 
-          initSession(selectedAccount)
+          initSession(session.currentAccount)
         } else {
           logger.debug(`session: persisted onUpdate, updating session`, {})
 
@@ -608,9 +604,9 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
            * already persisted, and we'll get a loop between tabs.
            */
           // @ts-ignore we checked for `refreshJwt` above
-          __globalAgent.session = selectedAccount
+          __globalAgent.session = session.currentAccount
         }
-      } else if (!selectedAccount && state.currentAccount) {
+      } else if (!session.currentAccount && state.currentAccount) {
         logger.debug(
           `session: persisted onUpdate, logging out`,
           {},
@@ -629,7 +625,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
       setState(s => ({
         ...s,
         accounts: session.accounts,
-        currentAccount: selectedAccount,
+        currentAccount: session.currentAccount,
       }))
     })
   }, [state, setState, clearCurrentAccount, initSession])