diff --git a/src/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry.native.ts b/src/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry.native.ts
index 44299dafd2..2cbb5caf68 100644
--- a/src/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry.native.ts
+++ b/src/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry.native.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ import React from 'react'
 import {createStarterPackLinkFromAndroidReferrer} from 'lib/strings/starter-pack'
 import {isAndroid} from 'platform/detection'
 import {useSetCurrentStarterPack} from 'state/preferences/starter-pack'
-import {useUsedStarterPacks} from 'state/preferences/used-starter-packs'
+import {useHasCheckedForStarterPack} from 'state/preferences/used-starter-packs'
 import SwissArmyKnife from '../../../modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army'
 import GooglePlayReferrer from '../../../modules/expo-google-play-referrer'
 
 export function useStarterPackEntry() {
   const [ready, setReady] = React.useState(false)
   const setCurrentStarterPack = useSetCurrentStarterPack()
-  const usedStarterPacks = useUsedStarterPacks()
-  const hasRan = React.useRef(false)
+  const hasCheckedForStarterPack = useHasCheckedForStarterPack()
+  const setHasCheckedForStarterPack = useHasCheckedForStarterPack()
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (ready || hasRan.current) return
+    if (ready || hasCheckedForStarterPack) return
 
-    hasRan.current = true
+    setHasCheckedForStarterPack(true)
     ;(async () => {
       let uri: string | null | undefined
 
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ export function useStarterPackEntry() {
 
       setReady(true)
     })()
-  }, [ready, setCurrentStarterPack, usedStarterPacks])
+  }, [
+    ready,
+    setCurrentStarterPack,
+    setHasCheckedForStarterPack,
+    hasCheckedForStarterPack,
+  ])
 
   return ready
 }
diff --git a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
index 8df50d6ba9..6e4177d213 100644
--- a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingDispatch} from '#/state/shell'
 import {uploadBlob} from 'lib/api'
 import {useRequestNotificationsPermission} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
-import {makeStarterPackLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
 import {
   useCurrentStarterPack,
   useSetCurrentStarterPack,
 } from 'state/preferences/starter-pack'
-import {useAddUsedStarterPack} from 'state/preferences/used-starter-packs'
 import {
   DescriptionText,
   OnboardingControls,
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ export function StepFinished() {
   const requestNotificationsPermission = useRequestNotificationsPermission()
   const currentStarterPack = useCurrentStarterPack()
   const setCurrentStarterPack = useSetCurrentStarterPack()
-  const addUsedStarterPack = useAddUsedStarterPack()
 
   const finishOnboarding = React.useCallback(async () => {
     setSaving(true)
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@ export function StepFinished() {
                 initialFeed: 'following',
               })
             }
-            addUsedStarterPack(makeStarterPackLink(starterPack))
           }
         })(),
         (async () => {
@@ -182,7 +178,6 @@ export function StepFinished() {
     currentStarterPack,
     state,
     requestNotificationsPermission,
-    addUsedStarterPack,
     setCurrentStarterPack,
   ])
 
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/used-starter-packs.tsx b/src/state/preferences/used-starter-packs.tsx
index 51f180b322..8d5d9e8283 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/used-starter-packs.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/used-starter-packs.tsx
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   )
 }
 
-export const useUsedStarterPacks = () => React.useContext(stateContext)
-export const useAddUsedStarterPack = () => React.useContext(setContext)
+export const useHasCheckedForStarterPack = () => React.useContext(stateContext)
+export const useSetHasCheckedForStarterPack = () => React.useContext(setContext)
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index 48a33a092c..fde9354046 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   useCurrentStarterPack,
   useSetCurrentStarterPack,
 } from 'state/preferences/starter-pack'
-import {useUsedStarterPacks} from 'state/preferences/used-starter-packs'
 import {useLoggedOutViewControls} from 'state/shell/logged-out'
 import {FeedPage} from 'view/com/feeds/FeedPage'
 import {Pager, PagerRef, RenderTabBarFnProps} from 'view/com/pager/Pager'
@@ -42,30 +41,14 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: Props) {
   const {data: pinnedFeedInfos, isLoading: isPinnedFeedsLoading} =
     usePinnedFeedsInfos()
   const currentStarterPack = useCurrentStarterPack()
-  const usedStarterPacks = useUsedStarterPacks()
   const {setShowLoggedOut, requestSwitchToAccount} = useLoggedOutViewControls()
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (currentStarterPack && !currentStarterPack?.initialFeed) {
-      // In test environments, the URL won't start with `https://bsky.app`, so we want to find it by the route
-      try {
-        const route = new URL(currentStarterPack.uri).pathname
-        const foundIndex = usedStarterPacks?.findIndex(p => p.includes(route))
-        if (foundIndex === -1) {
-          setShowLoggedOut(true)
-          requestSwitchToAccount({requestedAccount: 'starterpack'})
-        }
-      } catch {
-        // Don't need to handle anything here, just put the user on the home screen
-      }
+    if (currentStarterPack?.uri && !currentStarterPack?.initialFeed) {
+      setShowLoggedOut(true)
+      requestSwitchToAccount({requestedAccount: 'starterpack'})
     }
-  }, [
-    setShowLoggedOut,
-    requestSwitchToAccount,
-    currentStarterPack?.initialFeed,
-    currentStarterPack,
-    usedStarterPacks,
-  ])
+  }, [setShowLoggedOut, requestSwitchToAccount, currentStarterPack])
 
   if (preferences && pinnedFeedInfos && !isPinnedFeedsLoading) {
     return (