diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogController.kt
index 0a23482c88..6e87cf2cc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogController.kt
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ import android.text.SpannableString
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
-import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
-import mozilla.components.browser.session.SessionManager
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.search.SearchEngine
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.store.BrowserStore
+import mozilla.components.feature.tabs.TabsUseCases
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.isUrl
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ interface SearchController {
     fun handleSearchTermsTapped(searchTerms: String)
     fun handleSearchShortcutEngineSelected(searchEngine: SearchEngine)
     fun handleClickSearchEngineSettings()
-    fun handleExistingSessionSelected(session: Session)
     fun handleExistingSessionSelected(tabId: String)
     fun handleSearchShortcutsButtonClicked()
     fun handleCameraPermissionsNeeded()
@@ -49,8 +47,8 @@ interface SearchController {
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions", "LongParameterList")
 class SearchDialogController(
     private val activity: HomeActivity,
-    private val sessionManager: SessionManager,
     private val store: BrowserStore,
+    private val tabsUseCases: TabsUseCases,
     private val fragmentStore: SearchFragmentStore,
     private val navController: NavController,
     private val settings: Settings,
@@ -199,21 +197,16 @@ class SearchDialogController(
         navController.navigateSafe(R.id.searchDialogFragment, directions)
     }
 
-    override fun handleExistingSessionSelected(session: Session) {
+    override fun handleExistingSessionSelected(tabId: String) {
         clearToolbarFocus()
-        sessionManager.select(session)
+
+        tabsUseCases.selectTab(tabId)
+
         activity.openToBrowser(
             from = BrowserDirection.FromSearchDialog
         )
     }
 
-    override fun handleExistingSessionSelected(tabId: String) {
-        val session = sessionManager.findSessionById(tabId)
-        if (session != null) {
-            handleExistingSessionSelected(session)
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates and shows an [AlertDialog] when camera permissions are needed.
      *
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogFragment.kt
index 8ef26cde88..4707a67c49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogFragment.kt
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ class SearchDialogFragment : AppCompatDialogFragment(), UserInteractionHandler {
         interactor = SearchDialogInteractor(
             SearchDialogController(
                 activity = activity,
-                sessionManager = requireComponents.core.sessionManager,
                 store = requireComponents.core.store,
+                tabsUseCases = requireComponents.useCases.tabsUseCases,
                 fragmentStore = store,
                 navController = findNavController(),
                 settings = requireContext().settings(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractor.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractor.kt
index cb7385ec76..9f82379d93 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractor.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.search
 
-import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.search.SearchEngine
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarInteractor
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.toolbar.ToolbarInteractor
@@ -50,10 +49,6 @@ class SearchDialogInteractor(
         searchController.handleClickSearchEngineSettings()
     }
 
-    override fun onExistingSessionSelected(session: Session) {
-        searchController.handleExistingSessionSelected(session)
-    }
-
     override fun onExistingSessionSelected(tabId: String) {
         searchController.handleExistingSessionSelected(tabId)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarInteractor.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarInteractor.kt
index e8f18cb7e0..bb0c62a62a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarInteractor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarInteractor.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar
 
-import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.search.SearchEngine
 
 /**
@@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ interface AwesomeBarInteractor {
      */
     fun onClickSearchEngineSettings()
 
-    /**
-     * Called whenever an existing session is selected from the sessionSuggestionProvider
-     */
-    fun onExistingSessionSelected(session: Session)
-
     /**
      * Called whenever an existing session is selected from the sessionSuggestionProvider
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarView.kt
index 541711b357..7d97dea8fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarView.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class AwesomeBarView(
 
     private val selectTabUseCase = object : TabsUseCases.SelectTabUseCase {
         override fun invoke(session: Session) {
-            interactor.onExistingSessionSelected(session)
+            interactor.onExistingSessionSelected(session.id)
         }
 
         override fun invoke(tabId: String) {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogControllerTest.kt
index 52cbea14a1..f8b79a0520 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogControllerTest.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.browser.session.SessionManager
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.search.SearchEngine
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.store.BrowserStore
+import mozilla.components.feature.tabs.TabsUseCases
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -68,10 +69,12 @@ class SearchDialogControllerTest {
         }
         every { MetricsUtils.createSearchEvent(searchEngine, browserStore, any()) } returns null
 
+        val tabsUseCases = TabsUseCases(browserStore, sessionManager)
+
         controller = SearchDialogController(
             activity = activity,
-            sessionManager = sessionManager,
             store = browserStore,
+            tabsUseCases = tabsUseCases,
             fragmentStore = store,
             navController = navController,
             settings = settings,
@@ -324,7 +327,9 @@ class SearchDialogControllerTest {
     fun handleExistingSessionSelected() {
         val session = mockk<Session>()
 
-        controller.handleExistingSessionSelected(session)
+        every { sessionManager.findSessionById("selected") } returns session
+
+        controller.handleExistingSessionSelected("selected")
 
         verify { sessionManager.select(session) }
         verify { activity.openToBrowser(from = BrowserDirection.FromSearchDialog) }
@@ -337,7 +342,7 @@ class SearchDialogControllerTest {
         controller.handleExistingSessionSelected("tab-id")
 
         verify(inverse = true) { sessionManager.select(any()) }
-        verify(inverse = true) { activity.openToBrowser(from = BrowserDirection.FromSearchDialog) }
+        verify { activity.openToBrowser(from = BrowserDirection.FromSearchDialog) }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractorTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractorTest.kt
index 53a224c191..77014b1c2e 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractorTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchDialogInteractorTest.kt
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ class SearchDialogInteractorTest {
     fun onExistingSessionSelected() {
         val session = Session("http://mozilla.org", false)
 
-        interactor.onExistingSessionSelected(session)
+        interactor.onExistingSessionSelected(session.id)
 
         verify {
-            searchController.handleExistingSessionSelected(session)
+            searchController.handleExistingSessionSelected(session.id)
         }
     }