diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index 0f29c0ae20..4b7ba0f6e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
 
     fun updateThemeForSession(session: Session) {
         val sessionMode = BrowsingMode.fromBoolean(session.private)
-            browsingModeManager.mode = sessionMode
+        browsingModeManager.mode = sessionMode
     }
 
     protected open fun createBrowsingModeManager(initialMode: BrowsingMode): BrowsingModeManager {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
index 8d86a5484b..183f8c2ef6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class IntentReceiverActivity : Activity() {
             )
         } else {
             components.analytics.metrics.track(Event.OpenedLink(Event.OpenedLink.Mode.NORMAL))
+            intent.putExtra(HomeActivity.PRIVATE_BROWSING_MODE, false)
             listOf(
                 components.intentProcessors.customTabIntentProcessor,
                 components.intentProcessors.intentProcessor
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
index 2a4ab9b2ce..a2abb35055 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.sessionsOfType
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.SupportUtils
 import org.mozilla.fenix.theme.ThemeManager
-import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.FragmentPreDrawManager
 
 /**
  * Base fragment extended by [BrowserFragment].
@@ -139,23 +138,10 @@ abstract class BaseBrowserFragment : Fragment(), UserInteractionHandler, Session
             )
         }
 
-        // We don't need to wait on shared element transitions for view intents or custom tabs
-        if (getSessionById()?.source == Session.Source.ACTION_VIEW ||
-            getSessionById()?.isCustomTabSession() == true
-        ) {
-            startPostponedEnterTransition()
-        }
-
         return view
     }
 
     final override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        // We don't need to wait on shared element transitions for view intents or custom tabs
-        if (getSessionById()?.source != Session.Source.ACTION_VIEW &&
-            getSessionById()?.isCustomTabSession() != true
-        ) {
-            FragmentPreDrawManager(this).execute {}
-        }
         browserInitialized = initializeUI(view) != null
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
index a9050f265b..b08371b56a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import mozilla.components.feature.tabs.WindowFeature
 import mozilla.components.lib.state.ext.consumeFrom
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.UserInteractionHandler
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper
-import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.FenixSnackbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.TabCollectionStorage
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ class BrowserFragment : BaseBrowserFragment(), UserInteractionHandler {
     ): View {
         val view = super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState)
         view.browserLayout.transitionName = "$TAB_ITEM_TRANSITION_NAME${getSessionById()?.id}"
+        startPostponedEnterTransition()
         return view
     }
 
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ class BrowserFragment : BaseBrowserFragment(), UserInteractionHandler {
 
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
-        getSessionById()?.let {
-            /**
-             * The session mode may be changed if the user is originally in Normal Mode and then
-             * opens a 3rd party link in Private Browsing Mode. Hence, we update the theme here.
-             * This fixes issue #5254.
-             */
-            (activity as HomeActivity).updateThemeForSession(it)
-        }
         requireComponents.core.tabCollectionStorage.register(collectionStorageObserver, this)
     }