diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index 5450f25c7d..88d9506297 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -417,9 +417,7 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication(), Provider {
                     _, sessionId -> components.useCases.tabsUseCases.removeTab(sessionId)
                 },
                 onSelectTabOverride = {
-                    _, sessionId ->
-                        val selected = components.core.sessionManager.findSessionById(sessionId)
-                        selected?.let { components.useCases.tabsUseCases.selectTab(it) }
+                    _, sessionId -> components.useCases.tabsUseCases.selectTab(sessionId)
                 },
                 onExtensionsLoaded = { extensions ->
                     components.addonUpdater.registerForFutureUpdates(extensions)