diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift
index 6c5dad1f74..11bf147ea6 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
         Task {
             let ok = await connectContactViaAddress(contact.contactId, incognito, showAlert: { AlertManager.shared.showAlert($0) })
             if ok {
-                ItemsModel.shared.loadOpenChat(contact.id)
                 AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(.contact))
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
index 898a47cc86..9c447b81b8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ struct ContactListNavLink: View {
         Task {
             let ok = await connectContactViaAddress(contact.contactId, incognito, showAlert: { alert = SomeAlert(alert: $0, id: "ContactListNavLink connectContactViaAddress") })
             if ok {
-                ItemsModel.shared.loadOpenChat(contact.id)
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
                     dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
                         AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(.contact))