diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
index 872304cc9d..1e334367e8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 class AppSheetState: ObservableObject {
     static let shared = AppSheetState()
-    @Published var biometricAuth: Bool = false
     @Published var scenePhaseActive: Bool = false
 
     func redactionReasons(_ protectScreen: Bool) -> RedactionReasons {
-        !protectScreen || scenePhaseActive || biometricAuth
+        !protectScreen || scenePhaseActive
         ? RedactionReasons()
         : RedactionReasons.placeholder
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
index f7f71d2e83..7a90a3f833 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ func systemAuthenticate(_ reason: String, _ completed: @escaping (LAResult) -> V
     var authAvailabilityError: NSError?
     if laContext.canEvaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, error: &authAvailabilityError) {
         logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate: canEvaluatePolicy callback")
-        AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = true
         laContext.evaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, localizedReason: reason) { success, authError in
             logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate evaluatePolicy callback")
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = false
                 if success {
                     completed(LAResult.success)
                 } else {