diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/HistoryListContainer.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/HistoryListContainer.tsx
index 8aafed274..71f07b5ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/HistoryListContainer.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/HistoryListContainer.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ export const HistoryListContainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = observer(
         <div className={`min-h-0 overflow-auto py-1.5 h-full`}>
           {selectedTab === RevisionListTabType.Session && (
             <SessionHistoryList
-              selectedTab={selectedTab}
               sessionHistory={sessionHistory}
               setSelectedRevision={setSelectedRevision}
               setSelectedRemoteEntry={setSelectedRemoteEntry}
@@ -214,12 +213,10 @@ export const HistoryListContainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = observer(
               remoteHistory={remoteHistory}
               isFetchingRemoteHistory={isFetchingRemoteHistory}
               fetchAndSetRemoteRevision={fetchAndSetRemoteRevision}
-              selectedTab={selectedTab}
             />
           )}
           {selectedTab === RevisionListTabType.Legacy && (
             <LegacyHistoryList
-              selectedTab={selectedTab}
               legacyHistory={legacyHistory}
               setSelectedRevision={setSelectedRevision}
               setSelectedRemoteEntry={setSelectedRemoteEntry}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/LegacyHistoryList.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/LegacyHistoryList.tsx
index 30ddc96ce..aef7a2d15 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/LegacyHistoryList.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/LegacyHistoryList.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useListKeyboardNavigation } from '../utils';
-import { RevisionListTabType } from './HistoryListContainer';
 import { HistoryListItem } from './HistoryListItem';
 import { LegacyHistoryEntry } from './utils';
 
 type Props = {
-  selectedTab: RevisionListTabType;
   legacyHistory: Action[] | undefined;
   setSelectedRevision: StateUpdater<
     HistoryEntry | LegacyHistoryEntry | undefined
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const LegacyHistoryList: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   legacyHistory,
-  selectedTab,
   setSelectedRevision,
   setSelectedRemoteEntry,
   fetchAndSetLegacyRevision,
@@ -56,13 +53,6 @@ export const LegacyHistoryList: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     }
   }, [firstEntry, selectFirstEntry, selectedItemUrl, setSelectedRevision]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (selectedTab === RevisionListTabType.Legacy) {
-      selectFirstEntry();
-      legacyHistoryListRef.current?.focus();
-    }
-  }, [selectFirstEntry, selectedTab]);
-
   return (
     <div
       className={`flex flex-col w-full h-full focus:shadow-none ${
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/RemoteHistoryList.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/RemoteHistoryList.tsx
index 8a962f431..c02bbaf4b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/RemoteHistoryList.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/RemoteHistoryList.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { Icon } from '../Icon';
 import { useListKeyboardNavigation } from '../utils';
-import { RevisionListTabType } from './HistoryListContainer';
 import { HistoryListItem } from './HistoryListItem';
 import { previewHistoryEntryTitle, RemoteRevisionListGroup } from './utils';
 
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ type RemoteHistoryListProps = {
   fetchAndSetRemoteRevision: (
     revisionListEntry: RevisionListEntry
   ) => Promise<void>;
-  selectedTab: RevisionListTabType;
 };
 
 export const RemoteHistoryList: FunctionComponent<RemoteHistoryListProps> =
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ export const RemoteHistoryList: FunctionComponent<RemoteHistoryListProps> =
       remoteHistory,
       isFetchingRemoteHistory,
       fetchAndSetRemoteRevision,
-      selectedTab,
     }) => {
       const remoteHistoryListRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -69,13 +66,6 @@ export const RemoteHistoryList: FunctionComponent<RemoteHistoryListProps> =
         selectedEntryUuid.length,
       ]);
 
-      useEffect(() => {
-        if (selectedTab === RevisionListTabType.Remote) {
-          selectFirstEntry();
-          remoteHistoryListRef.current?.focus();
-        }
-      }, [selectFirstEntry, selectedTab]);
-
       return (
         <div
           className={`flex flex-col w-full h-full focus:shadow-none ${
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/SessionHistoryList.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/SessionHistoryList.tsx
index 35e8bb3cb..75593da29 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/SessionHistoryList.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/RevisionHistoryModal/SessionHistoryList.tsx
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useListKeyboardNavigation } from '../utils';
-import { RevisionListTabType } from './HistoryListContainer';
 import { HistoryListItem } from './HistoryListItem';
 import { LegacyHistoryEntry, ListGroup } from './utils';
 
 type Props = {
-  selectedTab: RevisionListTabType;
   sessionHistory: ListGroup<NoteHistoryEntry>[];
   setSelectedRevision: StateUpdater<
     HistoryEntry | LegacyHistoryEntry | undefined
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const SessionHistoryList: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   sessionHistory,
-  selectedTab,
   setSelectedRevision,
   setSelectedRemoteEntry,
 }) => {
@@ -67,13 +64,6 @@ export const SessionHistoryList: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     setSelectedRevision,
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (selectedTab === RevisionListTabType.Session) {
-      selectFirstEntry();
-      sessionHistoryListRef.current?.focus();
-    }
-  }, [selectFirstEntry, selectedTab]);
-
   return (
     <div
       className={`flex flex-col w-full h-full focus:shadow-none ${