diff --git a/shared/constants/platform-specific/index.native.tsx b/shared/constants/platform-specific/index.native.tsx
index 338983951fdc..673b778aa441 100644
--- a/shared/constants/platform-specific/index.native.tsx
+++ b/shared/constants/platform-specific/index.native.tsx
@@ -151,11 +151,10 @@ const loadStartupDetails = async () => {
     neverThrowPromiseFunc(async () => {
       const linkingStart = Date.now()
       logger.info('[Startup] loadStartupDetails: calling Linking.getInitialURL')
-      const timeout = new Promise<null>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(null), 100))
-      const url = await Promise.race([Linking.getInitialURL(), timeout])
+      const url = await Linking.getInitialURL()
       const elapsed = Date.now() - linkingStart
       if (url === null) {
-        logger.warn(`[Startup] loadStartupDetails: Linking.getInitialURL returned null/timed out in ${elapsed}ms`)
+        logger.warn(`[Startup] loadStartupDetails: Linking.getInitialURL returned null in ${elapsed}ms`)
       } else {
         logger.info(`[Startup] loadStartupDetails: Linking.getInitialURL returned in ${elapsed}ms: ${url}`)
       }
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/hooks.native.tsx b/shared/router-v2/hooks.native.tsx
index 6e51de3c3e3e..4be4928cb44a 100644
--- a/shared/router-v2/hooks.native.tsx
+++ b/shared/router-v2/hooks.native.tsx
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ export const useInitialState = (loggedInLoaded: boolean) => {
     }
     setInitialStateState('loading')
     const loadInitialURL = async () => {
-      const timeout = new Promise<null>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(null), 100))
-      let url = await Promise.race([Linking.getInitialURL(), timeout])
+      let url = await Linking.getInitialURL()
 
       // don't try and resume or follow links if we're signed out
       if (!loggedIn) {