diff --git a/src/state/models/feed-view.ts b/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
index dd4f9c69..ad16d481 100644
--- a/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/feed-view.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ export class FeedModel {
   _loadMorePromise: Promise<void> | undefined
   _loadLatestPromise: Promise<void> | undefined
   _updatePromise: Promise<void> | undefined
-  _prefetchedRefresh: GetTimeline.Response | GetAuthorFeed.Response | undefined
 
   // data
   feed: FeedItemModel[] = []
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ export class FeedModel {
         _loadMorePromise: false,
         _loadLatestPromise: false,
         _updatePromise: false,
-        _prefetchedRefresh: false,
       },
       {autoBind: true},
     )
@@ -283,15 +281,7 @@ export class FeedModel {
    * Reset and load
    */
   async refresh() {
-    if (this._prefetchedRefresh) {
-      await this._pendingWork()
-      this._replaceAll(this._prefetchedRefresh)
-      this.setHasNewLatest(false)
-      this._xIdle()
-    } else {
-      await this.setup(true)
-    }
-    this._prefetchedRefresh = undefined
+    await this.setup(true)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -343,8 +333,7 @@ export class FeedModel {
     }
     await this._pendingWork()
     const res = await this._getFeed({limit: 1})
-    const prefetchedLatestUri = this._prefetchedRefresh?.data.feed[0]?.uri
-    const currentLatestUri = prefetchedLatestUri || this.pollCursor
+    const currentLatestUri = this.pollCursor
     const receivedLatestUri = res.data.feed[0]
       ? res.data.feed[0].uri
       : undefined
@@ -353,9 +342,6 @@ export class FeedModel {
         (this.feed.length === 0 || receivedLatestUri !== currentLatestUri),
     )
     this.setHasNewLatest(hasNewLatest)
-    if (hasNewLatest && prefetchedLatestUri !== receivedLatestUri) {
-      this._prefetchedRefresh = await this._getFeed({limit: PAGE_SIZE})
-    }
   }
 
   // state transitions