diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
index 059b54485dae..82519bbec7b2 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ import {
     isExpenseReport,
     isInvoiceReport,
     isIOUReport,
-    isMoneyRequestReport,
     isTaskReport,
     isUnread,
 } from '@libs/ReportUtils';
@@ -184,14 +183,9 @@ function ReportActionsList({
     const [tryNewDot] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_TRY_NEW_DOT, {canBeMissing: false});
     const isTryNewDotNVPDismissed = !!tryNewDot?.classicRedirect?.dismissed;
     const [isScrollToBottomEnabled, setIsScrollToBottomEnabled] = useState(false);
+    const [shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout, setShouldScrollToEndAfterLayout] = useState(false);
     const [actionIdToHighlight, setActionIdToHighlight] = useState('');
 
-    const isTransactionThreadReport = useMemo(() => isTransactionThread(parentReportAction), [parentReportAction]);
-    const isMoneyRequestOrInvoiceReport = useMemo(() => isMoneyRequestReport(report) || isInvoiceReport(report), [report]);
-    const shouldFocusToTopOnMount = useMemo(() => isTransactionThreadReport || isMoneyRequestOrInvoiceReport, [isMoneyRequestOrInvoiceReport, isTransactionThreadReport]);
-    const topReportAction = sortedVisibleReportActions.at(-1);
-    const [shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout, setShouldScrollToEndAfterLayout] = useState(shouldFocusToTopOnMount);
-
     useEffect(() => {
         const unsubscribe = Visibility.onVisibilityChange(() => {
             setIsVisible(Visibility.isVisible());
@@ -348,9 +342,6 @@ function ReportActionsList({
         onTrackScrolling: (event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => {
             scrollingVerticalOffset.current = event.nativeEvent.contentOffset.y;
             onScroll?.(event);
-            if (shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout) {
-                setShouldScrollToEndAfterLayout(false);
-            }
         },
     });
 
@@ -400,10 +391,17 @@ function ReportActionsList({
             return;
         }
 
+        const shouldScrollToEnd =
+            (isExpenseReport(report) || isTransactionThread(parentReportAction)) && isSearchTopmostFullScreenRoute() && hasNewestReportAction && !unreadMarkerReportActionID;
+
+        if (shouldScrollToEnd) {
+            setShouldScrollToEndAfterLayout(true);
+        }
+
         InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
             setIsFloatingMessageCounterVisible(false);
 
-            if (!shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout) {
+            if (!shouldScrollToEnd) {
                 reportScrollManager.scrollToBottom();
             }
         });
@@ -721,9 +719,8 @@ function ReportActionsList({
                 setIsScrollToBottomEnabled(false);
             }
             if (shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout) {
-                InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
-                    reportScrollManager.scrollToEnd();
-                });
+                reportScrollManager.scrollToEnd();
+                setShouldScrollToEndAfterLayout(false);
             }
         },
         [isScrollToBottomEnabled, onLayout, reportScrollManager, shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout],
@@ -759,13 +756,6 @@ function ReportActionsList({
         return <ReportActionsSkeletonView shouldAnimate={false} />;
     }, [shouldShowSkeleton]);
 
-    const renderTopReportAction = () => (
-        <>
-            {!shouldShowReportRecipientLocalTime && !hideComposer ? <View style={[styles.stickToBottom, styles.appBG, styles.zIndex10, styles.height4]} /> : undefined}
-            <View style={styles.pt4}>{renderItem({item: topReportAction, index: sortedVisibleReportActions.length - 1} as ListRenderItemInfo<OnyxTypes.ReportAction>)}</View>
-        </>
-    );
-
     const onStartReached = useCallback(() => {
         if (!isSearchTopmostFullScreenRoute()) {
             loadNewerChats(false);
@@ -790,7 +780,6 @@ function ReportActionsList({
                 style={[styles.flex1, !shouldShowReportRecipientLocalTime && !hideComposer ? styles.pb4 : {}]}
                 fsClass={reportActionsListFSClass}
             >
-                {shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout && topReportAction ? renderTopReportAction() : undefined}
                 <InvertedFlatList
                     accessibilityLabel={translate('sidebarScreen.listOfChatMessages')}
                     ref={reportScrollManager.ref}
@@ -799,11 +788,7 @@ function ReportActionsList({
                     data={sortedVisibleReportActions}
                     renderItem={renderItem}
                     renderScrollComponent={renderActionSheetAwareScrollView}
-                    contentContainerStyle={[
-                        styles.chatContentScrollView,
-                        shouldScrollToEndAfterLayout ? styles.opacity0 : styles.opacity1,
-                        shouldFocusToTopOnMount ? styles.justifyContentEnd : undefined,
-                    ]}
+                    contentContainerStyle={styles.chatContentScrollView}
                     keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
                     initialNumToRender={initialNumToRender}
                     onEndReached={onEndReached}
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.tsx
index 49de986c56b6..5cc3f60c0700 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ function ReportActionsView({
         [getTransactionThreadReportActions],
     );
     const [transactionThreadReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${transactionThreadReportID}`, {canBeMissing: true});
-    const [reportMetadata] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_METADATA}${report?.reportID}`, {canBeMissing: true, allowStaleData: true});
     const [isLoadingApp] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.IS_LOADING_APP, {canBeMissing: true});
     const prevTransactionThreadReport = usePrevious(transactionThreadReport);
     const reportActionID = route?.params?.reportActionID;
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ function ReportActionsView({
     }, [isTheFirstReportActionIsLinked]);
 
     // Show skeleton while loading initial report actions when data is incomplete/missing and online
-    const shouldShowSkeletonForInitialLoad = isLoadingInitialReportActions && (isReportDataIncomplete || isMissingReportActions || !reportMetadata?.hasOnceLoadedReportActions) && !isOffline;
+    const shouldShowSkeletonForInitialLoad = isLoadingInitialReportActions && (isReportDataIncomplete || isMissingReportActions) && !isOffline;
 
     // Show skeleton while the app is loading and we're online
     const shouldShowSkeletonForAppLoad = isLoadingApp && !isOffline;
diff --git a/src/styles/index.ts b/src/styles/index.ts
index 1f18a2a4e779..019717227b47 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/index.ts
@@ -3277,10 +3277,6 @@ const staticStyles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
             zIndex: 10,
         },
 
-        height4: {
-            height: 16,
-        },
-
         searchListContentContainerStyles: {
             paddingTop: variables.searchListContentMarginTop,
         },