diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
index 5dfb41390a..67218606aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { useInfiniteQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useInfiniteQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import ConversationService from "#/api/conversation-service/conversation-service.api";
 import { useIsAuthed } from "./use-is-authed";
 
 export const usePaginatedConversations = (limit: number = 20) => {
   const { data: userIsAuthenticated } = useIsAuthed();
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   return useInfiniteQuery({
     queryKey: ["user", "conversations", "paginated", limit],
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@ export const usePaginatedConversations = (limit: number = 20) => {
         pageParam,
       );
 
-      // Optimistically populate individual conversation caches
-      result.results.forEach((conversation) => {
-        queryClient.setQueryData(
-          ["user", "conversation", conversation.conversation_id],
-          conversation,
-        );
-      });
-
       return result;
     },
     enabled: !!userIsAuthenticated,