diff --git a/ui/component/userSignIn/view.jsx b/ui/component/userSignIn/view.jsx
index 65d830a67..a5c25e57c 100644
--- a/ui/component/userSignIn/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/userSignIn/view.jsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ function UserSignIn(props: Props) {
   const shouldRedirectImmediately = urlParams.get('immediate');
   const [initialSignInStep, setInitialSignInStep] = React.useState();
   const [hasSeenFollowList, setHasSeenFollowList] = usePersistedState('channel-follow-intro', false);
-  const [hasSkippedRewards, setHasSkippedRewards] = usePersistedState('skip-rewards-intro', false);
   const hasVerifiedEmail = user && user.has_verified_email;
   const rewardsApproved = user && user.is_reward_approved;
   const isIdentityVerified = user && user.is_identity_verified;
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ function UserSignIn(props: Props) {
   // The possible screens for the sign in flow
   const showEmail = !emailToVerify && !hasVerifiedEmail;
   const showEmailVerification = emailToVerify && !hasVerifiedEmail;
-  const showUserVerification = hasVerifiedEmail && !rewardsApproved && !isIdentityVerified && !hasSkippedRewards;
+  const showUserVerification = hasVerifiedEmail && !rewardsApproved && !isIdentityVerified;
   const showSyncPassword = syncEnabled && getSyncError;
   const showChannelCreation =
     hasVerifiedEmail &&
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ function UserSignIn(props: Props) {
   const SIGN_IN_FLOW = [
     showEmail && <UserEmailNew />,
     showEmailVerification && <UserEmailVerify />,
-    showUserVerification && <UserVerify skipLink={redirect} onSkip={() => setHasSkippedRewards(true)} />,
+    showUserVerification && <UserVerify skipLink={redirect} />,
     showChannelCreation && <UserFirstChannel />,
     showFollowIntro && (
       <UserChannelFollowIntro
diff --git a/ui/component/userVerify/view.jsx b/ui/component/userVerify/view.jsx
index 79c29c1d5..0e975ef5f 100644
--- a/ui/component/userVerify/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/userVerify/view.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type Props = {
   verifyPhone: () => void,
   fetchUser: () => void,
   skipLink?: string,
-  onSkip: () => void,
 };
 
 class UserVerify extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -29,12 +28,7 @@ class UserVerify extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { errorMessage, isPending, verifyPhone, fetchUser, skipLink, onSkip } = this.props;
-    const skipButtonProps = {
-      onClick: onSkip,
-      navigate: skipLink || '/',
-    };
-
+    const { errorMessage, isPending, verifyPhone, fetchUser, skipLink } = this.props;
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <section className="section__header">
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ class UserVerify extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
               to be validated.
             </I18nMessage>{' '}
             <Button onClick={() => fetchUser()} button="link" label={__('Refresh')} /> {'or'}{' '}
-            <Button {...skipButtonProps} button="link" label={__('Skip')} />.
+            <Button navigate={skipLink || '/'} button="link" label={__('Skip')} />.
           </p>
           <p>{__('This step is not required to use LBRY, and not all users or regions may qualify.')}</p>
         </section>
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ class UserVerify extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
             subtitle={__('Rewards validation is optional.')}
             actions={
               <Fragment>
-                <Button {...skipButtonProps} button="primary" label={__('Continue Without Rewards')} />
+                <Button navigate={skipLink || '/'} button="primary" label={__('Continue Without Rewards')} />
               </Fragment>
             }
           />
diff --git a/ui/effects/use-persisted-state.js b/ui/effects/use-persisted-state.js
index ad58c1de5..c929a45aa 100644
--- a/ui/effects/use-persisted-state.js
+++ b/ui/effects/use-persisted-state.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export default function usePersistedState(key, firstTimeDefault) {
   // If no key is passed in, act as a normal `useState`
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ export default function usePersistedState(key, firstTimeDefault) {
 
   const [value, setValue] = useState(defaultValue);
 
-  function setValueAndLocalStorage(newValue) {
-    if (key && localStorageAvailable && value !== newValue) {
-      localStorage.setItem(key, typeof newValue === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(newValue) : newValue);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (key && localStorageAvailable) {
+      localStorage.setItem(key, typeof value === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(value) : value);
     }
+  }, [key, value]);
 
-    setValue(newValue);
-  }
-
-  return [value, setValueAndLocalStorage];
+  return [value, setValue];
 }