diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/PublicDashboardScenePage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/PublicDashboardScenePage.tsx
index 2b2895124c9..6c21c6845b3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/PublicDashboardScenePage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/PublicDashboardScenePage.tsx
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ export function PublicDashboardScenePage({ route }: Props) {
     return <PublicDashboardNotAvailable />;
   }
 
-  // if no time picker render without url sync
-  if (dashboard.state.controls?.state.hideTimeControls) {
-    return <PublicDashboardSceneRenderer model={dashboard} />;
-  }
-
   return (
+    // url sync is needed with or without time picker enabled to make refresh work
+    // the backend sanitizes the request payload
     <UrlSyncContextProvider scene={dashboard}>
       <PublicDashboardSceneRenderer model={dashboard} />
     </UrlSyncContextProvider>