diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b9db9c8a8a4..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { useParams, useNavigationType } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
-
-import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-
-import { playlistSrv } from './PlaylistSrv';
-import PlaylistStartPage from './PlaylistStartPage';
-
-// Mock the dependencies
-jest.mock('react-router-dom-v5-compat', () => ({
-  useParams: jest.fn(),
-  useNavigationType: jest.fn(),
-}));
-
-jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
-  locationService: {
-    getHistory: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
-      goBack: jest.fn(),
-    }),
-  },
-}));
-
-jest.mock('./PlaylistSrv', () => ({
-  playlistSrv: {
-    start: jest.fn(),
-  },
-}));
-
-describe('PlaylistStartPage', () => {
-  afterEach(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks(); // Clear mocks after each test
-  });
-
-  it('should call locationService.getHistory().goBack() when navigationType is "POP"', () => {
-    // Arrange: Set up the mock return value for useParams and useNavigationType
-    (useParams as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ uid: '123' });
-    (useNavigationType as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue('POP');
-
-    // Act: Render the component
-    render(<PlaylistStartPage />);
-
-    // Assert: Check if goBack was called
-    expect(locationService.getHistory().goBack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(playlistSrv.start).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // Should not call start
-  });
-
-  it('should call playlistSrv.start() when navigationType is not "POP"', () => {
-    // Arrange: Set up the mock return value for useParams and useNavigationType
-    (useParams as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ uid: '123' });
-    (useNavigationType as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue('PUSH'); // or any other type
-
-    // Act: Render the component
-    render(<PlaylistStartPage />);
-
-    // Assert: Check if playlistSrv.start was called with correct uid
-    expect(playlistSrv.start).toHaveBeenCalledWith('123');
-    expect(locationService.getHistory().goBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // Should not call goBack
-  });
-});
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
index cb249f13edf..9ca30fbc58d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-import { useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
-
-import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
 
 import { playlistSrv } from './PlaylistSrv';
 
 // This is a react page that just redirects to new URLs
 export default function PlaylistStartPage() {
   const { uid = '' } = useParams();
-  const navigationType = useNavigationType();
-  if (navigationType === 'POP') {
-    locationService.getHistory().goBack();
-  } else {
-    playlistSrv.start(uid);
-  }
+  playlistSrv.start(uid);
   return null;
 }