diff --git a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
index d9769e86b..e2c2a1db1 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import EventView from "@/views/events/EventView";
 import MotionSearchView from "@/views/motion-search/MotionSearchView";
 import { RecordingView } from "@/views/recording/RecordingView";
 import axios from "axios";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import useSWR from "swr";
@@ -243,19 +243,11 @@ export default function Events() {
     [recording, setRecording, setReviewFilter],
   );
 
-  const handledReviewLinkRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined);
-
   useSearchEffect(RECORDING_REVIEW_LINK_PARAM, (reviewLinkValue: string) => {
     if (!config) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (handledReviewLinkRef.current === reviewLinkValue) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    handledReviewLinkRef.current = reviewLinkValue;
-
     const reviewLink = parseRecordingReviewLink(reviewLinkValue);
 
     if (!reviewLink) {