diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-capture.tsx b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-capture.tsx
index e40bee7fb58..d23e7da1859 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-capture.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-capture.tsx
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ function AcuantCapture(
   } = useContext(AcuantContext);
   const { isMockClient } = useContext(UploadContext);
   const { trackEvent } = useContext(AnalyticsContext);
-  const { isSelfieCaptureEnabled, immediatelyBeginCapture } = useContext(SelfieCaptureContext);
+  const { isSelfieCaptureEnabled } = useContext(SelfieCaptureContext);
   const fullScreenRef = useRef<FullScreenRefHandle>(null);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const isForceUploading = useRef(false);
@@ -349,9 +349,7 @@ function AcuantCapture(
   // This hook does that.
   const isBackOfId = name === 'back';
   useLogCameraInfo({ isBackOfId, hasStartedCropping });
-  const [isCapturingEnvironment, setIsCapturingEnvironment] = useState(
-    selfieCapture && immediatelyBeginCapture,
-  );
+  const [isCapturingEnvironment, setIsCapturingEnvironment] = useState(selfieCapture);
 
   const {
     failedCaptureAttempts,
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture.tsx b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture.tsx
index 6115ccd7f48..76b30704cf0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture.tsx
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@ interface SelfieCaptureProps {
    * the capture component.
    */
   showHelpInitially: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Specify whether we should try to capture using Acuant immediately
-   */
-  immediatelyBeginCapture: boolean;
 }
 
 const SelfieCaptureContext = createContext<SelfieCaptureProps>({
   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
   showHelpInitially: true,
-  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
 });
 
 SelfieCaptureContext.displayName = 'SelfieCaptureContext';
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx b/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
index afdf1e31857..f5222ec041d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ render(
                       isSelfieCaptureEnabled: getSelfieCaptureEnabled(),
                       isSelfieDesktopTestMode: String(docAuthSelfieDesktopTestMode) === 'true',
                       showHelpInitially: true,
-                      immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                     }}
                   >
                     <FailedCaptureAttemptsContextProvider
diff --git a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/document-side-acuant-capture-spec.tsx b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/document-side-acuant-capture-spec.tsx
index f45e22de68e..823a85dc692 100644
--- a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/document-side-acuant-capture-spec.tsx
+++ b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/document-side-acuant-capture-spec.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: true,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: true,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: true,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -155,7 +150,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: true,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: true,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
@@ -192,7 +186,6 @@ describe('DocumentSideAcuantCapture', () => {
                   isSelfieCaptureEnabled: true,
                   isSelfieDesktopTestMode: true,
                   showHelpInitially: false,
-                  immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
                 }}
               >
                 <DocumentSideAcuantCapture {...DEFAULT_PROPS} side="front" />
diff --git a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/documents-step-spec.tsx b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/documents-step-spec.tsx
index 80bedd1160f..225f9573800 100644
--- a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/documents-step-spec.tsx
+++ b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/documents-step-spec.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ describe('document-capture/components/documents-step', () => {
           isSelfieCaptureEnabled: true,
           isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
           showHelpInitially: true,
-          immediatelyBeginCapture: true,
         }}
       >
         <DocumentsStep
diff --git a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/selfie-step-spec.tsx b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/selfie-step-spec.tsx
index 0fec529a12d..f6e01a250a9 100644
--- a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/selfie-step-spec.tsx
+++ b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/selfie-step-spec.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe('document-capture/components/selfie-step', () => {
             isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
             isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
             showHelpInitially: false,
-            immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
           }}
         >
           <SelfieStep
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ describe('document-capture/components/selfie-step', () => {
             isSelfieCaptureEnabled: false,
             isSelfieDesktopTestMode: false,
             showHelpInitially: false,
-            immediatelyBeginCapture: false,
           }}
         >
           <SelfieStep
diff --git a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture-spec.jsx b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture-spec.jsx
index 796377d6da3..15661ca31d3 100644
--- a/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture-spec.jsx
+++ b/spec/javascript/packages/document-capture/context/selfie-capture-spec.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ describe('document-capture/context/selfie-capture', () => {
       'isSelfieCaptureEnabled',
       'isSelfieDesktopTestMode',
       'showHelpInitially',
-      'immediatelyBeginCapture',
     ]);
     expect(result.current.isSelfieCaptureEnabled).to.be.a('boolean');
   });