diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index 47d10ddcef4b..42096fe9fb20 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -614,14 +614,6 @@ function buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest(
                 pendingFields: null,
             },
         },
-
-        // Remove the temporary transaction used during the creation flow
-        {
-            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.SET,
-            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_DRAFT}${CONST.IOU.OPTIMISTIC_TRANSACTION_ID}`,
-            value: null,
-        },
-
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${chatReport?.reportID}`,
@@ -1605,6 +1597,11 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${splitTransaction.transactionID}`,
             value: splitTransaction,
         },
+        {
+            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
+            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_DRAFT}${CONST.IOU.OPTIMISTIC_TRANSACTION_ID}`,
+            value: null,
+        },
     ];
 
     const successData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
@@ -1621,11 +1618,6 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${splitTransaction.transactionID}`,
             value: {pendingAction: null},
         },
-        {
-            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_DRAFT}${CONST.IOU.OPTIMISTIC_TRANSACTION_ID}`,
-            value: null,
-        },
     ];
 
     if (!existingSplitChatReport) {
@@ -1644,11 +1636,6 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
                 errors: ErrorUtils.getMicroSecondOnyxError('iou.error.genericCreateFailureMessage'),
             },
         },
-        {
-            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_DRAFT}${CONST.IOU.OPTIMISTIC_TRANSACTION_ID}`,
-            value: null,
-        },
     ];
 
     if (existingSplitChatReport) {