diff --git a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalAssets/index.tsx b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalAssets/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ac38968b7fc..000000000000
--- a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalAssets/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { FieldBaseProps } from '@island.is/application/types'
-import { formatCurrency } from '@island.is/application/ui-components'
-import { Box, Text } from '@island.is/island-ui/core'
-import { useLocale } from '@island.is/localization'
-import { FC, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-import { useFormContext } from 'react-hook-form'
-import { m } from '../../../lib/messages'
-import { calculateTotalAssets } from '../../../lib/utils/calculateTotalAssets'
-
-export const CalculateTotalAssets: FC<
-  React.PropsWithChildren<FieldBaseProps>
-> = ({ application }) => {
-  const { answers } = application
-  const { formatMessage } = useLocale()
-  const { setValue } = useFormContext()
-
-  const acc = calculateTotalAssets(answers)
-
-  const [total] = useState(acc)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setValue('assets.assetsTotal', total)
-  }, [total, setValue])
-
-  return (
-    <Box
-      display={['block', 'block', 'flex']}
-      justifyContent="spaceBetween"
-      marginTop={4}
-    >
-      <Text variant="h3">{formatMessage(m.overviewTotal)}</Text>
-      <Text variant="h3">{formatCurrency(String(total))}</Text>
-    </Box>
-  )
-}
-
-export default CalculateTotalAssets
diff --git a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/SetTotalAssets/index.tsx b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/SetTotalAssets/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d77a6b27c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/CalculationsOfTotal/SetTotalAssets/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { FieldBaseProps } from '@island.is/application/types'
+import { FC, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useFormContext } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { calculateTotalAssets } from '../../../lib/utils/calculateTotalAssets'
+
+export const SetTotalAssets: FC<React.PropsWithChildren<FieldBaseProps>> = ({
+  application,
+}) => {
+  const { answers } = application
+  const { setValue } = useFormContext()
+
+  const total = calculateTotalAssets(answers)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setValue('assets.assetsTotal', total)
+  }, [total, setValue])
+
+  return null
+}
+
+export default SetTotalAssets
diff --git a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/index.ts b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/index.ts
index 29c879ebe87e..61b6498cd211 100644
--- a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/index.ts
+++ b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/fields/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export { OverviewHeirs } from './Overview/OverviewHeirs'
 export { FuneralCost } from './FuneralCost'
 export { OtherAssetsRepeater } from './OtherAssetsRepeater'
 export { DeceasedShareField } from './DeceasedShareField'
-export { CalculateTotalAssets } from './CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalAssets'
+export { SetTotalAssets } from './CalculationsOfTotal/SetTotalAssets'
 export { CalculateTotalDebts } from './CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalDebts'
 export { CalculateTotalBusiness } from './CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateTotalBusiness'
 export { CalculateFuneralCost } from './CalculationsOfTotal/CalculateFuneralCost'
diff --git a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/forms/sections/assets.ts b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/forms/sections/assets.ts
index 623d6042f2db..52e400fd7071 100644
--- a/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/forms/sections/assets.ts
+++ b/libs/application/templates/inheritance-report/src/forms/sections/assets.ts
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@ export const assets = buildSection({
               doesNotRequireAnswer: true,
               component: 'OverviewAssets',
             }),
+            buildCustomField({
+              title: '',
+              id: 'assets.assetsTotal',
+              component: 'SetTotalAssets',
+            }),
             buildDescriptionField({
               id: 'space',
               title: '',