diff --git a/src/frontend/hooks/use-filter-drawer.tsx b/src/frontend/hooks/use-filter-drawer.tsx
index f21214295..dfe38858f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hooks/use-filter-drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/hooks/use-filter-drawer.tsx
@@ -9,18 +9,12 @@ export const useFilterDrawer = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch()
   const isVisible = useSelector((state: ReduxState) => state.filterDrawer.isVisible)
 
-  const { showFilters, filters = {} } = useQueryParams()
+  const { filters = {} } = useQueryParams()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setFiltersCount(Object.keys(filters).length)
   }, [filters])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (showFilters) {
-      dispatch(showFilterDrawer())
-    }
-  }, [showFilters])
-
   const toggleFilter = () => {
     dispatch(isVisible ? hideFilterDrawer() : showFilterDrawer())
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/hooks/use-query-params.ts b/src/frontend/hooks/use-query-params.ts
index 8d78e7c78..e7be93a31 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hooks/use-query-params.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/hooks/use-query-params.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
-import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty.js'
 import pick from 'lodash/pick.js'
 import { parse, stringify } from 'qs'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ export function useQueryParams<
     [searchParams, pathname],
   )
   const { sortBy, direction, page, tab, filters, redirectUrl } = parsedQuery
-  const showFilters = !isEmpty(filters)
   const listParams = useMemo(
     () => pick(parsedQuery, [
       QueryListParams.SortBy,
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ export function useQueryParams<
   }
 
   return {
-    showFilters,
     parsedQuery,
     listParams,
     filters: filters as unknown as FiltersT,