diff --git a/appview/oauth/accounts.go b/appview/oauth/accounts.go
index c8948bf1..87a963ac 100644
--- a/appview/oauth/accounts.go
+++ b/appview/oauth/accounts.go
@@ -127,18 +127,16 @@ func (o *OAuth) GetMultiAccountUser(r *http.Request) *MultiAccountUser {
 }
 
 type AuthReturnInfo struct {
-	ReturnURL  string
-	AddAccount bool
+	ReturnURL string
 }
 
-func (o *OAuth) SetAuthReturn(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, returnURL string, addAccount bool) error {
+func (o *OAuth) SetAuthReturn(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, returnURL string) error {
 	session, err := o.SessStore.Get(r, AuthReturnName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	session.Values[AuthReturnURL] = returnURL
-	session.Values[AuthAddAccount] = addAccount
 	session.Options.MaxAge = 60 * 30
 	session.Options.HttpOnly = true
 	session.Options.Secure = !o.Config.Core.Dev
@@ -154,11 +152,9 @@ func (o *OAuth) GetAuthReturn(r *http.Request) *AuthReturnInfo {
 	}
 
 	returnURL, _ := session.Values[AuthReturnURL].(string)
-	addAccount, _ := session.Values[AuthAddAccount].(bool)
 
 	return &AuthReturnInfo{
-		ReturnURL:  returnURL,
-		AddAccount: addAccount,
+		ReturnURL: returnURL,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/appview/oauth/consts.go b/appview/oauth/consts.go
index 686c8499..e3a6be71 100644
--- a/appview/oauth/consts.go
+++ b/appview/oauth/consts.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const (
 	AccountsName         = "appview-accounts-v2"
 	AuthReturnName       = "appview-auth-return"
 	AuthReturnURL        = "return_url"
-	AuthAddAccount       = "add_account"
 	SessionHandle        = "handle"
 	SessionDid           = "did"
 	SessionId            = "id"
diff --git a/appview/oauth/oauth.go b/appview/oauth/oauth.go
index 0cb715c7..a96469bc 100644
--- a/appview/oauth/oauth.go
+++ b/appview/oauth/oauth.go
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (o *OAuth) StartElevatedAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter
 	info.AccountDID = &parsedDid
 	o.ClientApp.Store.SaveAuthRequestInfo(ctx, *info)
 
-	if err := o.SetAuthReturn(w, r, returnURL, false); err != nil {
+	if err := o.SetAuthReturn(w, r, returnURL); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to set auth return: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html b/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
index cfd52098..0f439ff8 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
           </span>
       </div>
       <input type="hidden" name="return_url" value="{{ .ReturnUrl }}">
-      <input type="hidden" name="add_account" value="{{ if .AddAccount }}true{{ end }}">
 
       <button
           class="btn w-full my-2 mt-6 text-base"
diff --git a/appview/state/login.go b/appview/state/login.go
index 3a7466f8..eae4c039 100644
--- a/appview/state/login.go
+++ b/appview/state/login.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func (s *State) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case http.MethodPost:
 		handle := r.FormValue("handle")
 		returnURL := r.FormValue("return_url")
-		addAccount := r.FormValue("add_account") == "true"
 
 		// remove spaces around the handle, handles can't have spaces around them
 		handle = strings.TrimSpace(handle)
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *State) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := s.oauth.SetAuthReturn(w, r, sanitizeReturnURL(returnURL), addAccount); err != nil {
+		if err := s.oauth.SetAuthReturn(w, r, sanitizeReturnURL(returnURL)); err != nil {
 			l.Error("failed to set auth return", "err", err)
 		}