diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
index f7f70853d0..671ce96dbb 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
@@ -218,22 +218,11 @@ export function WalletList(props: WalletListProps) {
       const browserProvider = new WrappedBrowserProvider(ethereumProvider);
       selectBrowserProvider(browserProvider, 'walletconnect');
 
-      const { chainId } = await ((await browserProvider.getSigner()).provider.getNetwork());
-
       if (ethereumProvider.chainId !== targetChainId) {
         // @ts-ignore allow protected method `switchEthereumChain` to be called
         await ethereumProvider.switchEthereumChain(targetChainId);
       }
 
-      if (chainId as unknown as ChainId !== targetChainId) {
-        viewDispatch({
-          payload: {
-            type: ViewActions.UPDATE_VIEW,
-            view: { type: ConnectWidgetViews.SWITCH_NETWORK },
-          },
-        });
-      }
-
       viewDispatch({
         payload: {
           type: ViewActions.UPDATE_VIEW,