diff --git a/src/Expensify.tsx b/src/Expensify.tsx
index a7dd389611b6..639404657c1b 100644
--- a/src/Expensify.tsx
+++ b/src/Expensify.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import useIsAuthenticated from './hooks/useIsAuthenticated';
 import useLocalize from './hooks/useLocalize';
 import useOnyx from './hooks/useOnyx';
 import {updateLastRoute} from './libs/actions/App';
-import {initReconnect} from './libs/actions/Reconnect';
 import * as ActiveClientManager from './libs/ActiveClientManager';
 import {isSafari} from './libs/Browser';
 import Log from './libs/Log';
@@ -251,15 +250,6 @@ function Expensify() {
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- we don't want this effect to run again
     }, []);
 
-    const didInitReconnectRef = useRef(false);
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (didInitReconnectRef.current) {
-            return;
-        }
-        didInitReconnectRef.current = true;
-        initReconnect();
-    }, []);
-
     useLayoutEffect(() => {
         if (!isNavigationReady || !lastRoute) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Reconnect.ts b/src/libs/actions/Reconnect.ts
index 94b89499ace0..b0da80cc9540 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Reconnect.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Reconnect.ts
@@ -60,27 +60,25 @@ onNetworkReachabilityConfirmed(() => {
 });
 
 // Any offline→online transition — flush the sequential queue
-let wasOffline: boolean;
-const initReconnect = () => {
-    wasOffline = getIsOffline();
-    subscribeNetworkState(() => {
-        const offline = getIsOffline();
-        if (wasOffline && !offline) {
-            Log.info('[Reconnect] Offline→online, flushing queue');
-            flush();
-        }
-        wasOffline = offline;
-    });
-
-    // App came to foreground — sync data and flush queue
-    AppStateMonitor.addBecameActiveListener(() => {
-        Log.info('[Reconnect] App became active');
-        if (getIsOffline()) {
-            refreshNetworkState();
-        }
-        reconnect();
+let wasOffline = getIsOffline();
+subscribeNetworkState(() => {
+    const offline = getIsOffline();
+    if (wasOffline && !offline) {
+        Log.info('[Reconnect] Offline→online, flushing queue');
         flush();
-    });
-};
+    }
+    wasOffline = offline;
+});
+
+// App came to foreground — sync data and flush queue
+AppStateMonitor.addBecameActiveListener(() => {
+    Log.info('[Reconnect] App became active');
+    if (getIsOffline()) {
+        refreshNetworkState();
+    }
+    reconnect();
+    flush();
+});
 
-export {reconnect, initReconnect};
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/prefer-default-export -- single export is intentional; more reconnection helpers may be added here as the architecture evolves
+export {reconnect};
diff --git a/tests/actions/ReportTest.ts b/tests/actions/ReportTest.ts
index 6b7cb2cb4a05..2b107602fbda 100644
--- a/tests/actions/ReportTest.ts
+++ b/tests/actions/ReportTest.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import playSound, {SOUNDS} from '@libs/Sound';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import OnyxUpdateManager from '@src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager';
 import * as PersistedRequests from '@src/libs/actions/PersistedRequests';
-import {initReconnect} from '@src/libs/actions/Reconnect';
 import * as Report from '@src/libs/actions/Report';
 import * as User from '@src/libs/actions/User';
 import DateUtils from '@src/libs/DateUtils';
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ jest.mock('react-native-blob-util', () => ({
 
 const originalXHR = HttpUtils.xhr;
 OnyxUpdateManager();
-initReconnect();
 
 // Define introSelected to use across all openReport tests
 const TEST_INTRO_SELECTED: OnyxTypes.IntroSelected = {
diff --git a/tests/actions/SessionTest.ts b/tests/actions/SessionTest.ts
index fac013420337..c72354545a73 100644
--- a/tests/actions/SessionTest.ts
+++ b/tests/actions/SessionTest.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {confirmReadyToOpenApp, openApp, reconnectApp} from '@libs/actions/App';
 import {buildOldDotURL, openExternalLink} from '@libs/actions/Link';
 import OnyxUpdateManager from '@libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager';
 import {getAll as getAllPersistedRequests} from '@libs/actions/PersistedRequests';
-import {initReconnect} from '@libs/actions/Reconnect';
 import * as SignInRedirect from '@libs/actions/SignInRedirect';
 import {SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS, WRITE_COMMANDS} from '@libs/API/types';
 import asyncOpenURL from '@libs/asyncOpenURL';
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ Onyx.init({
 });
 
 OnyxUpdateManager();
-initReconnect();
 beforeEach(() => {
     setHasRadio(true);
     return Onyx.clear().then(waitForBatchedUpdates);
diff --git a/tests/unit/APITest.ts b/tests/unit/APITest.ts
index 901a949e251d..4f25a136a795 100644
--- a/tests/unit/APITest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/APITest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import MockedOnyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
-import {initReconnect} from '@libs/actions/Reconnect';
 import type {EnablePolicyFeatureCommand} from '@libs/actions/RequestConflictUtils';
 import type {ApiRequestCommandParameters, ReadCommand, WriteCommand} from '@libs/API/types';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ jest.mock('@src/libs/Log');
 Onyx.init({
     keys: ONYXKEYS,
 });
-initReconnect();
 
 type Response = {
     ok?: boolean;
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReconnectTest.ts b/tests/unit/ReconnectTest.ts
index 8dbcaf49bc97..d011dd00cbb4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReconnectTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ReconnectTest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import {openApp, reconnectApp} from '@libs/actions/App';
-import {initReconnect, reconnect} from '@libs/actions/Reconnect';
+import {reconnect} from '@libs/actions/Reconnect';
 import type AppStateMonitorType from '@libs/AppStateMonitor';
 import {flush} from '@libs/Network/SequentialQueue';
 import {getIsOffline, setHasRadio, setSustainedFailures} from '@libs/NetworkState';
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ jest.mock('@libs/AppStateMonitor', () => ({
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access -- extracting callback captured during module load
 const AppStateMonitor: typeof AppStateMonitorType = require('@libs/AppStateMonitor').default;
 
-initReconnect();
-const firstCall = jest.mocked(AppStateMonitor.addBecameActiveListener).mock.calls.at(-1);
+const firstCall = jest.mocked(AppStateMonitor.addBecameActiveListener).mock.calls.at(0);
 if (!firstCall) {
     throw new Error('AppStateMonitor.addBecameActiveListener was not called during Reconnect.ts module load');
 }
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Reconnect', () => {
     test('sustained failure recovery notifies reachability listeners', () => {
         const {onReachabilityConfirmed} = require<typeof NetworkStateType>('@libs/NetworkState');
         const listener = jest.fn();
-        const unSub = onReachabilityConfirmed(listener);
+        const unsub = onReachabilityConfirmed(listener);
 
         setSustainedFailures(true);
         listener.mockClear();
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ describe('Reconnect', () => {
         jest.useRealTimers();
 
         expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        unSub();
+        unsub();
     });
 
     test('reachability confirmed triggers reconnect when sustained failures clear', async () => {