diff --git a/apps/browser/src/auth/popup/settings/account-security.component.ts b/apps/browser/src/auth/popup/settings/account-security.component.ts
index 1617ed8476..68b46ad881 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/auth/popup/settings/account-security.component.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/auth/popup/settings/account-security.component.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ export class AccountSecurityComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.form.controls.vaultTimeoutAction.valueChanges
       .pipe(
-        startWith(initialValues.vaultTimeoutAction), // emit to init pairwise
         map(async (value) => {
           await this.saveVaultTimeoutAction(value);
         }),