diff --git a/app/controllers/idv/cancellations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/idv/cancellations_controller.rb
index bc22186dc43..2346b577fd8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/idv/cancellations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/idv/cancellations_controller.rb
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ def reset_doc_auth
     end
 
     def cancel_document_capture_session
-      # Goal: reset the Idv::Steps::LinkSentStep but we don't have access to the
-      # flow_session from here (because this is the mobile session and that is only
-      # on the desktop session)
       document_capture_session&.update(cancelled_at: Time.zone.now)
     end
 
diff --git a/app/services/idv/steps/link_sent_step.rb b/app/services/idv/steps/link_sent_step.rb
index a421440e6aa..5301f1b1874 100644
--- a/app/services/idv/steps/link_sent_step.rb
+++ b/app/services/idv/steps/link_sent_step.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ def handle_document_verification_failure(get_results_response)
       end
 
       def render_document_capture_cancelled
-        failure(I18n.t('errors.doc_auth.document_capture_cancelled'))
         mark_steps_incomplete
         redirect_to idv_url
+        failure(I18n.t('errors.doc_auth.document_capture_cancelled'))
       end
 
       def render_step_incomplete_error
diff --git a/app/services/idv/steps/send_link_step.rb b/app/services/idv/steps/send_link_step.rb
index a4920b6be88..c79dd9b0d4a 100644
--- a/app/services/idv/steps/send_link_step.rb
+++ b/app/services/idv/steps/send_link_step.rb
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ def formatted_destination_phone
 
       def update_document_capture_session_requested_at(session_uuid)
         document_capture_session = DocumentCaptureSession.find_by(uuid: session_uuid)
-        if document_capture_session.cancelled_at
-          # See note at CancellationsController#cancel_document_capture_session
-          flow_session.delete(Idv::Steps::LinkSentStep.name)
-        end
         return unless document_capture_session
         document_capture_session.update!(
           requested_at: Time.zone.now,