diff --git a/app/services/idv/flows/doc_auth_flow.rb b/app/services/idv/flows/doc_auth_flow.rb
index 2fdec534840..1c9773618c2 100644
--- a/app/services/idv/flows/doc_auth_flow.rb
+++ b/app/services/idv/flows/doc_auth_flow.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ class DocAuthFlow < Flow::BaseFlow
         welcome: Idv::Steps::WelcomeStep,
         agreement: Idv::Steps::AgreementStep,
         upload: Idv::Steps::UploadStep,
-        send_link: Idv::Steps::SendLinkStep,
+        **(IdentityConfig.store.doc_auth_combined_hybrid_handoff_enabled ?
+          {} : { send_link: Idv::Steps::SendLinkStep }),
         link_sent: Idv::Steps::LinkSentStep,
         email_sent: Idv::Steps::EmailSentStep,
         document_capture: Idv::Steps::DocumentCaptureStep,
diff --git a/spec/services/idv/steps/upload_step_spec.rb b/spec/services/idv/steps/upload_step_spec.rb
index 5d3beba11de..5461d31b732 100644
--- a/spec/services/idv/steps/upload_step_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/idv/steps/upload_step_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       ActionController::Parameters.new(
         {
           doc_auth: { phone: '(201) 555-1212' },
+          combined: true,
         },
       )
     end
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
     end
 
     subject(:step) do
-      Idv::Steps::SendLinkStep.new(flow)
+      Idv::Steps::UploadStep.new(flow)
     end
 
     before do