diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index 36ac445a78d4..e60076613ca5 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ function expandURLPreview(reportID: string, reportActionID: string) {
 }
 
 /** Marks the new report actions as read */
-function readNewestAction(reportID: string, shouldEmitEvent = true) {
+function readNewestAction(reportID: string) {
     const lastReadTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
 
     const optimisticData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
@@ -957,12 +957,16 @@ function readNewestAction(reportID: string, shouldEmitEvent = true) {
         lastReadTime,
     };
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     API.write('ReadNewestAction', parameters, {optimisticData});
 
     if (!shouldEmitEvent) {
         return;
     }
 
+=======
+    API.write(WRITE_COMMANDS.READ_NEWEST_ACTION, parameters, {optimisticData});
+>>>>>>> b2e1e21 (Merge pull request #35308 from Expensify/vit-revert34537)
     DeviceEventEmitter.emit(`readNewestAction_${reportID}`, lastReadTime);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
index ce8dcb10ef5f..8d79e7af8dd4 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ function ReportActionsList({
     const route = useRoute();
     const opacity = useSharedValue(0);
     const userActiveSince = useRef(null);
-    const userInactiveSince = useRef(null);
 
     const markerInit = () => {
         if (!cacheUnreadMarkers.has(report.reportID)) {
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ function ReportActionsList({
         [currentUnreadMarker, sortedVisibleReportActions, report.reportID, messageManuallyMarkedUnread],
     );
 
-    const calculateUnreadMarker = useCallback(() => {
+    useEffect(() => {
         // Iterate through the report actions and set appropriate unread marker.
         // This is to avoid a warning of:
         // Cannot update a component (ReportActionsList) while rendering a different component (CellRenderer).
@@ -406,48 +405,7 @@ function ReportActionsList({
         if (!markerFound) {
             setCurrentUnreadMarker(null);
         }
-    }, [sortedVisibleReportActions, shouldDisplayNewMarker, currentUnreadMarker, report.reportID]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        calculateUnreadMarker();
-    }, [calculateUnreadMarker, report.lastReadTime, messageManuallyMarkedUnread]);
-
-    const onVisibilityChange = useCallback(() => {
-        if (!Visibility.isVisible()) {
-            userInactiveSince.current = DateUtils.getDBTime();
-            return;
-        }
-        // In case the user read new messages (after being inactive) with other device we should
-        // show marker based on report.lastReadTime
-        const newMessageTimeReference = userInactiveSince.current > report.lastReadTime ? userActiveSince.current : report.lastReadTime;
-        if (
-            scrollingVerticalOffset.current >= MSG_VISIBLE_THRESHOLD ||
-            !(
-                sortedVisibleReportActions &&
-                _.some(
-                    sortedVisibleReportActions,
-                    (reportAction) =>
-                        newMessageTimeReference < reportAction.created &&
-                        (ReportActionsUtils.isReportPreviewAction(reportAction) ? reportAction.childLastActorAccountID : reportAction.actorAccountID) !== Report.getCurrentUserAccountID(),
-                )
-            )
-        ) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        Report.readNewestAction(report.reportID, false);
-        userActiveSince.current = DateUtils.getDBTime();
-        lastReadTimeRef.current = newMessageTimeReference;
-        setCurrentUnreadMarker(null);
-        cacheUnreadMarkers.delete(report.reportID);
-        calculateUnreadMarker();
-    }, [calculateUnreadMarker, report, sortedVisibleReportActions]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const unsubscribeVisibilityListener = Visibility.onVisibilityChange(onVisibilityChange);
-
-        return unsubscribeVisibilityListener;
-    }, [onVisibilityChange]);
+    }, [sortedVisibleReportActions, report.lastReadTime, report.reportID, messageManuallyMarkedUnread, shouldDisplayNewMarker, currentUnreadMarker]);
 
     const renderItem = useCallback(
         ({item: reportAction, index}) => (