diff --git a/src/libs/TransactionUtils.ts b/src/libs/TransactionUtils.ts
index 06465212733c..34b078f7040e 100644
--- a/src/libs/TransactionUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/TransactionUtils.ts
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ function hasPendingUI(transaction: OnyxEntry<Transaction>, transactionViolations
 /**
  * Check if the transaction has a defined route
  */
-function hasRoute(transaction: OnyxEntry<Transaction>, isDistanceRequestType: boolean): boolean {
-    return !!transaction?.routes?.route0?.geometry?.coordinates || (isDistanceRequestType && !!transaction?.comment?.customUnit?.quantity);
+function hasRoute(transaction: OnyxEntry<Transaction>, isDistanceRequestType?: boolean): boolean {
+    return !!transaction?.routes?.route0?.geometry?.coordinates || (!!isDistanceRequestType && !!transaction?.comment?.customUnit?.quantity);
 }
 
 function getAllReportTransactions(reportID?: string, transactions?: OnyxCollection<Transaction>): Transaction[] {
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
index 5d3b701424d5..f75adb4c2a3d 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
@@ -94,13 +94,12 @@ function IOURequestStepDistance({
     const isLoadingRoute = transaction?.comment?.isLoading ?? false;
     const isLoading = transaction?.isLoading ?? false;
     const hasRouteError = !!transaction?.errorFields?.route;
-    const hasRoute = TransactionUtils.hasRoute(transaction, true);
+    const hasRoute = TransactionUtils.hasRoute(transaction);
     const validatedWaypoints = TransactionUtils.getValidWaypoints(waypoints);
     const previousValidatedWaypoints = usePrevious(validatedWaypoints);
     const haveValidatedWaypointsChanged = !isEqual(previousValidatedWaypoints, validatedWaypoints);
     const isRouteAbsentWithoutErrors = !hasRoute && !hasRouteError;
-    const isEmptyCoordinates = !transaction?.routes?.route0?.geometry?.coordinates?.length;
-    const shouldFetchRoute = (isEmptyCoordinates || isRouteAbsentWithoutErrors || haveValidatedWaypointsChanged) && !isLoadingRoute && Object.keys(validatedWaypoints).length > 1;
+    const shouldFetchRoute = (isRouteAbsentWithoutErrors || haveValidatedWaypointsChanged) && !isLoadingRoute && Object.keys(validatedWaypoints).length > 1;
     const [shouldShowAtLeastTwoDifferentWaypointsError, setShouldShowAtLeastTwoDifferentWaypointsError] = useState(false);
     const isWaypointEmpty = (waypoint?: Waypoint) => {
         if (!waypoint) {