diff --git a/src/util/handleError.ts b/src/util/handleError.ts
index 96e6712e3..9e40c3952 100644
--- a/src/util/handleError.ts
+++ b/src/util/handleError.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DEBUG_ALERT_MSG, GLOBAL_STATE_CACHE_KEY } from '../config';
+import { DEBUG_ALERT_MSG } from '../config';
 import { throttle } from './schedulers';
 
 window.addEventListener('error', handleErrorEvent);
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ window.addEventListener('unhandledrejection', handleErrorEvent);
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-destructuring
 const APP_ENV = process.env.APP_ENV;
-const STARTUP_TIMEOUT = 5000;
-
-const startedAt = Date.now();
-let isReloading = false;
 
 function handleErrorEvent(e: ErrorEvent | PromiseRejectionEvent) {
   e.preventDefault();
@@ -23,20 +19,6 @@ export function handleError(err: Error) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.error(err);
 
-  if (isReloading) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // For startup errors, we just clean the cache and refresh the page
-  if (Date.now() - startedAt <= STARTUP_TIMEOUT && localStorage.getItem(GLOBAL_STATE_CACHE_KEY)) {
-    localStorage.removeItem(GLOBAL_STATE_CACHE_KEY);
-
-    isReloading = true;
-    window.location.reload();
-
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (APP_ENV === 'development' || APP_ENV === 'staging') {
     throttledAlert(`${DEBUG_ALERT_MSG}\n\n${(err && err.message) || err}\n${err && err.stack}`);
   }