diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/App.test.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/App.test.tsx
index 769b9a9a..fcbb69c6 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ describe('App Component - Brand New State', () => {
     window.location.hash = '';
     window.location.search = '';
     window.location.pathname = '/';
-    window.sessionStorage.clear();
-    window.localStorage.clear();
+    window.sessionStorage?.clear?.();
+    window.localStorage?.clear?.();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ describe('App Component - Brand New State', () => {
       expect(mockElectron.reactReady).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/^Select an AI model provider/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/^Welcome to goose/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('should not redirect to /welcome when provider is configured', async () => {
+  it('should not redirect when provider is configured', async () => {
     // Mock provider configured
     mockElectron.getConfig.mockReturnValue({
       GOOSE_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: 'openai',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
index 75367dc1..cb238473 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import { useNavigation } from './hooks/useNavigation';
 import { errorMessage } from './utils/conversionUtils';
 import { getInitialWorkingDir } from './utils/workingDir';
 import { usePageViewTracking } from './hooks/useAnalytics';
-import { trackOnboardingCompleted, trackErrorWithContext } from './utils/analytics';
+import { trackErrorWithContext } from './utils/analytics';
 import { AppEvents } from './constants/events';
 import { registerPlatformEventHandlers } from './utils/platform_events';
 
@@ -247,25 +247,6 @@ const ConfigureProvidersRoute = () => {
   );
 };
 
-const WelcomeRoute = () => {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-  return (
-    <div className="w-screen h-screen bg-background-primary">
-      <ProviderSettings
-        onClose={() => {
-          navigate('/', { replace: true });
-        }}
-        isOnboarding={true}
-        onProviderLaunched={(model?: string) => {
-          trackOnboardingCompleted('other', model);
-          navigate('/', { replace: true });
-        }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
 // Wrapper component for SharedSessionRoute to access parent state
 const SharedSessionRouteWrapper = ({
   isLoadingSharedSession,
@@ -627,7 +608,6 @@ export function AppInner() {
         <div style={{ position: 'relative', width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
           <Routes>
             <Route path="launcher" element={<LauncherView />} />
-            <Route path="welcome" element={<WelcomeRoute />} />
             <Route path="configure-providers" element={<ConfigureProvidersRoute />} />
             <Route path="standalone-app" element={<StandaloneAppView />} />
             <Route
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
index a1732e0d..04b0db97 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -821,7 +821,6 @@ const createChat = async (app: App, options: CreateChatOptions = {}) => {
     permission: '/permission',
     ConfigureProviders: '/configure-providers',
     sharedSession: '/shared-session',
-    welcome: '/welcome',
   };
 
   if (viewType) {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/navigationUtils.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/navigationUtils.ts
index 33f29f06..aa4f41b4 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/navigationUtils.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/navigationUtils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Recipe } from '../api';
 import { UserInput } from '../types/message';
 
 export type View =
-  | 'welcome'
   | 'chat'
   | 'pair'
   | 'settings'
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ export const createNavigationHandler = (navigate: NavigateFunction) => {
         navigate('/shared-session', { state: options });
         break;
 
-      case 'welcome':
-        navigate('/welcome', { state: options });
-        break;
       case 'extensions':
         navigate('/extensions', { state: options });
         break;