diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/index.tsx
index d30bc170bbd5..05553d602645 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import {FlashList} from '@shopify/flash-list';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 import type {NativeSyntheticEvent} from 'react-native';
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ function BaseSearchList({
     keyExtractor,
     onScroll,
     ref,
-    isFocused,
     scrollToIndex,
     onEndReached,
     onEndReachedThreshold,
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function BaseSearchList({
     customCardNames,
 }: BaseSearchListProps) {
     const hasKeyBeenPressed = useRef(false);
+    const isFocused = useIsFocused();
 
     const setHasKeyBeenPressed = useCallback(() => {
         if (hasKeyBeenPressed.current) {
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ function BaseSearchList({
     }, [setHasKeyBeenPressed]);
 
     const extraData = useMemo(
-        () => [focusedIndex, isFocused, columns, newTransactions, selectedTransactions, customCardNames],
-        [focusedIndex, isFocused, columns, newTransactions, selectedTransactions, customCardNames],
+        () => [focusedIndex, columns, newTransactions, selectedTransactions, customCardNames],
+        [focusedIndex, columns, newTransactions, selectedTransactions, customCardNames],
     );
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/types.ts b/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/types.ts
index b7e29e1fdf1c..e0fe33cadc93 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchList/BaseSearchList/types.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ type BaseSearchListProps = Pick<
     /** The callback, which is run when a row is pressed */
     onSelectRow: (item: SearchListItem) => void;
 
-    /** Whether the screen containing the list is focused */
-    isFocused?: boolean;
-
     /** The ref to the list */
     ref: ForwardedRef<FlashListRef<SearchListItem>>;
 
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchList/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchList/index.tsx
index ec02f483f0cc..dddc4a080a44 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchList/index.tsx
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ type SearchListProps = Pick<FlashListProps<SearchListItem>, 'onScroll' | 'conten
     /** Columns to show */
     columns: SearchColumnType[];
 
-    /** Whether the screen is focused */
-    isFocused: boolean;
-
     /** Called when the viewability of rows changes, as defined by the viewabilityConfig prop. */
     onViewableItemsChanged?: (info: {changed: Array<ViewToken<SearchListItem>>; viewableItems: Array<ViewToken<SearchListItem>>}) => void;
 
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ function SearchList({
     shouldPreventLongPressRow,
     queryJSON,
     columns,
-    isFocused,
     onViewableItemsChanged,
     onLayout,
     shouldAnimate,
@@ -386,10 +382,10 @@ function SearchList({
 
             return (
                 <Animated.View
-                    exiting={shouldApplyAnimation && isFocused ? FadeOutUp.duration(CONST.SEARCH.EXITING_ANIMATION_DURATION).easing(easing) : undefined}
+                    exiting={shouldApplyAnimation ? FadeOutUp.duration(CONST.SEARCH.EXITING_ANIMATION_DURATION).easing(easing) : undefined}
                     entering={undefined}
                     style={styles.overflowHidden}
-                    layout={shouldApplyAnimation && hasItemsBeingRemoved && isFocused ? LinearTransition.easing(easing).duration(CONST.SEARCH.EXITING_ANIMATION_DURATION) : undefined}
+                    layout={shouldApplyAnimation && hasItemsBeingRemoved ? LinearTransition.easing(easing).duration(CONST.SEARCH.EXITING_ANIMATION_DURATION) : undefined}
                 >
                     <ListItem
                         showTooltip
@@ -428,7 +424,6 @@ function SearchList({
             groupBy,
             newTransactions,
             shouldAnimate,
-            isFocused,
             data.length,
             itemsWithSelection,
             styles.overflowHidden,
@@ -502,7 +497,6 @@ function SearchList({
                 ref={listRef}
                 columns={columns}
                 scrollToIndex={scrollToIndex}
-                isFocused={isFocused}
                 flattenedItemsLength={flattenedItems.length}
                 onEndReached={onEndReached}
                 onEndReachedThreshold={onEndReachedThreshold}
diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index 61a49e95f82c..e872d0d7c18c 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -1046,7 +1046,6 @@ function Search({
                     canSelectMultiple={canSelectMultiple}
                     selectedTransactions={selectedTransactions}
                     shouldPreventLongPressRow={isChat || isTask}
-                    isFocused={isFocused}
                     onDEWModalOpen={handleDEWModalOpen}
                     isDEWBetaEnabled={isDEWBetaEnabled}
                     SearchTableHeader={