diff --git a/src/libs/UserUtils.ts b/src/libs/UserUtils.ts
index 55a6c81f0417..761d4788584c 100644
--- a/src/libs/UserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/UserUtils.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import Str from 'expensify-common/lib/str';
-import _ from 'lodash';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
-import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
 import * as defaultAvatars from '@components/Icon/DefaultAvatars';
 import {ConciergeAvatar, FallbackAvatar} from '@components/Icon/Expensicons';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
-import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
-import type {PersonalDetailsList} from '@src/types/onyx';
 import type Login from '@src/types/onyx/Login';
 import type IconAsset from '@src/types/utils/IconAsset';
 import hashCode from './hashCode';
@@ -18,12 +14,6 @@ type AvatarSource = IconAsset | string;
 
 type LoginListIndicator = ValueOf<typeof CONST.BRICK_ROAD_INDICATOR_STATUS> | '';
 
-let allPersonalDetails: OnyxEntry<PersonalDetailsList>;
-Onyx.connect({
-    key: ONYXKEYS.PERSONAL_DETAILS_LIST,
-    callback: (val) => (allPersonalDetails = _.isEmpty(val) ? {} : val),
-});
-
 /**
  * Searches through given loginList for any contact method / login with an error.
  *
@@ -116,19 +106,15 @@ function getDefaultAvatar(accountID = -1, avatarURL?: string): IconAsset {
 }
 
 /**
- * Helper method to return default avatar URL associated with login
+ * Helper method to return default avatar URL associated with the accountID
  */
 function getDefaultAvatarURL(accountID: string | number = ''): string {
     if (Number(accountID) === CONST.ACCOUNT_ID.CONCIERGE) {
         return CONST.CONCIERGE_ICON_URL;
     }
-    // To ensure that the avatar remains unchanged and matches the one returned by the backend,
-    // utilize an optimistic ID generated from the email instead of directly using the user ID.
-    const email = allPersonalDetails?.[accountID]?.login;
-    const originalOptimisticAccountID = email ? generateAccountID(email) : accountID;
 
     // Note that Avatar count starts at 1 which is why 1 has to be added to the result (or else 0 would result in a broken avatar link)
-    const accountIDHashBucket = (Number(originalOptimisticAccountID) % CONST.DEFAULT_AVATAR_COUNT) + 1;
+    const accountIDHashBucket = (Number(accountID) % CONST.DEFAULT_AVATAR_COUNT) + 1;
     const avatarPrefix = `default-avatar`;
 
     return `${CONST.CLOUDFRONT_URL}/images/avatars/${avatarPrefix}_${accountIDHashBucket}.png`;