diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.spec.ts b/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f87cd6415..000000000
--- a/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import { Environment, RecordSource } from "relay-runtime";
-
-import { LOCAL_ID } from "talk-framework/lib/relay";
-import { createRelayEnvironment } from "talk-framework/testHelpers";
-
-import initLocalState from "./initLocalState";
-
-let environment: Environment;
-let source: RecordSource;
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-  source = new RecordSource();
-  environment = createRelayEnvironment({
-    source,
-    initLocalState: false,
-  });
-});
-
-it("init local state", () => {
-  initLocalState(environment);
-  expect(JSON.stringify(source.toJSON(), null, 2)).toMatchSnapshot();
-});
-
-it("set view from query", () => {
-  const view = "MODERATE";
-  const previousLocation = location.toString();
-  const previousState = window.history.state;
-  window.history.replaceState(
-    previousState,
-    document.title,
-    `http://localhost/?view=${view}`
-  );
-  initLocalState(environment);
-  expect(source.get(LOCAL_ID)!.view).toBe(view);
-  window.history.replaceState(previousState, document.title, previousLocation);
-});
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.ts b/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.ts
index 9ac02783f..c6a974d70 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/local/initLocalState.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import qs from "query-string";
 import { commitLocalUpdate, Environment } from "relay-runtime";
 
 import {
@@ -17,12 +16,6 @@ export default async function initLocalState(environment: Environment) {
     // Create the Local Record which is the Root for the client states.
     const localRecord = createAndRetain(environment, s, LOCAL_ID, LOCAL_TYPE);
 
-    // Parse query params
-    const query = qs.parse(location.search);
-
-    // Set default view.
-    localRecord.setValue(query.view || "MODERATE", "view");
-
     root.setLinkedRecord(localRecord, "local");
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/local/local.graphql b/src/core/client/admin/local/local.graphql
index d9813c6c4..748bf6201 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/local/local.graphql
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/local/local.graphql
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-enum View {
-  MODERATE
-}
-
-type Local {
-  view: View!
-}
+type Local {}
 
 extend type Query {
   local: Local!