diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
index b04a379e41..bbb567bd3b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/album.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/memory.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/people.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/readonly_mode.provider.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/routes.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/search/search_input_focus.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/tab.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/timeline/multiselect.provider.dart';
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ class _TabShellPageState extends ConsumerState<TabShellPage> {
 }
 
 void _onNavigationSelected(TabsRouter router, int index, WidgetRef ref) {
-  ref.read(currentTabIndexProvider.notifier).state = index;
-
   // On Photos page menu tapped
   if (router.activeIndex == kPhotoTabIndex && index == kPhotoTabIndex) {
     EventStream.shared.emit(const ScrollToTopEvent());
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
index 661c8d127d..5ded685e21 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
@@ -73,27 +73,29 @@ class DriftSearchPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
       );
     }
 
-    search() async {
-      if (filter.value.isEmpty) {
+    searchFilter(SearchFilter filter) async {
+      if (filter.isEmpty) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (preFilter == null && filter.value == previousFilter.value) {
+      if (preFilter == null && filter == previousFilter.value) {
         return;
       }
 
       isSearching.value = true;
       ref.watch(paginatedSearchProvider.notifier).clear();
-      final hasResult = await ref.watch(paginatedSearchProvider.notifier).search(filter.value);
+      final hasResult = await ref.watch(paginatedSearchProvider.notifier).search(filter);
 
       if (!hasResult) {
         context.showSnackBar(searchInfoSnackBar('search_no_result'.t(context: context)));
       }
 
-      previousFilter.value = filter.value;
+      previousFilter.value = filter;
       isSearching.value = false;
     }
 
+    search() => searchFilter(filter.value);
+
     loadMoreSearchResult() async {
       isSearching.value = true;
       final hasResult = await ref.watch(paginatedSearchProvider.notifier).search(filter.value);
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class DriftSearchPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     searchPreFilter() {
       if (preFilter != null) {
         Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () {
-          search();
+          searchFilter(preFilter);
 
           if (preFilter.location.city != null) {
             locationCurrentFilterWidget.value = Text(preFilter.location.city!, style: context.textTheme.labelLarge);
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ class DriftSearchPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
       searchPreFilter();
 
       return null;
-    }, []);
+    }, [preFilter]);
 
     showPeoplePicker() {
       handleOnSelect(Set<PersonDto> value) {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/similar_photos_action_button.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/similar_photos_action_button.widget.dart
index acfeb131de..4cbc0f0bb8 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/similar_photos_action_button.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/similar_photos_action_button.widget.dart
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:auto_route/auto_route.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/constants/constants.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/translate_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/models/search/search_filter.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/pages/search/paginated_search.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/base_action_button.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_viewer.state.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/routes.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/router.dart';
 
 class SimilarPhotosActionButton extends ConsumerWidget {
@@ -38,20 +36,7 @@ class SimilarPhotosActionButton extends ConsumerWidget {
           ),
         );
 
-    /// Using and currentTabIndex to make sure we are using the correct
-    /// navigation behavior. We want to be able to navigate back to the
-    /// main timline using View In Timeline button without the need of
-    /// waiting for the timeline to be rebuild. At the same time, we want
-    /// to refresh the search page when tapping the Similar Photos button
-    /// while already in the Search tab.
-    final currentTabIndex = (ref.read(currentTabIndexProvider.notifier).state);
-
-    if (currentTabIndex != kSearchTabIndex) {
-      unawaited(context.router.navigate(const DriftSearchRoute()));
-      ref.read(currentTabIndexProvider.notifier).state = kSearchTabIndex;
-    } else {
-      unawaited(context.router.popAndPush(const DriftSearchRoute()));
-    }
+    unawaited(context.navigateTo(const DriftSearchRoute()));
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/routes.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/routes.provider.dart
index 57b375d229..c51f67bc0e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/routes.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/routes.provider.dart
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ final inLockedViewProvider = StateProvider<bool>((ref) => false);
 final currentRouteNameProvider = StateProvider<String?>((ref) => null);
 final previousRouteNameProvider = StateProvider<String?>((ref) => null);
 final previousRouteDataProvider = StateProvider<RouteSettings?>((ref) => null);
-final currentTabIndexProvider = StateProvider<int>((ref) => 0);