diff --git a/common/Helpers/WellKnownSettingsKeys.cs b/common/Helpers/WellKnownSettingsKeys.cs
index 2777e70c3a..fdddd11d71 100644
--- a/common/Helpers/WellKnownSettingsKeys.cs
+++ b/common/Helpers/WellKnownSettingsKeys.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation and Contributors
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
-namespace DevHome.Common.Helpers;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+namespace DevHome.Common.Helpers;
 public class WellKnownSettingsKeys
 {
     public const string IsNotFirstRun = "IsNotFirstRun";
-
-    public const string IsNotFirstDashboardRun = "IsNotFirstDashboardRun";
 }
diff --git a/tools/Dashboard/DevHome.Dashboard/Views/DashboardView.xaml.cs b/tools/Dashboard/DevHome.Dashboard/Views/DashboardView.xaml.cs
index bb8b04617e..d669137165 100644
--- a/tools/Dashboard/DevHome.Dashboard/Views/DashboardView.xaml.cs
+++ b/tools/Dashboard/DevHome.Dashboard/Views/DashboardView.xaml.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using DevHome.Common;
-using DevHome.Common.Contracts;
 using DevHome.Common.Extensions;
-using DevHome.Common.Helpers;
 using DevHome.Dashboard.Controls;
 using DevHome.Dashboard.Helpers;
 using DevHome.Dashboard.Services;
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Windows.Widgets;
 using Microsoft.Windows.Widgets.Hosts;
 using Windows.System;
-using Log = DevHome.Dashboard.Helpers.Log;
 
 namespace DevHome.Dashboard.Views;
 
@@ -48,8 +45,6 @@ public static ObservableCollection<WidgetViewModel> PinnedWidgets
 
     private static Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueue _dispatcher;
 
-    private readonly ILocalSettingsService _localSettingsService;
-
     private const string DraggedWidget = "DraggedWidget";
     private const string DraggedIndex = "DraggedIndex";
 
@@ -63,7 +58,6 @@ public DashboardView()
         PinnedWidgets = new ObservableCollection<WidgetViewModel>();
 
         _dispatcher = Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
-        _localSettingsService = Application.Current.GetService<ILocalSettingsService>();
 
         ActualThemeChanged += OnActualThemeChanged;
 
@@ -131,15 +125,7 @@ private async Task InitializeDashboard()
             // Cache the widget icons before we display the widgets, since we include the icons in the widgets.
             await ViewModel.WidgetIconService.CacheAllWidgetIconsAsync();
 
-            if (await _localSettingsService.ReadSettingAsync<bool>(WellKnownSettingsKeys.IsNotFirstDashboardRun))
-            {
-                await RestorePinnedWidgetsAsync();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                await Application.Current.GetService<ILocalSettingsService>().SaveSettingAsync(WellKnownSettingsKeys.IsNotFirstDashboardRun, true);
-                await PinDefaultWidgets();
-            }
+            await RestorePinnedWidgetsAsync();
         }
         else
         {
@@ -165,68 +151,6 @@ private async Task InitializeDashboard()
         ViewModel.IsLoading = false;
     }
 
-    private async Task PinDefaultWidgets()
-    {
-        string[] defaultWidgetDefinitionIds =
-        {
-#if CANARY_BUILD
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Canary_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_CPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Canary_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_GPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Canary_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_NetworkUsage",
-#elif STABLE_BUILD
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_CPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_GPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_NetworkUsage",
-#else
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_CPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_GPUUsage",
-            "Microsoft.Windows.DevHome.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App!!CoreWidgetProvider!!System_NetworkUsage",
-#endif
-        };
-
-        var catalog = await ViewModel.WidgetHostingService.GetWidgetCatalogAsync();
-
-        if (catalog is null)
-        {
-            Log.Logger()?.ReportError("AddWidgetDialog", $"Trying to pin default widgets, but WidgetCatalog is null.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var widgetDefinitions = await Task.Run(() => catalog!.GetWidgetDefinitions().OrderBy(x => x.DisplayTitle));
-        foreach (var widgetDefinition in widgetDefinitions)
-        {
-            var id = widgetDefinition.Id;
-            if (defaultWidgetDefinitionIds.Contains(id))
-            {
-                await PinDefaultWidget(widgetDefinition);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async Task PinDefaultWidget(WidgetDefinition defaultWidgetDefinition)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            // Create widget
-            var widgetHost = await ViewModel.WidgetHostingService.GetWidgetHostAsync();
-            var size = WidgetHelpers.GetDefaultWidgetSize(defaultWidgetDefinition.GetWidgetCapabilities());
-            var newWidget = await Task.Run(async () => await widgetHost?.CreateWidgetAsync(defaultWidgetDefinition.Id, size));
-
-            // Set custom state on new widget.
-            var position = PinnedWidgets.Count;
-            var newCustomState = WidgetHelpers.CreateWidgetCustomState(position);
-            Log.Logger()?.ReportDebug("DashboardView", $"SetCustomState: {newCustomState}");
-            await newWidget.SetCustomStateAsync(newCustomState);
-
-            // Put new widget on the Dashboard.
-            await InsertWidgetInPinnedWidgetsAsync(newWidget, size, position);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Log.Logger()?.ReportError("AddWidgetDialog", $"PinDefaultWidget failed: ", ex);
-        }
-    }
-
     private async Task RestorePinnedWidgetsAsync()
     {
         Log.Logger()?.ReportInfo("DashboardView", "Get widgets for current host");