diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index fbb179253998d6..b8482885986989 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import PageAttributesCheck from '../page-attributes/check';
 import PostTypeSupportCheck from '../post-type-support-check';
 import { store as editorStore } from '../../store';
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
-import { useStartPatterns } from '../start-page-options';
 
 const {
 	PreferencesModal,
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ function PreferencesModalContents( { extraSections = {} } ) {
 	const { setIsListViewOpened, setIsInserterOpened } =
 		useDispatch( editorStore );
 	const { set: setPreference } = useDispatch( preferencesStore );
-	const hasStarterPatterns = !! useStartPatterns().length;
 
 	const sections = useMemo(
 		() =>
@@ -114,16 +112,14 @@ function PreferencesModalContents( { extraSections = {} } ) {
 										'Allow right-click contextual menus'
 									) }
 								/>
-								{ hasStarterPatterns && (
-									<PreferenceToggleControl
-										scope="core"
-										featureName="enableChoosePatternModal"
-										help={ __(
-											'Shows starter patterns when creating a new page.'
-										) }
-										label={ __( 'Show starter patterns' ) }
-									/>
-								) }
+								<PreferenceToggleControl
+									scope="core"
+									featureName="enableChoosePatternModal"
+									help={ __(
+										'Shows starter patterns when creating a new page.'
+									) }
+									label={ __( 'Show starter patterns' ) }
+								/>
 							</PreferencesModalSection>
 							<PreferencesModalSection
 								title={ __( 'Document settings' ) }
@@ -341,7 +337,6 @@ function PreferencesModalContents( { extraSections = {} } ) {
 			setIsListViewOpened,
 			setPreference,
 			isLargeViewport,
-			hasStarterPatterns,
 		]
 	);
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/start-page-options/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/start-page-options/index.js
index b023de788cf657..1910a39af1b3c2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/start-page-options/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/start-page-options/index.js
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ export default function StartPageOptions() {
 
 		// Open the modal after the initial render for a new page.
 		setIsOpen( true );
-
-		return () => setIsOpen( false );
 	}, [ enabled, postId, isEditedPostDirty, isEditedPostEmpty ] );
 
 	if ( ! isOpen ) {