diff --git a/ui/selectors/selectors.js b/ui/selectors/selectors.js
index 7e4d04eeb3de..3c49befb6dd3 100644
--- a/ui/selectors/selectors.js
+++ b/ui/selectors/selectors.js
@@ -2240,30 +2240,23 @@ export const getAllEnabledNetworks = createDeepEqualSelector(
 );
 
 export const getChainIdsToPoll = createDeepEqualSelector(
-  getPreferences,
   getNetworkConfigurationsByChainId,
   getCurrentChainId,
-  (preferences, networkConfigurations, currentChainId) => {
-    const { pausedChainIds = [] } = preferences;
-
+  (networkConfigurations, currentChainId) => {
     if (!process.env.PORTFOLIO_VIEW) {
       return [currentChainId];
     }
 
     return Object.keys(networkConfigurations).filter(
-      (chainId) =>
-        !TEST_CHAINS.includes(chainId) && !pausedChainIds.includes(chainId),
+      (chainId) => !TEST_CHAINS.includes(chainId),
     );
   },
 );
 
 export const getNetworkClientIdsToPoll = createDeepEqualSelector(
-  getPreferences,
   getNetworkConfigurationsByChainId,
   getCurrentChainId,
-  (preferences, networkConfigurations, currentChainId) => {
-    const { pausedChainIds = [] } = preferences;
-
+  (networkConfigurations, currentChainId) => {
     if (!process.env.PORTFOLIO_VIEW) {
       const networkConfiguration = networkConfigurations[currentChainId];
       return [
@@ -2275,10 +2268,7 @@ export const getNetworkClientIdsToPoll = createDeepEqualSelector(
 
     return Object.entries(networkConfigurations).reduce(
       (acc, [chainId, network]) => {
-        if (
-          !TEST_CHAINS.includes(chainId) &&
-          !pausedChainIds.includes(chainId)
-        ) {
+        if (!TEST_CHAINS.includes(chainId)) {
           acc.push(
             network.rpcEndpoints[network.defaultRpcEndpointIndex]
               .networkClientId,
diff --git a/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js b/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
index 85180dec45f4..d3799885eaf6 100644
--- a/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
+++ b/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
@@ -873,7 +873,6 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
     it('returns only non-test chain IDs', () => {
       const chainIds = selectors.getChainIdsToPoll({
         metamask: {
-          preferences: { pausedChainIds: [] },
           networkConfigurationsByChainId,
           selectedNetworkClientId: 'mainnet',
         },
@@ -884,18 +883,6 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
         CHAIN_IDS.LINEA_MAINNET,
       ]);
     });
-
-    it('does not return paused chain IDs', () => {
-      const chainIds = selectors.getChainIdsToPoll({
-        metamask: {
-          preferences: { pausedChainIds: [CHAIN_IDS.LINEA_MAINNET] },
-          networkConfigurationsByChainId,
-          selectedNetworkClientId: 'mainnet',
-        },
-      });
-      expect(Object.values(chainIds)).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(chainIds).toStrictEqual([CHAIN_IDS.MAINNET]);
-    });
   });
 
   describe('#getNetworkClientIdsToPoll', () => {
@@ -933,7 +920,6 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
     it('returns only non-test chain IDs', () => {
       const chainIds = selectors.getNetworkClientIdsToPoll({
         metamask: {
-          preferences: { pausedChainIds: [] },
           networkConfigurationsByChainId,
           selectedNetworkClientId: 'mainnet',
         },
@@ -941,18 +927,6 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
       expect(Object.values(chainIds)).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(chainIds).toStrictEqual(['mainnet', 'linea-mainnet']);
     });
-
-    it('does not return paused chain IDs', () => {
-      const chainIds = selectors.getNetworkClientIdsToPoll({
-        metamask: {
-          preferences: { pausedChainIds: [CHAIN_IDS.LINEA_MAINNET] },
-          networkConfigurationsByChainId,
-          selectedNetworkClientId: 'mainnet',
-        },
-      });
-      expect(Object.values(chainIds)).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(chainIds).toStrictEqual(['mainnet']);
-    });
   });
 
   describe('#isHardwareWallet', () => {