diff --git a/app/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb b/app/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb
index 88f45338b35..c022091574a 100644
--- a/app/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ locals:
 * fallback_path: (Optional) Path to redirect absent action, step, and HTTP referer.
 %>
 <% text = '‹ ' + t('forms.buttons.back')
-   step_url = local_assigns[:step_url] || @step_url
    step = local_assigns[:action] || local_assigns[:step]
-   path = (step_url && step) ? send(step_url, step: step) : go_back_path
+   path = go_back_path
    path ||= local_assigns[:fallback_path]
    classes = []
    classes << local_assigns[:class] if local_assigns[:class] %>
diff --git a/spec/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb_spec.rb
index 2741c0da966..bd7e24cab3e 100644
--- a/spec/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/idv/shared/_back.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe 'idv/doc_auth/_back.html.erb' do
-  let(:step_url) { nil }
   let(:action) { nil }
   let(:step) { nil }
   let(:classes) { nil }
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@
 
   subject do
     render 'idv/shared/back', {
-      step_url: step_url,
       action: action,
       step: step,
       class: classes,
@@ -25,78 +23,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with step URL in locals' do
-    let(:step_url) { :idv_in_person_step_url }
-
-    context 'with action' do
-      let(:action) { 'redo_ssn' }
-
-      it 'renders' do
-        expect(subject).to have_selector(
-          "form[action='#{send(:idv_in_person_step_url, step: 'redo_ssn')}']",
-        )
-        expect(subject).to have_selector('input[name="_method"][value="put"]', visible: false)
-        expect(subject).to have_selector("[type='submit']")
-        expect(subject).to have_selector('button', text: '‹ ' + t('forms.buttons.back'))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'back link with class'
-    end
-
-    context 'with step' do
-      let(:step) { 'verify' }
-
-      it 'renders' do
-        expect(subject).to have_selector(
-          "a[href='#{send(
-            :idv_in_person_step_url,
-            step: 'verify',
-          )}']",
-        )
-        expect(subject).to have_content('‹ ' + t('forms.buttons.back'))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'back link with class'
-    end
-  end
-
-  context 'with step URL in instance variable' do
-    before do
-      assign(:step_url, :idv_in_person_step_url)
-    end
-
-    context 'with action' do
-      let(:action) { 'redo_ssn' }
-
-      it 'renders' do
-        expect(subject).to have_selector(
-          "form[action='#{send(:idv_in_person_step_url, step: 'redo_ssn')}']",
-        )
-        expect(subject).to have_selector('input[name="_method"][value="put"]', visible: false)
-        expect(subject).to have_selector("[type='submit']")
-        expect(subject).to have_selector('button', text: '‹ ' + t('forms.buttons.back'))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'back link with class'
-    end
-
-    context 'with step' do
-      let(:step) { 'verify' }
-
-      it 'renders' do
-        expect(subject).to have_selector(
-          "a[href='#{send(
-            :idv_in_person_step_url,
-            step: 'verify',
-          )}']",
-        )
-        expect(subject).to have_content('‹ ' + t('forms.buttons.back'))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'back link with class'
-    end
-  end
-
   context 'with back path' do
     before do
       allow(view).to receive(:go_back_path).and_return('/example')