diff --git a/android/java/apk_for_test.flags b/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
index 70b1e86e63e8..242b6b9b0429 100644
--- a/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
+++ b/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 }
 
 -keep class org.chromium.chrome.browser.tasks.ReturnToChromeUtil {
-    *** shouldShowTabSwitcher(...);
+    *** shouldShowNtpAsHomeSurfaceAtStartup(...);
 }
 
 -keep class org.chromium.chrome.browser.IntentHandler {
diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/BraveReturnToChromeUtil.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/BraveReturnToChromeUtil.java
index 57017beecc72..f4cbfae498eb 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/BraveReturnToChromeUtil.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/BraveReturnToChromeUtil.java
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 
 package org.chromium.chrome.browser.tasks;
 
-import org.chromium.chrome.browser.flags.ChromeFeatureList;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 
-public final class BraveReturnToChromeUtil {
-    public static boolean shouldShowTabSwitcher(final long lastTimeMillis) {
-        if (!ChromeFeatureList.sStartSurfaceReturnTime.isEnabled()) {
-            return false;
-        }
+import org.chromium.chrome.browser.ChromeInactivityTracker;
 
-        return ReturnToChromeUtil.shouldShowTabSwitcher(lastTimeMillis);
+public final class BraveReturnToChromeUtil {
+    /** Returns whether should show a NTP as the home surface at startup. */
+    public static boolean shouldShowNtpAsHomeSurfaceAtStartup(
+            Intent intent, Bundle bundle, ChromeInactivityTracker inactivityTracker) {
+        // We do not want to show the NTP at start up in Brave.
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java b/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
index 50bb965a2cf6..65bb4de94f58 100644
--- a/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
+++ b/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
@@ -651,11 +651,13 @@ public void testMethodsExist() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertTrue(
                 methodExists(
                         "org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/ReturnToChromeUtil",
-                        "shouldShowTabSwitcher",
+                        "shouldShowNtpAsHomeSurfaceAtStartup",
                         MethodModifier.STATIC,
                         true,
                         boolean.class,
-                        long.class));
+                        Intent.class,
+                        Bundle.class,
+                        ChromeInactivityTracker.class));
         Assert.assertTrue(
                 methodExists(
                         "org/chromium/chrome/browser/IntentHandler",
diff --git a/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter.java b/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter.java
index 3504c265d10f..a203592bd258 100644
--- a/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter.java
+++ b/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ public class BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter extends BraveClassVisitor {
     public BraveReturnToChromeUtilClassAdapter(ClassVisitor visitor) {
         super(visitor);
 
-        changeMethodOwner(sReturnToChromeUtilClassName, "shouldShowTabSwitcher",
+        changeMethodOwner(
+                sReturnToChromeUtilClassName,
+                "shouldShowNtpAsHomeSurfaceAtStartup",
                 sBraveReturnToChromeUtilClassName);
     }
 }