diff --git a/client/payment-request/blocks/index.js b/client/payment-request/blocks/index.js
index 0ec5b11a2d2..6e44c416c77 100644
--- a/client/payment-request/blocks/index.js
+++ b/client/payment-request/blocks/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { PAYMENT_METHOD_NAME_PAYMENT_REQUEST } from '../../checkout/constants';
 import { PaymentRequestExpress } from './payment-request-express';
 import { applePayImage } from './apple-pay-preview';
 import { getConfig } from '../../utils/checkout';
-import { getPaymentRequest } from '../utils';
 
 const ApplePayPreview = () => <img src={ applePayImage } alt="" />;
 
@@ -13,30 +12,17 @@ const paymentRequestPaymentMethod = ( api ) => ( {
 	name: PAYMENT_METHOD_NAME_PAYMENT_REQUEST,
 	content: <PaymentRequestExpress api={ api } stripe={ api.loadStripe() } />,
 	edit: <ApplePayPreview />,
-	canMakePayment: ( cartData ) => {
+	canMakePayment: () => {
 		// If in the editor context, always return true to display the `edit` prop preview.
 		// https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gutenberg-products-block/issues/4101.
 		if ( getConfig( 'is_admin' ) ) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if ( 'undefined' === typeof wcpayPaymentRequestParams ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		return api.loadStripe().then( ( stripe ) => {
-			// Create a payment request and check if we can make a payment to determine whether to
-			// show the Payment Request Button or not. This is necessary because a browser might be
-			// able to load the Stripe JS object, but not support Payment Requests.
-			const pr = getPaymentRequest( {
-				stripe,
-				total: parseInt( cartData?.cartTotals?.total_price ?? 0, 10 ),
-				requestShipping: cartData?.cartNeedsShipping,
-				displayItems: [],
-			} );
-
-			return pr.canMakePayment();
-		} );
+		return (
+			!! api.getStripe() &&
+			'undefined' !== typeof wcpayPaymentRequestParams
+		);
 	},
 	paymentMethodId: PAYMENT_METHOD_NAME_PAYMENT_REQUEST,
 	supports: {
diff --git a/client/payment-request/blocks/payment-request-express.js b/client/payment-request/blocks/payment-request-express.js
index 4ef21d73e2d..11ec67c203e 100644
--- a/client/payment-request/blocks/payment-request-express.js
+++ b/client/payment-request/blocks/payment-request-express.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const PaymentRequestExpressComponent = ( {
 		paymentRequest,
 		// paymentRequestType,
 		// isProcessing,
+		canMakePayment,
 		onButtonClick,
 	} = useInitialization( {
 		api,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ const PaymentRequestExpressComponent = ( {
 		},
 	};
 
-	if ( ! paymentRequest ) {
+	if ( ! canMakePayment || ! paymentRequest ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/payment-request/blocks/use-initialization.js b/client/payment-request/blocks/use-initialization.js
index ec29f32dce4..ae35e83f3f5 100644
--- a/client/payment-request/blocks/use-initialization.js
+++ b/client/payment-request/blocks/use-initialization.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import {
 	getPaymentRequest,
 	updatePaymentRequest,
+	canDoPaymentRequest,
 	normalizeLineItems,
 } from '../utils';
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export const useInitialization = ( {
 	const [ paymentRequest, setPaymentRequest ] = useState( null );
 	const [ isFinished, setIsFinished ] = useState( false );
 	const [ isProcessing, setIsProcessing ] = useState( false );
+	const [ canMakePayment, setCanMakePayment ] = useState( false );
 	const [ paymentRequestType, setPaymentRequestType ] = useState( '' );
 
 	// Create the initial paymentRequest object. Note, we can't do anything if stripe isn't available yet or we have zero total.
@@ -53,17 +55,10 @@ export const useInitialization = ( {
 			displayItems: normalizeLineItems( billing?.cartTotalItems ),
 		} );
 
-		pr.canMakePayment().then( ( result ) => {
-			if ( result ) {
-				setPaymentRequest( pr );
-				if ( result.applePay ) {
-					setPaymentRequestType( 'apple_pay' );
-				} else if ( result.googlePay ) {
-					setPaymentRequestType( 'google_pay' );
-				} else {
-					setPaymentRequestType( 'payment_request_api' );
-				}
-			}
+		canDoPaymentRequest( pr ).then( ( result ) => {
+			setPaymentRequest( pr );
+			setPaymentRequestType( result.requestType || '' );
+			setCanMakePayment( result.canPay );
 		} );
 	}, [ stripe, paymentRequest ] );
 
@@ -136,6 +131,7 @@ export const useInitialization = ( {
 	return {
 		paymentRequest,
 		isProcessing,
+		canMakePayment,
 		onButtonClick,
 		paymentRequestType,
 	};
diff --git a/client/payment-request/index.js b/client/payment-request/index.js
index 882a5536d72..b3dde0fc1bb 100644
--- a/client/payment-request/index.js
+++ b/client/payment-request/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import {
 	paymentMethodHandler,
 } from './event-handlers.js';
 
-import { shouldUseGooglePayBrand, getPaymentRequest } from './utils';
+import {
+	shouldUseGooglePayBrand,
+	getPaymentRequest,
+	canDoPaymentRequest,
+} from './utils';
 
 jQuery( ( $ ) => {
 	// Don't load if blocks checkout is being loaded.
@@ -181,8 +185,8 @@ jQuery( ( $ ) => {
 			);
 
 			// Check the availability of the Payment Request API first.
-			paymentRequest.canMakePayment().then( ( result ) => {
-				if ( ! result ) {
+			canDoPaymentRequest( paymentRequest ).then( ( result ) => {
+				if ( ! result || ! result.canPay ) {
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/client/payment-request/utils/utils.js b/client/payment-request/utils/utils.js
index d756657a6af..92dcb121213 100644
--- a/client/payment-request/utils/utils.js
+++ b/client/payment-request/utils/utils.js
@@ -80,6 +80,35 @@ export const updatePaymentRequest = ( {
 	} );
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns whether or not the current session can make payments and what type of request it uses.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} paymentRequest A Stripe PaymentRequest instance.
+ *
+ * @return {Promise} Object containing canPay and the requestType, which can be either
+ * - payment_request_api
+ * - apple_pay
+ * - google_pay
+ */
+export const canDoPaymentRequest = ( paymentRequest ) => {
+	return new Promise( ( resolve ) => {
+		paymentRequest.canMakePayment().then( ( result ) => {
+			if ( result ) {
+				let paymentRequestType = 'payment_request_api';
+				if ( result.applePay ) {
+					paymentRequestType = 'apple_pay';
+				} else if ( result.googlePay ) {
+					paymentRequestType = 'google_pay';
+				}
+
+				resolve( { canPay: true, requestType: paymentRequestType } );
+			} else {
+				resolve( { canPay: false } );
+			}
+		} );
+	} );
+};
+
 /**
  * Get WC AJAX endpoint URL.
  *