diff --git a/extension/src/webview/contract.ts b/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
index 782e9a3695..b4f2737320 100644
--- a/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
+++ b/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,3 @@ export type MessageToWebview<T extends WebviewData> = {
 export enum MessageToWebviewType {
   SET_DATA = 'setData'
 }
-
-export interface WebviewState {
-  dvcRoot: string
-}
diff --git a/extension/src/webview/factory.ts b/extension/src/webview/factory.ts
index 7c8f35f1a9..dd74e4235e 100644
--- a/extension/src/webview/factory.ts
+++ b/extension/src/webview/factory.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 import { Uri, ViewColumn, WebviewPanel, window } from 'vscode'
 import { BaseWebview } from '.'
 import { ViewKey, WebviewDetails } from './constants'
-import { WebviewState, WebviewData } from './contract'
 import { Resource } from '../resourceLocator'
 import { getWorkspaceRootUris } from '../vscode/workspaceFolders'
 
-export const isValidDvcRoot = (dvcRoot?: string): dvcRoot is string => !!dvcRoot
+const isValidDvcRoot = (dvcRoot?: string): dvcRoot is string => !!dvcRoot
+
+const needsDvcRoot = (viewKey: ViewKey): boolean =>
+  ![ViewKey.CONNECT, ViewKey.SETUP].includes(viewKey)
 
 const create = (
   viewKey: ViewKey,
   webviewPanel: WebviewPanel,
-  dvcRoot: string,
-  bypassDvcRoot?: boolean
+  dvcRoot: string
 ) => {
-  if (!bypassDvcRoot && !isValidDvcRoot(dvcRoot)) {
+  if (needsDvcRoot(viewKey) && !isValidDvcRoot(dvcRoot)) {
     throw new Error(`trying to set invalid state into ${viewKey}`)
   }
 
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ export const createWebview = async (
   viewKey: ViewKey,
   dvcRoot: string,
   iconPath: Resource,
-  viewColumn?: ViewColumn,
-  bypassDvcRoot?: boolean
+  viewColumn?: ViewColumn
 ) => {
   const { title, distPath } = WebviewDetails[viewKey]
 
@@ -44,21 +44,7 @@ export const createWebview = async (
 
   webviewPanel.iconPath = iconPath
 
-  const view = create(viewKey, webviewPanel, dvcRoot, bypassDvcRoot)
+  const view = create(viewKey, webviewPanel, dvcRoot)
   await view.isReady()
   return view
 }
-
-export const restoreWebview = <T extends WebviewData>(
-  viewKey: ViewKey,
-  webviewPanel: WebviewPanel,
-  state: WebviewState
-): Promise<BaseWebview<T>> => {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    try {
-      resolve(create(viewKey, webviewPanel, state.dvcRoot))
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      reject(error)
-    }
-  })
-}
diff --git a/extension/src/webview/repository.ts b/extension/src/webview/repository.ts
index 2cb8349e04..ac0019ffb6 100644
--- a/extension/src/webview/repository.ts
+++ b/extension/src/webview/repository.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRepository<
       this.viewKey,
       this.dvcRoot,
       this.webviewIcon,
-      viewColumn,
-      [ViewKey.CONNECT, ViewKey.SETUP].includes(this.viewKey)
+      viewColumn
     )
 
     this.setWebview(webview)