diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsFeed.kt b/core/ui/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsFeed.kt
index e2904afc3..afdb584a2 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsFeed.kt
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsFeed.kt
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.staggeredgrid.StaggeredGridCells
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.staggeredgrid.items
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
-import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
-import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
@@ -64,9 +61,6 @@ fun LazyStaggeredGridScope.newsFeed(
                 key = { it.id },
                 contentType = { "newsFeedItem" },
             ) { userNewsResource ->
-                val resourceUrl by remember {
-                    mutableStateOf(Uri.parse(userNewsResource.url))
-                }
                 val context = LocalContext.current
                 val analyticsHelper = LocalAnalyticsHelper.current
                 val backgroundColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.toArgb()
@@ -79,7 +73,8 @@ fun LazyStaggeredGridScope.newsFeed(
                         analyticsHelper.logNewsResourceOpened(
                             newsResourceId = userNewsResource.id,
                         )
-                        launchCustomChromeTab(context, resourceUrl, backgroundColor)
+                        launchCustomChromeTab(context, Uri.parse(userNewsResource.url), backgroundColor)
+
                         onNewsResourceViewed(userNewsResource.id)
                     },
                     hasBeenViewed = userNewsResource.hasBeenViewed,