diff --git a/packages/app/features/top/ChannelScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/top/ChannelScreen.tsx
index 1cd05348f6..f954a539d3 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/top/ChannelScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/top/ChannelScreen.tsx
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ export default function ChannelScreen(props: Props) {
         if (group) {
           // Update the last visited channel in the group so we can return to it
           // when we come back to the group
-          db.updateLastVisitedChannelInGroup({
-            groupId: group.id,
-            channelId: channel.id,
+          db.updateGroup({
+            id: group.id,
+            lastVisitedChannelId: channel.id,
           });
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/db/queries.ts b/packages/shared/src/db/queries.ts
index e71dc245a3..4a7f93516a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/db/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/db/queries.ts
@@ -646,20 +646,6 @@ export const deleteGroup = createWriteQuery(
   ['groups', 'channels']
 );
 
-export const updateLastVisitedChannelInGroup = createWriteQuery(
-  'updateLastVisitedChannelInGroup',
-  async (
-    { groupId, channelId }: { groupId: string; channelId: string },
-    ctx: QueryCtx
-  ) => {
-    return ctx.db
-      .update($groups)
-      .set({ lastVisitedChannelId: channelId })
-      .where(eq($groups.id, groupId));
-  },
-  ['groups']
-);
-
 export const insertUnjoinedGroups = createWriteQuery(
   'insertUnjoinedGroups',
   async (groups: Group[], ctx: QueryCtx) => {