diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index e79ba13becd4..2ae3babc5be7 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -5035,7 +5035,6 @@ function buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(created: string): Report {
         type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT,
         chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.SELF_DM,
         isOwnPolicyExpenseChat: false,
-        isPinned: true,
         lastActorAccountID: 0,
         lastMessageHtml: '',
         lastMessageText: undefined,
diff --git a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
index 5946903d099c..43a6c6d8a18b 100644
--- a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ function getOptionData({
     result.isIOUReportOwner = isIOUOwnedByCurrentUser(result as Report);
 
     if (isJoinRequestInAdminRoom(report)) {
-        result.isPinned = true;
         result.isUnread = true;
         result.brickRoadIndicator = CONST.BRICK_ROAD_INDICATOR_STATUS.INFO;
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index 559da22369fb..bf49acda39c4 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -4089,23 +4089,7 @@ function prepareOnboardingOnyxData(
         const selfDMReportID = findSelfDMReportID();
         let selfDMReport = allReports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${selfDMReportID}`];
         let createdAction: ReportAction;
-        if (selfDMReport) {
-            optimisticData.push({
-                onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${selfDMReportID}`,
-                value: {
-                    isPinned: true,
-                },
-            });
-
-            failureData.push({
-                onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${selfDMReportID}`,
-                value: {
-                    isPinned: selfDMReport?.isPinned,
-                },
-            });
-        } else {
+        if (!selfDMReport) {
             const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
             selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
             createdAction = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmail ?? '', currentTime);
diff --git a/tests/unit/SidebarUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/SidebarUtilsTest.ts
index b5c15898b5d2..5d5ade290618 100644
--- a/tests/unit/SidebarUtilsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/SidebarUtilsTest.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,42 @@ describe('SidebarUtils', () => {
 
             expect(result).toBeNull();
         });
+
+        it('returns isPinned true only when report.isPinned is true', () => {
+            const MOCK_REPORT_PINNED: Report = {
+                reportID: '1',
+                isPinned: true,
+            };
+            const MOCK_REPORT_UNPINNED: Report = {
+                reportID: '2',
+                isPinned: false,
+            };
+
+            const optionDataPinned = SidebarUtils.getOptionData({
+                report: MOCK_REPORT_PINNED,
+                reportNameValuePairs: {},
+                reportActions: {},
+                personalDetails: {},
+                preferredLocale: CONST.LOCALES.DEFAULT,
+                policy: undefined,
+                parentReportAction: undefined,
+                hasViolations: false,
+            });
+
+            const optionDataUnpinned = SidebarUtils.getOptionData({
+                report: MOCK_REPORT_UNPINNED,
+                reportNameValuePairs: {},
+                reportActions: {},
+                personalDetails: {},
+                preferredLocale: CONST.LOCALES.DEFAULT,
+                policy: undefined,
+                parentReportAction: undefined,
+                hasViolations: false,
+            });
+
+            expect(optionDataPinned?.isPinned).toBe(true);
+            expect(optionDataUnpinned?.isPinned).toBe(false);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('shouldShowRedBrickRoad', () => {