diff --git a/src/components/OptionsSelector/BaseOptionsSelector.js b/src/components/OptionsSelector/BaseOptionsSelector.js
index bbcce6fff9a6..a466dd2fc77b 100755
--- a/src/components/OptionsSelector/BaseOptionsSelector.js
+++ b/src/components/OptionsSelector/BaseOptionsSelector.js
@@ -433,17 +433,7 @@ class BaseOptionsSelector extends Component {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Note: react-native's SectionList automatically strips out any empty sections.
-        // So we need to reduce the sectionIndex to remove any empty sections in front of the one we're trying to scroll to.
-        // Otherwise, it will cause an index-out-of-bounds error and crash the app.
-        let adjustedSectionIndex = sectionIndex;
-        for (let i = 0; i < sectionIndex; i++) {
-            if (_.isEmpty(lodashGet(this.state.sections, `[${i}].data`))) {
-                adjustedSectionIndex--;
-            }
-        }
-
-        this.list.scrollToLocation({sectionIndex: adjustedSectionIndex, itemIndex, animated});
+        this.list.scrollToLocation({sectionIndex, itemIndex, animated});
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 8257022f128b..815b80aaa50e 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -167,17 +167,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends User | RadioItem>(
             const itemIndex = item.index ?? -1;
             const sectionIndex = item.sectionIndex ?? -1;
 
-            // Note: react-native's SectionList automatically strips out any empty sections.
-            // So we need to reduce the sectionIndex to remove any empty sections in front of the one we're trying to scroll to.
-            // Otherwise, it will cause an index-out-of-bounds error and crash the app.
-            let adjustedSectionIndex = sectionIndex;
-            for (let i = 0; i < sectionIndex; i++) {
-                if (sections[i].data) {
-                    adjustedSectionIndex--;
-                }
-            }
-
-            listRef.current.scrollToLocation({sectionIndex: adjustedSectionIndex, itemIndex, animated, viewOffset: variables.contentHeaderHeight});
+            listRef.current.scrollToLocation({sectionIndex, itemIndex, animated, viewOffset: variables.contentHeaderHeight});
         },
 
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps