diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/FileList.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/FileList.tsx
index 7e9415652d..367fea4b2d 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/FileList.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/FileList.tsx
@@ -677,10 +677,10 @@ export const FileList: React.FC<FileListProps> = ({
 
     useEffect(() => {
         // Nothing to do here if nothing is selected.
-        if (!galleryContext.selectedFile) return;
+        if (!selected) return;
 
         const notSelectedFiles = (annotatedFiles ?? []).filter(
-            (item) => !galleryContext.selectedFile[item.file.id],
+            (item) => !selected[item.file.id],
         );
 
         const unselectedDates = new Set(
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ export const FileList: React.FC<FileListProps> = ({
             localSelectedDates.forEach((date) => checked.add(date));
             return checked;
         });
-    }, [galleryContext.selectedFile]);
+    }, [selected]);
 
     const handleSelectMulti = handleSelectCreatorMulti(
         setSelected,
@@ -847,9 +847,7 @@ export const FileList: React.FC<FileListProps> = ({
         listItem: TimeStampListItem,
         isScrolling: boolean,
     ) => {
-        // Enhancement: This logic doesn't work on the shared album screen, the
-        // galleryContext.selectedFile is always null there.
-        const haveSelection = (galleryContext.selectedFile?.count ?? 0) > 0;
+        const haveSelection = (selected.count ?? 0) > 0;
         switch (listItem.tag) {
             case "date":
                 return listItem.dates ? (
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
index cfb19d646a..edf969fc0a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ const defaultGalleryContext: GalleryContextType = {
     user: null,
     userIDToEmailMap: null,
     emailList: null,
-    selectedFile: null,
 };
 
 export const GalleryContext = createContext<GalleryContextType>(
@@ -881,7 +880,6 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
                 // TODO(RE): Rename
                 userIDToEmailMap: state.emailByUserID,
                 emailList: state.shareSuggestionEmails,
-                selectedFile: selected,
             }}
         >
             <FullScreenDropZone
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
index db469668f1..5549cf5cde 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
@@ -44,5 +44,4 @@ export interface GalleryContextType {
     user: User;
     userIDToEmailMap: Map<number, string>;
     emailList: string[];
-    selectedFile: SelectedState;
 }