diff --git a/app/actions/views/channel.js b/app/actions/views/channel.js
index 0731f1bbd..12949ef87 100644
--- a/app/actions/views/channel.js
+++ b/app/actions/views/channel.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {getProfilesInChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
 import {General, Preferences} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 import {getCurrentChannelId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/channels';
 import {getTeamByName} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/teams';
-import {getConfig} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/general';
 
 import {
     getChannelByName,
@@ -283,7 +282,6 @@ export function selectPenultimateChannel(teamId) {
         const {channels, myMembers} = state.entities.channels;
         const {currentUserId} = state.entities.users;
         const {myPreferences} = state.entities.preferences;
-        const viewArchivedChannels = getConfig(state).ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels === 'true';
         const lastChannelForTeam = state.views.team.lastChannelForTeam[teamId];
         const lastChannelId = lastChannelForTeam && lastChannelForTeam.length > 1 ? lastChannelForTeam[1] : '';
         const lastChannel = channels[lastChannelId];
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ export function selectPenultimateChannel(teamId) {
         if (
             myMembers[lastChannelId] &&
             lastChannel &&
-            (lastChannel.delete_at === 0 || viewArchivedChannels) &&
+            lastChannel.delete_at === 0 &&
             (lastChannel.team_id === teamId || isDMVisible || isGMVisible)
         ) {
             dispatch(setChannelLoading(true));