diff --git a/src/backend/src/user_profile.rs b/src/backend/src/user_profile.rs
index c91a1b83e1..9f46104902 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/user_profile.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/user_profile.rs
@@ -59,15 +59,10 @@ pub fn add_hidden_dapp_id(
     dapp_id: String,
     user_profile_model: &mut UserProfileModel,
 ) -> Result<(), AddDappSettingsError> {
-    if let Ok(user_profile) = find_profile(principal, user_profile_model) {
-        let now = time();
-        if let Ok(new_profile) = user_profile.add_hidden_dapp_id(profile_version, now, dapp_id) {
-            user_profile_model.store_new(principal, now, &new_profile);
-            Ok(())
-        } else {
-            Err(AddDappSettingsError::VersionMismatch)
-        }
-    } else {
-        Err(AddDappSettingsError::UserNotFound)
-    }
+    let user_profile = find_profile(principal, user_profile_model)
+        .map_err(|_| AddDappSettingsError::UserNotFound)?;
+    let now = time();
+    let new_profile = user_profile.add_hidden_dapp_id(profile_version, now, dapp_id)?;
+    user_profile_model.store_new(principal, now, &new_profile);
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/it/settings.rs b/src/backend/tests/it/settings.rs
index c0e7c89bd0..68bcd2bcd5 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/it/settings.rs
+++ b/src/backend/tests/it/settings.rs
@@ -203,53 +203,6 @@ fn test_add_user_hidden_dapp_id_cannot_update_wrong_version() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_add_user_hidden_dapp_id_does_not_update_if_version_is_none() {
-    let pic_setup = setup();
-
-    let caller = Principal::from_text(CALLER).unwrap();
-
-    let create_profile_response =
-        pic_setup.update::<UserProfile>(caller, "create_user_profile", ());
-
-    let profile = create_profile_response.expect("Create failed");
-    assert_eq!(profile.settings.dapp.dapp_carousel.hidden_dapp_ids.len(), 0);
-
-    let add_hidden_dapp_id_arg = AddHiddenDappIdRequest {
-        dapp_id: "test_dapp_id".to_string(),
-        current_user_version: None,
-    };
-
-    let add_hidden_dapp_id_response = pic_setup.update::<Result<(), AddDappSettingsError>>(
-        caller,
-        "add_user_hidden_dapp_id",
-        add_hidden_dapp_id_arg,
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        add_hidden_dapp_id_response,
-        Ok(Err(AddDappSettingsError::VersionMismatch))
-    );
-
-    let get_profile_response = pic_setup.update::<Result<UserProfile, GetUserProfileError>>(
-        caller,
-        "get_user_profile",
-        (),
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        get_profile_response
-            .expect("Call to get profile failed")
-            .expect("Get profile failed")
-            .settings
-            .dapp
-            .dapp_carousel
-            .hidden_dapp_ids
-            .len(),
-        0
-    );
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_add_user_hidden_dapp_id_does_not_add_duplicate_dapp_id() {
     let pic_setup = setup();