diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/widget/SearchWidgetConfigurator.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/widget/SearchWidgetConfigurator.kt
index 6d1b1dbff9ff..2cad58823209 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/widget/SearchWidgetConfigurator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/widget/SearchWidgetConfigurator.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
+import com.duckduckgo.app.browser.BrowserActivity
 import com.duckduckgo.app.browser.R
 import com.duckduckgo.app.systemsearch.SystemSearchActivity
 import com.duckduckgo.common.utils.DispatcherProvider
@@ -41,13 +42,9 @@ class SearchWidgetConfigurator @Inject constructor(
         remoteViews: RemoteViews,
         fromFavWidget: Boolean,
     ) {
-        val voiceSearchEnabled = withContext(dispatcherProvider.io()) {
-            voiceSearchAvailability.isVoiceSearchAvailable
+        val (voiceSearchEnabled, duckAiEnabled) = withContext(dispatcherProvider.io()) {
+            voiceSearchAvailability.isVoiceSearchAvailable to (duckChat.isEnabled() && duckChat.wasOpenedBefore())
         }
-        val duckAiIntent = withContext(dispatcherProvider.io()) {
-            duckChat.createDuckChatIntent()
-        }
-        val duckAiEnabled = duckAiIntent != null
 
         logcat { "SearchWidgetConfigurator voiceSearchEnabled=$voiceSearchEnabled, duckAiEnabled=$duckAiEnabled" }
 
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ class SearchWidgetConfigurator @Inject constructor(
             }
 
             if (duckAiEnabled) {
-                val pendingIntent = buildDuckAiPendingIntent(context, duckAiIntent!!)
+                val pendingIntent = buildDuckAiPendingIntent(context)
                 remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.duckAi, pendingIntent)
             }
         }
@@ -79,8 +76,8 @@ class SearchWidgetConfigurator @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun buildDuckAiPendingIntent(
         context: Context,
-        intent: Intent,
     ): PendingIntent {
+        val intent = BrowserActivity.intent(context, openDuckChat = true).also { it.action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW }
         return PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 2, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE)
     }
 }
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-api/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/api/DuckChat.kt b/duckchat/duckchat-api/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/api/DuckChat.kt
index f34dc673b746..6b748e0f4227 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-api/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/api/DuckChat.kt
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-api/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/api/DuckChat.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.duckduckgo.duckchat.api
 
-import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 
 /**
@@ -36,14 +35,6 @@ interface DuckChat {
      */
     fun openDuckChat()
 
-    /**
-     * Creates an Intent that can be used to launch the DuckChat WebView.
-     * Does not actually open DuckChat, just prepares the Intent.
-     *
-     * @return Intent that can be used to open DuckChat, or null if DuckChat cannot be opened.
-     */
-    suspend fun createDuckChatIntent(): Intent?
-
     /**
      * Auto-prompts the DuckChat WebView with the provided [String] query.
      */
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/RealDuckChat.kt b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/RealDuckChat.kt
index aed6bae11437..def4c5a8ecac 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/RealDuckChat.kt
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/RealDuckChat.kt
@@ -380,21 +380,6 @@ class RealDuckChat @Inject constructor(
         openDuckChat(emptyMap())
     }
 
-    override suspend fun createDuckChatIntent(): Intent? {
-        logcat { "Duck.ai: createDuckChatIntent" }
-        if (!isDuckChatEnabled || !isDuckChatUserEnabled || !wasOpenedBefore()) {
-            logcat { "Duck.ai: createDuckChatIntent. DuckChat is not enabled or opened before, returning null" }
-            return null
-        }
-
-        val parameters = addChatParameters("", autoPrompt = false)
-        val url = appendParameters(parameters, duckChatLink)
-
-        return browserNav.openDuckChat(context, duckChatUrl = url, hasSessionActive = true)
-            .apply {
-                flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
-            }
-    }
     override fun openDuckChatWithAutoPrompt(query: String) {
         logcat { "Duck.ai: openDuckChatWithAutoPrompt query $query" }
         val parameters = addChatParameters(query, autoPrompt = true)