diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 43a697a27..11880ca94 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -236,10 +236,9 @@ export const HTTP_SERVER_ERROR = 500 as const;
 
 export type PrivacyControl = 'functional' | 'targeting';
 
-export type StorageTypes = 'SDKState' | 'OfflineEvents' | 'IdentityCache' | 'TimeOnSite';
+export type StorageTypes = 'OfflineEvents' | 'IdentityCache' | 'TimeOnSite';
 
 export const StoragePrivacyMap: Record<StorageTypes, PrivacyControl> = {
-    SDKState: 'functional',
     OfflineEvents: 'functional',
     IdentityCache: 'functional',
     TimeOnSite: 'targeting',
diff --git a/src/persistence.js b/src/persistence.js
index fb0aec710..dca7bd16d 100644
--- a/src/persistence.js
+++ b/src/persistence.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default function _Persistence(mpInstance) {
                 localStorageData = self.getLocalStorage(),
                 cookies = self.getCookie(),
                 allData;
-
             // https://go.mparticle.com/work/SQDSDKS-6045
             // Determine if there is any data in cookies or localStorage to figure out if it is the first time the browser is loading mParticle
             if (!localStorageData && !cookies) {
@@ -35,10 +34,6 @@ export default function _Persistence(mpInstance) {
                 mpInstance._Store.isFirstRun = false;
             }
 
-            if (mpInstance._Store.getPrivacyFlag('SDKState')) {
-                return;
-            }
-
             // https://go.mparticle.com/work/SQDSDKS-6045
             if (!mpInstance._Store.isLocalStorageAvailable) {
                 mpInstance._Store.SDKConfig.useCookieStorage = true;
@@ -117,10 +112,7 @@ export default function _Persistence(mpInstance) {
     };
 
     this.update = function() {
-        if (
-            !mpInstance._Store.webviewBridgeEnabled &&
-            !mpInstance._Store.getPrivacyFlag('SDKState')
-        ) {
+        if (!mpInstance._Store.webviewBridgeEnabled) {
             if (mpInstance._Store.SDKConfig.useCookieStorage) {
                 self.setCookie();
             }
@@ -810,9 +802,6 @@ export default function _Persistence(mpInstance) {
 
     // https://go.mparticle.com/work/SQDSDKS-6021
     this.savePersistence = function(persistence) {
-        if (mpInstance._Store.getPrivacyFlag('SDKState')) {
-            return;
-        }
         var encodedPersistence = self.encodePersistence(
                 JSON.stringify(persistence)
             ),
@@ -857,9 +846,6 @@ export default function _Persistence(mpInstance) {
     };
 
     this.getPersistence = function() {
-        if (mpInstance._Store.getPrivacyFlag('SDKState')) {
-            return null;
-        }
         var persistence = this.useLocalStorage()
             ? this.getLocalStorage()
             : this.getCookie();
diff --git a/test/jest/persistence.spec.ts b/test/jest/persistence.spec.ts
index c1f7e8610..76a270beb 100644
--- a/test/jest/persistence.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/persistence.spec.ts
@@ -39,36 +39,12 @@ describe('Persistence', () => {
     });
 
     describe('#update', () => {
-        describe('noFunctional privacy flag set to true', () => {
-            beforeEach(() => {
-                store.setNoFunctional(true);
-                store.webviewBridgeEnabled = false;
-            });
-
-            it('should NOT write to cookie and localStorage when useCookieStorage is true', () => {
-                store.SDKConfig.useCookieStorage = true;
-
-                const setCookieSpy = jest.spyOn(persistence, 'setCookie');
-                const setLocalStorageSpy = jest.spyOn(persistence, 'setLocalStorage');
-
-                persistence.update();
-
-                expect(setCookieSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-                expect(setLocalStorageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            });
-
-            it('should NOT write to localStorage when useCookieStorage is false', () => {
-                store.SDKConfig.useCookieStorage = false;
-
-                const setCookieSpy = jest.spyOn(persistence, 'setCookie');
-                const setLocalStorageSpy = jest.spyOn(persistence, 'setLocalStorage');
-
-                persistence.update();
-
-                expect(setCookieSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-                expect(setLocalStorageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            });
-        });
+        // describe('noFunctional privacy flag set to true', () => {
+        //     beforeEach(() => {
+        //         store.setNoFunctional(true);
+        //         store.webviewBridgeEnabled = false;
+        //     });
+        // });
 
         describe('noFunctional privacy flag set to false', () => {
             beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/test/src/tests-persistence.ts b/test/src/tests-persistence.ts
index 045ff7f71..72bd265f0 100644
--- a/test/src/tests-persistence.ts
+++ b/test/src/tests-persistence.ts
@@ -1882,28 +1882,6 @@ describe('persistence', () => {
             beforeEach(() => {
                 mParticle.config.launcherOptions = { noFunctional: true };
             });
-
-            it('should NOT store cookie when useCookieStorage = true', async () => {
-                mParticle.config.useCookieStorage = true;
-
-                mParticle.init(apiKey, mParticle.config);
-                await waitForCondition(hasIdentifyReturned);
-
-                mParticle.getInstance()._Persistence.update();
-
-                expect(findCookie()).to.not.be.ok;
-            });
-
-            it('should NOT write localStorage when useCookieStorage = false', async () => {
-                mParticle.config.useCookieStorage = false;
-
-                mParticle.init(apiKey, mParticle.config);
-                await waitForCondition(hasIdentifyReturned);
-
-                mParticle.getInstance()._Persistence.update();
-
-                expect(getLocalStorage()).to.not.be.ok;
-            });
         });
 
         describe('set to false', () => {