diff --git a/src/layouts/provider-preference/provider-preference.vue b/src/layouts/provider-preference/provider-preference.vue
index ef852e0a..c631810b 100644
--- a/src/layouts/provider-preference/provider-preference.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/provider-preference/provider-preference.vue
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ export default {
         const resultMap = await settleAllPromises(promiseResultMap);
         next((vm) => {
             vm.setCmsContent(resultMap.cmsContent);
+            // open steering modal if it has body text, the state is defined in the CMS content and doesn't
+            //   populate if the state is not listed in the CMS content
             if (!!vm.$refs[STEERING_MODAL_REF_NAME].ModalBodyText) {
                 vm.openStateSteeringModal();
             }
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ export default {
     },
     data() {
         return {
-            selectedProvider: null,
             tpaAcknowledgement: false,
             rules: {
                 optionRequired: globalRules.OPTION_REQUIRED
@@ -126,12 +127,6 @@ export default {
         };
     },
     computed: {
-        isForwardActionDisabled() {
-            return this.selectedProvider === null;
-        },
-        isForwardNavigationDisabled() {
-            return this.selectedProvider === options.TPA && !this.tpaAcknowledgement;
-        },
         prefAnswers() {
             const cmsAnswersContent = [
                 {
@@ -178,9 +173,6 @@ export default {
     mounted() {
         setupModalLinks(this);
         const pageData = this.mainStore.pageData(issPageValues.PROVIDER_PREFERENCE);
-        this.selectedProvider = pageData?.selectedProvider
-            ? pageData.selectedProvider
-            : null;
         this.tpaAcknowledgement = pageData?.tpaAcknowledgement
             ? pageData.tpaAcknowledgement
             : false;
@@ -207,7 +199,7 @@ export default {
         },
         navigateWithTPAAck() {
             this.mainStore.saveProviderPreferenceData({
-                selectedProvider: this.selectedProvider,
+                selectedProvider: options.TPA,
                 tpaAcknowledgement: this.tpaAcknowledgement
             });
             showIssLoadingModal(true);