diff --git a/browser/extensions/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/CardGrid/CardGrid.jsx b/browser/extensions/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/CardGrid/CardGrid.jsx
index 655a51f490f5..4945abbde9ae 100644
--- a/browser/extensions/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/CardGrid/CardGrid.jsx
+++ b/browser/extensions/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/CardGrid/CardGrid.jsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const PREF_BILLBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.billboard";
 const PREF_LEADERBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard";
 const PREF_LEADERBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard.position";
 const PREF_BILLBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.billboard.position";
-const PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED = "discoverystream.refinedCardsLayout.enabled";
 const INTERSECTION_RATIO = 0.5;
 const VISIBLE = "visible";
 const VISIBILITY_CHANGE_EVENT = "visibilitychange";
@@ -362,7 +361,6 @@ export class _CardGrid extends React.PureComponent {
     const listFeedSelectedFeed = prefs[PREF_LIST_FEED_SELECTED_FEED];
     const billboardEnabled = prefs[PREF_BILLBOARD_ENABLED];
     const leaderboardEnabled = prefs[PREF_LEADERBOARD_ENABLED];
-    const refinedCardsLayout = prefs[PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED];
 
     // filter out recs that should be in ListFeed
     const recs = this.props.data.recommendations
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ export class _CardGrid extends React.PureComponent {
             features={rec.features}
             showTopics={showTopics}
             selectedTopics={selectedTopics}
-            excerpt={refinedCardsLayout && rec.excerpt}
+            excerpt={rec.excerpt}
             availableTopics={availableTopics}
             url={rec.url}
             id={rec.id}
diff --git a/browser/extensions/newtab/data/content/activity-stream.bundle.js b/browser/extensions/newtab/data/content/activity-stream.bundle.js
index f721a913b4ee..45d613bdf67d 100644
--- a/browser/extensions/newtab/data/content/activity-stream.bundle.js
+++ b/browser/extensions/newtab/data/content/activity-stream.bundle.js
@@ -4905,7 +4905,6 @@ const PREF_BILLBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.billboard";
 const PREF_LEADERBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard";
 const PREF_LEADERBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard.position";
 const PREF_BILLBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.billboard.position";
-const PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED = "discoverystream.refinedCardsLayout.enabled";
 const CardGrid_INTERSECTION_RATIO = 0.5;
 const CardGrid_VISIBLE = "visible";
 const CardGrid_VISIBILITY_CHANGE_EVENT = "visibilitychange";
@@ -5189,7 +5188,6 @@ class _CardGrid extends (external_React_default()).PureComponent {
     const listFeedSelectedFeed = prefs[PREF_LIST_FEED_SELECTED_FEED];
     const billboardEnabled = prefs[PREF_BILLBOARD_ENABLED];
     const leaderboardEnabled = prefs[PREF_LEADERBOARD_ENABLED];
-    const refinedCardsLayout = prefs[PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED];
 
     // filter out recs that should be in ListFeed
     const recs = this.props.data.recommendations.filter(item => !item.feedName).slice(0, items);
@@ -5214,7 +5212,7 @@ class _CardGrid extends (external_React_default()).PureComponent {
         features: rec.features,
         showTopics: showTopics,
         selectedTopics: selectedTopics,
-        excerpt: refinedCardsLayout && rec.excerpt,
+        excerpt: rec.excerpt,
         availableTopics: availableTopics,
         url: rec.url,
         id: rec.id,
@@ -11237,7 +11235,7 @@ const CardSections_PREF_BILLBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.billboard";
 const CardSections_PREF_LEADERBOARD_ENABLED = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard";
 const CardSections_PREF_LEADERBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.leaderboard.position";
 const CardSections_PREF_BILLBOARD_POSITION = "newtabAdSize.billboard.position";
-const CardSections_PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED = "discoverystream.refinedCardsLayout.enabled";
+const PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED = "discoverystream.refinedCardsLayout.enabled";
 function getLayoutData(responsiveLayouts, index, refinedCardsLayout) {
   let layoutData = {
     classNames: [],
@@ -11312,7 +11310,7 @@ function CardSection({
   const mayHaveThumbsUpDown = prefs[CardSections_PREF_THUMBS_UP_DOWN_ENABLED];
   const selectedTopics = prefs[CardSections_PREF_TOPICS_SELECTED];
   const availableTopics = prefs[CardSections_PREF_TOPICS_AVAILABLE];
-  const refinedCardsLayout = prefs[CardSections_PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED];
+  const refinedCardsLayout = prefs[PREF_REFINED_CARDS_ENABLED];
   const {
     saveToPocketCard
   } = (0,external_ReactRedux_namespaceObject.useSelector)(state => state.DiscoveryStream);