diff --git a/native/profile/build-info.react.js b/native/profile/build-info.react.js
--- a/native/profile/build-info.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/build-info.react.js
@@ -2,23 +2,19 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
-import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { isStaff } from 'lib/shared/user-utils';
 
 import { persistConfig, codeVersion } from '../redux/persist';
 import { StaffContext } from '../staff/staff-context';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors';
-import { isStaffRelease, useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils';
+import {
+  isStaffRelease,
+  useIsCurrentUserStaff,
+  useStaffCanSee,
+} from '../utils/staff-utils';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function BuildInfo(props: { ... }): React.Node {
-  const isCurrentUserStaff = useSelector(
-    state =>
-      state.currentUserInfo &&
-      state.currentUserInfo.id &&
-      isStaff(state.currentUserInfo.id),
-  );
+  const isCurrentUserStaff = useIsCurrentUserStaff();
   const { staffUserHasBeenLoggedIn } = React.useContext(StaffContext);
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
diff --git a/native/staff/staff-context.provider.react.js b/native/staff/staff-context.provider.react.js
--- a/native/staff/staff-context.provider.react.js
+++ b/native/staff/staff-context.provider.react.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { isStaff } from 'lib/shared/user-utils';
 
+import { useIsCurrentUserStaff } from '../utils/staff-utils';
 import { StaffContext, type StaffContextType } from './staff-context';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -16,12 +14,7 @@
     setStaffUserHasBeenLoggedIn,
   ] = React.useState(false);
 
-  const isCurrentUserStaff = useSelector(
-    state =>
-      state.currentUserInfo &&
-      state.currentUserInfo.id &&
-      isStaff(state.currentUserInfo.id),
-  );
+  const isCurrentUserStaff = useIsCurrentUserStaff();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (isCurrentUserStaff) {
diff --git a/native/utils/staff-utils.js b/native/utils/staff-utils.js
--- a/native/utils/staff-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/staff-utils.js
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@
 
 const isStaffRelease = false;
 
-function useStaffCanSee(): boolean {
+function useIsCurrentUserStaff(): boolean {
   const isCurrentUserStaff = useSelector(
     state =>
       state.currentUserInfo &&
       state.currentUserInfo.id &&
       isStaff(state.currentUserInfo.id),
   );
+  return isCurrentUserStaff;
+}
+
+function useStaffCanSee(): boolean {
+  const isCurrentUserStaff = useIsCurrentUserStaff();
   return __DEV__ || isStaffRelease || isCurrentUserStaff;
 }
 
-export { isStaffRelease, useStaffCanSee };
+export { isStaffRelease, useIsCurrentUserStaff, useStaffCanSee };