diff --git a/src/containers/ReviewModal/index.test.jsx b/src/containers/ReviewModal/index.test.jsx
index 3cba918..05be1f5 100644
--- a/src/containers/ReviewModal/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/ReviewModal/index.test.jsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
   },
   thunkActions: {
     app: {
-      reloadSubmissions: jest.fn(),
+      initialize: jest.fn(),
     },
     grading: {
       cancelGrading: jest.fn(),
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ describe('ReviewModal component', () => {
       expect(mapDispatchToProps.setShowReview).toEqual(actions.app.setShowReview);
     });
 
-    it('loads reloadSubmissions from thunkActions.app.reloadSubmissions', () => {
-      expect(mapDispatchToProps.reloadSubmissions).toEqual(thunkActions.app.reloadSubmissions);
+    it('loads reloadSubmissions from thunkActions.app.initialize', () => {
+      expect(mapDispatchToProps.reloadSubmissions).toEqual(thunkActions.app.initialize);
     });
 
     it('loads stopGrading from thunkActions.grading.cancelGrading', () => {
diff --git a/src/data/constants/requests.js b/src/data/constants/requests.js
index 43fd560..b90f5d2 100644
--- a/src/data/constants/requests.js
+++ b/src/data/constants/requests.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export const RequestStates = StrictDict({
 
 export const RequestKeys = StrictDict({
   initialize: 'initialize',
-  reloadSubmissions: 'reloadSubmissions',
   fetchSubmission: 'fetchSubmission',
   fetchSubmissionStatus: 'fetchSubmissionStatus',
   setLock: 'setLock',
diff --git a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/app.js b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/app.js
index 81bcfb5..cd5d067 100644
--- a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/app.js
+++ b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/app.js
@@ -19,18 +19,4 @@ export const initialize = () => (dispatch) => {
   }));
 };
 
-/**
- * initialize the app, loading ora and course metadata from the api, and loading the initial
- * submission list data.
- */
-export const reloadSubmissions = () => (dispatch) => {
-  dispatch(initializeApp({
-    locationId,
-    reload: true,
-    onSuccess: (response) => {
-      dispatch(actions.submissions.loadList(response.submissions));
-    },
-  }));
-};
-
-export default StrictDict({ initialize, reloadSubmissions });
+export default StrictDict({ initialize });
diff --git a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/requests.js b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/requests.js
index ddc3bac..8eb7664 100644
--- a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/requests.js
+++ b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/requests.js
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ export const networkRequest = ({
 
 /**
  * Tracked initializeApp api method.
- * Tracked to the `initialize` or `reloadSubmissions` request key.
+ * Tracked to the `initialize` request key.
  * @param {string} locationId - ora location id
- * @param {bool} reload - is reloading submission
  * @param {[func]} onSuccess - onSuccess method ((response) => { ... })
  * @param {[func]} onFailure - onFailure method ((error) => { ... })
  */
-export const initializeApp = ({ locationId, reload, ...rest }) => (dispatch) => {
+export const initializeApp = ({ locationId, ...rest }) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(module.networkRequest({
-    requestKey: reload ? RequestKeys.reloadSubmissions : RequestKeys.initialize,
+    requestKey: RequestKeys.initialize,
     promise: api.initializeApp(locationId),
     ...rest,
   }));