diff --git a/src/djangooidc/backends.py b/src/djangooidc/backends.py
index 8e4eb023d..25179f7fd 100644
--- a/src/djangooidc/backends.py
+++ b/src/djangooidc/backends.py
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class OpenIdConnectBackend(ModelBackend):
 
             user, created = UserModel.objects.get_or_create(**args)
 
-            if created and request is not None:
-                request.session["is_new_user"] = True
-
             if not created:
                 # If user exists, update existing user
                 self.update_existing_user(user, args["defaults"])
@@ -63,8 +60,6 @@ class OpenIdConnectBackend(ModelBackend):
             try:
                 user = UserModel.objects.get_by_natural_key(username)
             except UserModel.DoesNotExist:
-                if request is not None:
-                    request.session["is_new_user"] = True
                 return None
         # run this callback for a each login
         user.on_each_login()
diff --git a/src/djangooidc/views.py b/src/djangooidc/views.py
index ca91058fb..b07d3222b 100644
--- a/src/djangooidc/views.py
+++ b/src/djangooidc/views.py
@@ -98,11 +98,10 @@ def login_callback(request):
             request.session["acr_value"] = CLIENT.get_step_up_acr_value()
             return CLIENT.create_authn_request(request.session)
         user = authenticate(request=request, **userinfo)
-        is_new_user = request.session.get("is_new_user", False)
         if user:
             # Set login metadata about this user
             # (verification_type for instance)
-            _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user, is_new_user)
+            _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user)
 
             login(request, user)
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ def login_callback(request):
         return error_page(request, err)
 
 
-def _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user, is_new_user):
+def _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user):
     """Does checks on the recieved authenticated user from login_callback,
     and updates fields accordingly."""
     should_update_user = False
@@ -148,10 +147,6 @@ def _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user, is_new_user):
         user.set_user_verification_type()
         should_update_user = True
 
-    if is_new_user:
-        user.finished_setup = False
-        should_update_user = True
-
     if should_update_user:
         user.save()
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 8cf3286ce..9905cf340 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class MyUserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
     fieldsets = (
         (
             None,
-            {"fields": ("username", "password", "status", "finished_setup", "verification_type")},
+            {"fields": ("username", "password", "status", "verification_type")},
         ),
         ("Personal Info", {"fields": ("first_name", "last_name", "email")}),
         (
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class MyUserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
         ("Important dates", {"fields": ("last_login", "date_joined")}),
     )
 
-    readonly_fields = ("verification_type", "finished_setup")
+    readonly_fields = ("verification_type",)
 
     # Hide Username (uuid), Groups and Permissions
     # Q: Now that we're using Groups and Permissions,
diff --git a/src/registrar/config/urls.py b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
index 490b64958..de7d9585d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/urls.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path(
         # We embed the current user ID here, but we have a permission check
         # that ensures the user is who they say they are.
-        "finish-profile-setup/<int:pk>",
+        "finish-profile-setup",
         views.FinishProfileSetupView.as_view(),
         name="finish-user-profile-setup",
     ),
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0095_user_finished_setup.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0095_user_finished_setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 87e247330..000000000
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0095_user_finished_setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.10 on 2024-05-09 17:42
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("registrar", "0094_create_groups_v12"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="user",
-            name="finished_setup",
-            field=models.BooleanField(default=True),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/user.py b/src/registrar/models/user.py
index 975c9bf6a..f6400ccd2 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/user.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/user.py
@@ -87,12 +87,23 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
         help_text="The means through which this user was verified",
     )
 
-    # Tracks if the user finished their profile setup or not. This is so
-    # we can globally enforce that new users provide additional context before proceeding.
-    finished_setup = models.BooleanField(
-        # Default to true so we don't impact existing users. We set this to false downstream.
-        default=True
-    )
+    @property
+    def finished_setup(self):
+        """
+        Tracks if the user finished their profile setup or not. This is so
+        we can globally enforce that new users provide additional account information before proceeding.
+        """
+
+        # Change this to self once the user and contact objects are merged.
+        # For now, since they are linked, lets test on the underlying contact object.
+        user_info = self.contact  # noqa
+        user_values = [
+            user_info.first_name,
+            user_info.last_name,
+            user_info.title,
+            user_info.phone,
+        ]
+        return None not in user_values
 
     def __str__(self):
         # this info is pulled from Login.gov
diff --git a/src/registrar/registrar_middleware.py b/src/registrar/registrar_middleware.py
index 823fa6f66..8485f25e6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/registrar_middleware.py
+++ b/src/registrar/registrar_middleware.py
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class CheckUserProfileMiddleware:
         return response
 
     def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
-
+        """Runs pre-processing logic for each view. Checks for the 
+        finished_setup flag on the current user. If they haven't done so,
+        then we redirect them to the finish setup page."""
         # Check that the user is "opted-in" to the profile feature flag
         has_profile_feature_flag = flag_is_active(request, "profile_feature")
 
@@ -34,26 +36,24 @@ class CheckUserProfileMiddleware:
         if not has_profile_feature_flag:
             return None
 
-        # Check if setup is not finished
-        finished_setup = hasattr(request.user, "finished_setup") and request.user.finished_setup
-        if hasattr(request.user, "finished_setup"):
-            user_values = [
-                request.user.contact.first_name,
-                request.user.contact.last_name,
-                request.user.contact.title,
-                request.user.contact.phone,
-            ]
-            if None in user_values:
-                finished_setup = False
-
-        if request.user.is_authenticated and not finished_setup:
-            return self._handle_setup_not_finished(request)
+        if request.user.is_authenticated:
+            if hasattr(request.user, "finished_setup") and not request.user.finished_setup:
+                return self._handle_setup_not_finished(request)
 
         # Continue processing the view
         return None
 
     def _handle_setup_not_finished(self, request):
-        setup_page = reverse("finish-user-profile-setup", kwargs={"pk": request.user.contact.pk})
+        """Redirects the given user to the finish setup page.
+
+        We set the "redirect" query param equal to where the user wants to go.
+
+        If the user wants to go to '/request/', then we set that
+        information in the query param.
+
+        Otherwise, we assume they want to go to the home page.
+        """
+        setup_page = reverse("finish-user-profile-setup")
         logout_page = reverse("logout")
         excluded_pages = [
             setup_page,
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ class CheckUserProfileMiddleware:
 
         # Don't redirect on excluded pages (such as the setup page itself)
         if not any(request.path.startswith(page) for page in excluded_pages):
+
             # Preserve the original query parameters, and coerce them into a dict
             query_params = parse_qs(request.META["QUERY_STRING"])
 
+            # Set the redirect value to our redirect location
             if custom_redirect is not None:
-                # Set the redirect value to our redirect location
                 query_params["redirect"] = custom_redirect
 
+            # Add our new query param, while preserving old ones
             if query_params:
                 setup_page = replace_url_queryparams(setup_page, query_params)
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/base.html b/src/registrar/templates/base.html
index e7abe89f0..d1a880e0d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/base.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/base.html
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
           {% if has_profile_feature_flag %}
           <li class="usa-nav__primary-item">
             {% url 'user-profile' as user_profile_url %}
-            {% url 'finish-user-profile-setup' pk=request.user.contact.pk as finish_setup_url %}
+            {% url 'finish-user-profile-setup' as finish_setup_url %}
             <a class="usa-nav-link {% if request.path == user_profile_url or request.path == finish_setup_url %}usa-current{% endif %}" href="{{ user_profile_url }}">
                 <span class="text-primary">Your profile</span>
             </a>
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
index 2492423be..6215d1fdc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ class TestWithUser(MockEppLib):
         last_name = "Last"
         email = "info@example.com"
         self.user = get_user_model().objects.create(
-            username=username, first_name=first_name, last_name=last_name, email=email, finished_setup=True
+            username=username, first_name=first_name, last_name=last_name, email=email
         )
 
         username_incomplete = "test_user_incomplete"
         first_name_2 = "Incomplete"
         email_2 = "unicorn@igorville.com"
         self.incomplete_user = get_user_model().objects.create(
-            username=username_incomplete, first_name=first_name_2, email=email_2, finished_setup=False
+            username=username_incomplete, first_name=first_name_2, email=email_2
         )
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ class FinishUserProfileTests(TestWithUser, WebTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         self.user.title = None
-        self.user.finished_setup = False
         self.user.save()
         self.client.force_login(self.user)
         self.domain, _ = Domain.objects.get_or_create(name="sampledomain.gov", state=Domain.State.READY)
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/user_profile.py b/src/registrar/views/user_profile.py
index dd997a794..ea803a646 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/user_profile.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/user_profile.py
@@ -178,12 +178,6 @@ class FinishProfileSetupView(UserProfileView):
 
         # Get the current form and validate it
         if form.is_valid():
-
-            completed_states = [self.RedirectType.TO_SPECIFIC_PAGE, self.RedirectType.HOME]
-            if self.redirect_type in completed_states:
-                self.request.user.finished_setup = True
-                self.request.user.save()
-
             if "contact_setup_save_button" in request.POST:
                 # Logic for when the 'Save' button is clicked
                 self.redirect_type = self.RedirectType.COMPLETE_SETUP
@@ -197,16 +191,6 @@ class FinishProfileSetupView(UserProfileView):
         else:
             return self.form_invalid(form)
 
-    def form_valid(self, form):
-        """Saves the current contact to the database, and if the user is complete
-        with their setup, then we mark user.finished_setup to True."""
-        completed_states = [self.RedirectType.TO_SPECIFIC_PAGE, self.RedirectType.HOME]
-        if self.redirect_type in completed_states:
-            self.request.user.finished_setup = True
-            self.request.user.save()
-
-        return super().form_valid(form)
-
     def get_success_url(self):
         """Redirect to the nameservers page for the domain."""
         redirect_url = self.get_redirect_url()
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py b/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
index 774507296..da5606d52 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
@@ -395,27 +395,9 @@ class UserProfilePermission(PermissionsLoginMixin):
 
         If the user is authenticated, they have access
         """
+
         # Check if the user is authenticated
         if not self.request.user.is_authenticated:
             return False
 
-        # If we are given a pk in the request, do checks on it
-        given_contact_pk = self.kwargs.get("pk", None)
-
-        if given_contact_pk:
-            # Grab the user in the DB to do a full object comparision, not just on ids
-            current_user = self.request.user
-
-            # Compare the PK that was passed in to the user currently logged in
-            if current_user.contact.pk != given_contact_pk:
-                # Don't allow users to modify other users profiles
-                return False
-
-            # Check if the object at the id we're searching on actually exists
-            requested_user_exists = User.objects.filter(pk=current_user.pk).exists()
-            requested_contact_exists = Contact.objects.filter(user=current_user.pk, pk=given_contact_pk).exists()
-
-            if not requested_user_exists or not requested_contact_exists:
-                return False
-
         return True