diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostViewPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostViewPage.tsx
index 3cc0cf6e..c55eddd8 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostViewPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostViewPage.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export default function HostViewPage() {
 		</Descriptions>
 		{account.hasPermission("core.instance.list") && <>
 			<Title level={5} style={{ marginTop: 16 }}>Instances</Title>
-			<InstanceList instances={hostInstances} size="small" hideAssignedHost persistState />
+			<InstanceList instances={hostInstances} size="small" hideAssignedHost />
 		</>}
 		{account.hasPermission("core.log.follow") && <>
 			<Flex justify="space-between" align="baseline">
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
index 15f59d76..d9627a33 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ type InstanceListProps = {
 	instances: ReadonlyMap<number, Readonly<lib.InstanceDetails>>;
 	size?: SizeType;
 	hideAssignedHost?: boolean;
-	/** Persist sort/search state in the URL and show a search box (for the standalone Instances page). */
-	persistState?: boolean;
 };
 
 export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	let [hosts] = useHosts();
 	const [systems] = useSystems();
-	const persist = props.persistState ?? false;
 	const tableState = useTableQueryState<lib.InstanceDetails>({
 		namespace: "instance", defaultSortKey: "name", pagination: false,
 	});
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 			dataIndex: "name",
 			defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 			sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a["name"], b["name"]),
-			...(persist ? nameSearch : {}),
+			...nameSearch,
 		},
 		{
 			title: "Assigned Host",
@@ -128,15 +125,15 @@ export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 		columns.splice(1, 1);
 	}
 
-	const finalColumns = persist ? columns.map(tableState.applyColumn) : columns;
+	const finalColumns = columns.map(tableState.applyColumn);
 
 	return <Table
 		size={props.size || "large"}
 		columns={finalColumns}
 		dataSource={[...props.instances.values()]}
 		rowKey={instance => instance["id"]}
-		pagination={persist ? tableState.pagination : false}
-		onChange={persist ? tableState.onChange : undefined}
+		pagination={tableState.pagination}
+		onChange={tableState.onChange}
 		onRow={(record, rowIndex) => ({
 			onClick: event => {
 				navigate(`/instances/${record.id}/view`);
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstancesPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstancesPage.tsx
index 78cb80d2..cfa24922 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstancesPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstancesPage.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default function InstancesPage() {
 			</Space>}
 		/>
 
-		<InstanceList instances={instances} persistState />
+		<InstanceList instances={instances} />
 		<PluginExtra component="InstancesPage" />
 	</PageLayout>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/OnlinePlayersList.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/OnlinePlayersList.tsx
index 13950da2..31e5a560 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/OnlinePlayersList.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/OnlinePlayersList.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function OnlinePlayersList({ instanceId }: OnlinePlayersListProps
 	return (
 		<div style={{ marginTop: 16 }}>
 			<h4>Online Players ({onlineUsers.length})</h4>
-			<UsersTable instanceId={instanceId} onlyOnline size="small" persistState pagination={{
+			<UsersTable instanceId={instanceId} onlyOnline size="small" pagination={{
 				defaultPageSize: 10,
 				showSizeChanger: true,
 				pageSizeOptions: ["10", "20", "50", "100", "200"],
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersPage.tsx
index 6576d380..7418a4c9 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersPage.tsx
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
 					&& <BulkUserActionButton />}
 			</Space>}
 		/>
-		<UsersTable instanceId={instanceId ?? undefined} persistState/>
+		<UsersTable instanceId={instanceId ?? undefined}/>
 		<PluginExtra component="UsersPage" />
 	</PageLayout>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
index 0cea72f9..7009a565 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ export interface UsersTableProps {
 	pagination?: false | object;
 	/** Ant Design size prop */
 	size?: "small" | "middle" | "large";
-	/** Persist sort/filter/pagination state in the URL (for the standalone Users page). */
-	persistState?: boolean;
 }
 
 const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }).compare;
 
 export default function UsersTable(
-	{ instanceId, onlyOnline = false, pagination, size, persistState }: UsersTableProps
+	{ instanceId, onlyOnline = false, pagination, size }: UsersTableProps
 ) {
 	const [roles, rolesSynced] = useRoles();
 	const [users, usersSynced] = useUsers();
@@ -181,16 +179,14 @@ export default function UsersTable(
 	let tablePagination: false | object;
 	if (pagination === false) {
 		tablePagination = false;
-	} else if (persistState) {
+	} else {
 		// Controlled current/pageSize from the URL win over the caller's display props.
 		tablePagination = { ...displayPagination, ...callerPagination, ...(tableState.pagination || {}) };
-	} else {
-		tablePagination = { ...displayPagination, ...(callerPagination ?? { defaultPageSize: 50 }) };
 	}
 
-	let tableColumns = persistState ? columns.map(tableState.applyColumn) : columns;
+	let tableColumns = columns.map(tableState.applyColumn);
 	// Seed the online-only default when nothing for the Last Seen column is in the URL yet.
-	if (persistState && onlyOnline && !("lastSeen" in tableState.filters)) {
+	if (onlyOnline && !("lastSeen" in tableState.filters)) {
 		tableColumns = tableColumns.map(column => (
 			column.key === "lastSeen" ? { ...column, filteredValue: ["online"] } : column
 		));
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ export default function UsersTable(
 			dataSource={data}
 			rowKey={(user) => user.name}
 			pagination={tablePagination}
-			onChange={persistState ? tableState.onChange : undefined}
+			onChange={tableState.onChange}
 			size={size}
 			scroll={{ x: "max-content" }}
 			loading={!usersSynced || !rolesSynced}