diff --git a/shell/mixins/resource-fetch-api-pagination.js b/shell/mixins/resource-fetch-api-pagination.js
index 91d7a4789e..892c048f68 100644
--- a/shell/mixins/resource-fetch-api-pagination.js
+++ b/shell/mixins/resource-fetch-api-pagination.js
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ export default {
           filters
         } = stevePaginationUtils.createParamsFromNsFilter({
           allNamespaces:                this.$store.getters[`${ this.currentProduct?.inStore }/all`](NAMESPACE),
-          getProject:                   (id) => this.$store.getters[`management/byId`](MANAGEMENT.PROJECT, id),
           selection:                    neu,
           isAllNamespaces:              this.isAllNamespaces,
           isLocalCluster:               this.$store.getters['currentCluster'].isLocal,
diff --git a/shell/plugins/steve/steve-pagination-utils.ts b/shell/plugins/steve/steve-pagination-utils.ts
index 26670ef198..3dcf409a15 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/steve/steve-pagination-utils.ts
+++ b/shell/plugins/steve/steve-pagination-utils.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   HPA,
   SECRET
 } from '@shell/config/types';
-import { CAPI as CAPI_LAB_AND_ANO, CATTLE_PUBLIC_ENDPOINTS, DEFAULT_PROJECT } from '@shell/config/labels-annotations';
+import { CAPI as CAPI_LAB_AND_ANO, CATTLE_PUBLIC_ENDPOINTS } from '@shell/config/labels-annotations';
 import { Schema } from '@shell/plugins/steve/schema';
 import { PaginationSettingsStore } from '@shell/types/resources/settings';
 
@@ -32,28 +32,7 @@ interface Namespace extends ModelNamespace {
   }
 }
 
-type GetProject = (id: string) => any
-
 class NamespaceProjectFilters {
-  protected isNamespaceLocalProject(ns: Namespace, getProject: GetProject, isLocalCluster: boolean): boolean {
-    // Are we in the local cluster? If not we can skip everything
-    if (!isLocalCluster) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    // Is this a upstream namespace for a downstream cluster?
-    if (ns.id.startsWith('local-p')) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    // Is this the upstream namespace for the `Default` project
-    if (getProject(`local/${ ns.id }`)?.metadata.labels[DEFAULT_PROJECT] === 'true') {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
   /**
    * User needs all resources.... except if there's some settings which should remove resources in specific circumstances
    */
@@ -61,26 +40,14 @@ class NamespaceProjectFilters {
     allNamespaces: Namespace[],
     showDynamicRancherNamespaces: boolean,
     productHidesSystemNamespaces: boolean,
-    getProject: GetProject,
-    isLocalCluster: boolean,
   }): PaginationParamFilter[] {
-    const {
-      allNamespaces, showDynamicRancherNamespaces, productHidesSystemNamespaces, getProject, isLocalCluster
-    } = args;
+    const { allNamespaces, showDynamicRancherNamespaces, productHidesSystemNamespaces } = args;
 
     // These are AND'd together
     // Not ns 1 AND ns 2
     return allNamespaces.reduce((res, ns) => {
       // Links to ns.isObscure and covers things like `c-`, `user-`, etc (see OBSCURE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX)
-      let hideObscure = false;
-
-      if (!showDynamicRancherNamespaces) {
-        // if we are to hide dynamic rancher namespaces ... then hide obscure namespaces
-        if (ns.isObscure) {
-          // don't count local cluster ns's that are local cluster projects
-          hideObscure = !this.isNamespaceLocalProject(ns, getProject, isLocalCluster);
-        }
-      }
+      const hideObscure = showDynamicRancherNamespaces ? false : ns.isObscure;
 
       // Links to ns.isSystem and covers things like ns with system annotation, hardcoded list, etc
       const hideSystem = productHidesSystemNamespaces ? ns.isSystem : false;
@@ -106,16 +73,9 @@ class NamespaceProjectFilters {
     allNamespaces: Namespace[],
     isAllSystem: boolean,
     isAllUser: boolean,
-    getProject: GetProject,
-    isLocalCluster: boolean,
   }) {
-    const {
-      allNamespaces, isAllSystem, getProject, isLocalCluster
-    } = args;
-    const allSystem = allNamespaces.filter((ns) => {
-      // don't count local cluster ns's that are local cluster projects as system projects (we want their resources to show)
-      return ns.isSystem && !this.isNamespaceLocalProject(ns, getProject, isLocalCluster);
-    });
+    const { allNamespaces, isAllSystem } = args;
+    const allSystem = allNamespaces.filter((ns) => ns.isSystem);
 
     // > Neither of these use projectsOrNamespaces to avoid scenarios where the local cluster provides a namespace which has
     // > a matching project... which could lead to results in the user project resource being included in the system filter
@@ -306,7 +266,6 @@ class StevePaginationUtils extends NamespaceProjectFilters {
    */
   public createParamsFromNsFilter({
     allNamespaces,
-    getProject,
     selection,
     isAllNamespaces,
     isLocalCluster,
@@ -314,21 +273,24 @@ class StevePaginationUtils extends NamespaceProjectFilters {
     productHidesSystemNamespaces,
   }: {
     allNamespaces: Namespace[],
-    getProject: GetProject,
     selection: string[],
     /**
      * There is no user provided filter
      */
     isAllNamespaces: boolean,
     /**
-     * Weird things be happening if the target cluster is local / upstream. Uses this to check what cluster we're in
+     * Weird things be happening if the target cluster is local / upstream. Use this to check what cluster we're in
      */
     isLocalCluster: boolean,
     /**
+     * User preference states we should show dynamic rancher namespaces. Preference description "Show dynamic Namespaces managed by Rancher (not intended for editing or deletion)"
+     *
      * Links to ns.isObscure and covers things like `c-`, `user-`, etc (see OBSCURE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX)
      */
     showDynamicRancherNamespaces: boolean,
     /**
+     * Product config states that system namespaces should be hidden
+     *
      * Links to ns.isSystem and covers things like ns with system annotation, hardcoded list, etc
      */
     productHidesSystemNamespaces: boolean,
@@ -364,11 +326,7 @@ class StevePaginationUtils extends NamespaceProjectFilters {
     if (!showDynamicRancherNamespaces || productHidesSystemNamespaces) {
       // We need to hide dynamic namespaces ('c-', 'user-', etc) OR system namespaces
       filters = this.handlePrefAndSettingFilter({
-        allNamespaces,
-        showDynamicRancherNamespaces,
-        productHidesSystemNamespaces,
-        getProject,
-        isLocalCluster
+        allNamespaces, showDynamicRancherNamespaces, productHidesSystemNamespaces
       });
     }
 
@@ -378,11 +336,7 @@ class StevePaginationUtils extends NamespaceProjectFilters {
     if (selection.length === 1 && (isAllSystem || isAllUser)) {
       // Filter by resources either in or not in system namespaces
       filters.push(...this.handleSystemOrUserFilter({
-        allNamespaces,
-        isAllSystem,
-        isAllUser,
-        getProject,
-        isLocalCluster,
+        allNamespaces, isAllSystem, isAllUser
       }));
     } else {
       // User has one or more projects or namespaces