diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d72ca7c14a..f9429e8c77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
     "react-intersection-observer": "^9.16.0",
     "react-redux": "^9.2.0",
     "react-splitter-layout": "^4.0.0",
-    "react-transition-group": "^4.4.5",
     "redux": "^5.0.1",
     "redux-logger": "^3.0.6",
     "redux-thunk": "^3.1.0",
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@
     "@types/react": "^18.3.26",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "@types/react-splitter-layout": "^4.0.0",
-    "@types/react-transition-group": "^4.4.5",
     "@types/redux-logger": "^3.0.6",
     "@types/tgwf__co2": "^0.14.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.45.0",
diff --git a/src/components/app/Home.css b/src/components/app/Home.css
index b145cf5c6b..92304dfb75 100644
--- a/src/components/app/Home.css
+++ b/src/components/app/Home.css
@@ -172,18 +172,23 @@
 
 /* Only show the home transition when reduced motion is not preferred */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .homeTransition-enter {
+  .homeTransition-preEnter {
     opacity: 0.1;
     transform: translateX(100px);
   }
 
-  .homeTransition-enter.homeTransition-enter-active {
+  .homeTransition-entering {
     opacity: 1;
     transform: translateX(0);
     transition:
       opacity 300ms ease-out,
       transform 300ms ease-out;
   }
+
+  .homeTransition-entered {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
 }
 
 .homeSectionUploadFromFileInput {
diff --git a/src/components/app/Home.tsx b/src/components/app/Home.tsx
index 99e4d67898..80e9d9f5ac 100644
--- a/src/components/app/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/Home.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   triggerLoadingFromUrl,
 } from 'firefox-profiler/actions/receive-profile';
 import type { BrowserConnection } from 'firefox-profiler/app-logic/browser-connection';
-import { CSSTransition, TransitionGroup } from 'react-transition-group';
 import {
   queryIsMenuButtonEnabled,
   enableMenuButton,
@@ -182,15 +181,8 @@ function DocsButton() {
   );
 }
 
-function InstructionTransition(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  return (
-    <CSSTransition
-      {...props}
-      classNames="homeTransition"
-      timeout={300}
-      exit={false}
-    />
-  );
+function InstructionTransition({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return <div className="homeTransition-entered">{children}</div>;
 }
 
 type OwnHomeProps = {
@@ -590,9 +582,9 @@ class HomeImpl extends React.PureComponent<HomeProps, HomeState> {
               faster.
             </p>
           </Localized>
-          <TransitionGroup className="homeInstructionsTransitionGroup">
+          <div className="homeInstructionsTransitionGroup">
             {this._renderInstructions()}
-          </TransitionGroup>
+          </div>
           <section className="homeAdditionalContent">
             {/* Grid container: homeAdditionalContent */}
             <h2 className="homeAdditionalContentTitle protocol-display-xs">
diff --git a/src/test/components/__snapshots__/Home.test.tsx.snap b/src/test/components/__snapshots__/Home.test.tsx.snap
index e222c0bf09..6b02913260 100644
--- a/src/test/components/__snapshots__/Home.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/test/components/__snapshots__/Home.test.tsx.snap
@@ -62,50 +62,54 @@ exports[`app/Home renders a button to enable the popup in Firefox 1`] = `
       class="homeInstructionsTransitionGroup"
     >
       <div
-        class="homeInstructions"
-        data-testid="home-enable-popup-instructions"
+        class="homeTransition-entered"
       >
-        <img
-          alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
-          class="homeSectionScreenshot"
-          src="test-file-stub"
-        />
-        <div>
-          <button
-            class="homeSectionButton"
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="homeSectionPlus"
+        <div
+          class="homeInstructions"
+          data-testid="home-enable-popup-instructions"
+        >
+          <img
+            alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
+            class="homeSectionScreenshot"
+            src="test-file-stub"
+          />
+          <div>
+            <button
+              class="homeSectionButton"
+              type="button"
             >
-              +
-            </span>
-            Enable ⁨Firefox Profiler⁩ Menu Button
-          </button>
-          <a
-            class="homeSectionButton"
-            href="/docs/"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
-            />
-            Documentation
-          </a>
-          <p>
-            Enable the profiler menu button to start recording a performance
-profile in ⁨Firefox⁩, then analyze it and share it with profiler.firefox.com.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            You can also profile ⁨Firefox for Android⁩. For more
-information, please consult this documentation:
-
+              <span
+                class="homeSectionPlus"
+              >
+                +
+              </span>
+              Enable ⁨Firefox Profiler⁩ Menu Button
+            </button>
             <a
-              href="https://profiler.firefox.com/docs/#/./guide-profiling-android-directly-on-device?id=profiling-firefox-for-android-directly-on-device"
+              class="homeSectionButton"
+              href="/docs/"
             >
-              Profiling ⁨Firefox for Android⁩ directly on device
+              <span
+                class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
+              />
+              Documentation
             </a>
-            .
-          </p>
+            <p>
+              Enable the profiler menu button to start recording a performance
+profile in ⁨Firefox⁩, then analyze it and share it with profiler.firefox.com.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              You can also profile ⁨Firefox for Android⁩. For more
+information, please consult this documentation:
+
+              <a
+                href="https://profiler.firefox.com/docs/#/./guide-profiling-android-directly-on-device?id=profiling-firefox-for-android-directly-on-device"
+              >
+                Profiling ⁨Firefox for Android⁩ directly on device
+              </a>
+              .
+            </p>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -310,86 +314,90 @@ exports[`app/Home renders the Chrome extension instructions for Chromium based b
       class="homeInstructionsTransitionGroup"
     >
       <div
-        class="homeInstructions"
-        data-testid="home-enable-popup-instructions"
+        class="homeTransition-entered"
       >
-        <img
-          alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
-          class="homeSectionScreenshot"
-          src="test-file-stub"
-        />
-        <div>
-          <a
-            class="homeSectionButton"
-            href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/firefox-profiler/ljmahpnflmbkgaipnfbpgjipcnahlghn"
-            rel="noreferrer"
-            target="_blank"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="homeSectionPlus"
-            >
-              +
-            </span>
-            Install the Chrome extension
-          </a>
-          <a
-            class="homeSectionButton"
-            href="/docs/"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
-            />
-            Documentation
-          </a>
-          <p>
-            Use the 
+        <div
+          class="homeInstructions"
+          data-testid="home-enable-popup-instructions"
+        >
+          <img
+            alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
+            class="homeSectionScreenshot"
+            src="test-file-stub"
+          />
+          <div>
             <a
+              class="homeSectionButton"
               href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/firefox-profiler/ljmahpnflmbkgaipnfbpgjipcnahlghn"
               rel="noreferrer"
               target="_blank"
             >
-              ⁨Firefox Profiler⁩ extension for Chrome
+              <span
+                class="homeSectionPlus"
+              >
+                +
+              </span>
+              Install the Chrome extension
+            </a>
+            <a
+              class="homeSectionButton"
+              href="/docs/"
+            >
+              <span
+                class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
+              />
+              Documentation
             </a>
-            
+            <p>
+              Use the 
+              <a
+                href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/firefox-profiler/ljmahpnflmbkgaipnfbpgjipcnahlghn"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                target="_blank"
+              >
+                ⁨Firefox Profiler⁩ extension for Chrome
+              </a>
+              
 to capture performance profiles in Chrome and analyze them in the
 ⁨Firefox Profiler⁩. Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            Once installed, use the extension’s
-toolbar icon or the shortcuts to start and stop profiling. You can also
-export profiles and load them here for detailed analysis.
-          </p>
-          <div>
-            <p>
-              <kbd>
-                Ctrl
-              </kbd>
-              +
-              <kbd>
-                Shift
-              </kbd>
-              +
-              <kbd>
-                1
-              </kbd>
-               
-              Stop and start profiling
             </p>
             <p>
-              <kbd>
-                Ctrl
-              </kbd>
-              +
-              <kbd>
-                Shift
-              </kbd>
-              +
-              <kbd>
-                2
-              </kbd>
-               
-              Capture and load profile
+              Once installed, use the extension’s
+toolbar icon or the shortcuts to start and stop profiling. You can also
+export profiles and load them here for detailed analysis.
             </p>
+            <div>
+              <p>
+                <kbd>
+                  Ctrl
+                </kbd>
+                +
+                <kbd>
+                  Shift
+                </kbd>
+                +
+                <kbd>
+                  1
+                </kbd>
+                 
+                Stop and start profiling
+              </p>
+              <p>
+                <kbd>
+                  Ctrl
+                </kbd>
+                +
+                <kbd>
+                  Shift
+                </kbd>
+                +
+                <kbd>
+                  2
+                </kbd>
+                 
+                Capture and load profile
+              </p>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -577,45 +585,49 @@ exports[`app/Home renders the information screen for other browsers 1`] = `
       class="homeInstructionsTransitionGroup"
     >
       <div
-        class="homeInstructions"
-        data-testid="home-other-browser-instructions"
+        class="homeTransition-entered"
       >
-        <img
-          alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
-          class="homeSectionScreenshot"
-          src="test-file-stub"
-        />
-        <div>
-          <a
-            class="homeSectionButton"
-            href="/docs/"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
-            />
-            Documentation
-          </a>
-          <p>
-            Recording performance profiles requires 
+        <div
+          class="homeInstructions"
+          data-testid="home-other-browser-instructions"
+        >
+          <img
+            alt="screenshot of profiler.firefox.com"
+            class="homeSectionScreenshot"
+            src="test-file-stub"
+          />
+          <div>
             <a
-              href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/"
+              class="homeSectionButton"
+              href="/docs/"
             >
-              ⁨Firefox⁩
+              <span
+                class="homeSectionDocsIcon"
+              />
+              Documentation
             </a>
-            .
+            <p>
+              Recording performance profiles requires 
+              <a
+                href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/"
+              >
+                ⁨Firefox⁩
+              </a>
+              .
 However, existing profiles can be viewed in any modern browser.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            You can also profile ⁨Firefox for Android⁩. For more
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              You can also profile ⁨Firefox for Android⁩. For more
 information, please consult this documentation:
 
-            <a
-              href="https://profiler.firefox.com/docs/#/./guide-profiling-android-directly-on-device?id=profiling-firefox-for-android-directly-on-device"
-            >
-              Profiling ⁨Firefox for Android⁩ directly on device
-            </a>
-            .
-          </p>
+              <a
+                href="https://profiler.firefox.com/docs/#/./guide-profiling-android-directly-on-device?id=profiling-firefox-for-android-directly-on-device"
+              >
+                Profiling ⁨Firefox for Android⁩ directly on device
+              </a>
+              .
+            </p>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b5c89065d6..6169448156 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs" "^7.27.1"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-typescript" "^7.27.1"
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.11.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.16.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.11.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.16.3":
   version "7.26.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.26.10.tgz#a07b4d8fa27af131a633d7b3524db803eb4764c2"
   integrity sha512-2WJMeRQPHKSPemqk/awGrAiuFfzBmOIPXKizAsVhWH9YJqLZ0H+HS4c8loHGgW6utJ3E/ejXQUsiGaQy2NZ9Fw==
@@ -2379,11 +2379,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react-transition-group@^4.4.5":
-  version "4.4.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react-transition-group/-/react-transition-group-4.4.12.tgz#b5d76568485b02a307238270bfe96cb51ee2a044"
-  integrity sha512-8TV6R3h2j7a91c+1DXdJi3Syo69zzIZbz7Lg5tORM5LEJG7X/E6a1V3drRyBRZq7/utz7A+c4OgYLiLcYGHG6w==
-
 "@types/react@*", "@types/react@^18.3.26":
   version "18.3.26"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-18.3.26.tgz#4c5970878d30db3d2a0bca1e4eb5f258e391bbeb"
@@ -4548,14 +4543,6 @@ dom-converter@^0.2.0:
   dependencies:
     utila "~0.4"
 
-dom-helpers@^5.0.1:
-  version "5.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-helpers/-/dom-helpers-5.2.0.tgz#57fd054c5f8f34c52a3eeffdb7e7e93cd357d95b"
-  integrity sha512-Ru5o9+V8CpunKnz5LGgWXkmrH/20cGKwcHwS4m73zIvs54CN9epEmT/HLqFJW3kXpakAFkEdzgy1hzlJe3E4OQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.8.7"
-    csstype "^3.0.2"
-
 dom-serializer@^1.0.1:
   version "1.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-serializer/-/dom-serializer-1.4.1.tgz#de5d41b1aea290215dc45a6dae8adcf1d32e2d30"
@@ -10003,7 +9990,7 @@ process-nextick-args@~2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/process-nextick-args/-/process-nextick-args-2.0.1.tgz#7820d9b16120cc55ca9ae7792680ae7dba6d7fe2"
   integrity sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag==
 
-prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.8.1:
+prop-types@^15.8.1:
   version "15.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.8.1.tgz#67d87bf1a694f48435cf332c24af10214a3140b5"
   integrity sha512-oj87CgZICdulUohogVAR7AjlC0327U4el4L6eAvOqCeudMDVU0NThNaV+b9Df4dXgSP1gXMTnPdhfe/2qDH5cg==
@@ -10209,16 +10196,6 @@ react-splitter-layout@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-splitter-layout/-/react-splitter-layout-4.0.0.tgz#70b43ca6a78c056f5e5fbf29c67b597f040fbf2e"
   integrity sha512-SLqOjBOxRuizWUa83w6q5/u9cDWa9/yj9Iko9V9JFN8x+cqIXiDlUFWSx+icz3IIgvsN/oRIw3za5/32RjIwrA==
 
-react-transition-group@^4.4.5:
-  version "4.4.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-transition-group/-/react-transition-group-4.4.5.tgz#e53d4e3f3344da8521489fbef8f2581d42becdd1"
-  integrity sha512-pZcd1MCJoiKiBR2NRxeCRg13uCXbydPnmB4EOeRrY7480qNWO8IIgQG6zlDkm6uRMsURXPuKq0GWtiM59a5Q6g==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.5.5"
-    dom-helpers "^5.0.1"
-    loose-envify "^1.4.0"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-
 react@^18.3.1:
   version "18.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-18.3.1.tgz#49ab892009c53933625bd16b2533fc754cab2891"
@@ -11306,7 +11283,16 @@ string-length@^4.0.2:
     char-regex "^1.0.2"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
+  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+
+string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -11428,7 +11414,7 @@ stringify-object@^3.3.0:
     is-obj "^1.0.1"
     is-regexp "^1.0.0"
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -11442,6 +11428,13 @@ strip-ansi@^0.3.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^0.2.1"
 
+strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
+  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
+
 strip-ansi@^7.0.1, strip-ansi@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-7.1.0.tgz#d5b6568ca689d8561370b0707685d22434faff45"
@@ -12955,8 +12948,16 @@ workbox-window@7.3.0, workbox-window@^7.3.0:
     "@types/trusted-types" "^2.0.2"
     workbox-core "7.3.0"
 
-"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0", wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
-  name wrap-ansi-cjs
+"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0":
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
+  integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
+wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
   integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==