diff --git a/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.styles.ts b/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.styles.ts
index f9e7e2d03..7039f5aad 100644
--- a/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.styles.ts
+++ b/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.styles.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@ import { formatSize } from 'src/styles/format-size';
 export const useActivityGroupsListStyles = createUseStyles(({ colors, typography }) => ({
   contentContainer: {
     flex: 1,
-    paddingTop: formatSize(8),
     paddingBottom: formatSize(16)
   },
-  adContainer: {
-    paddingBottom: formatSize(12),
-    paddingRight: formatSize(16)
-  },
   sectionHeaderText: {
     ...typography.numbersMedium13,
     color: colors.gray2,
@@ -19,10 +14,7 @@ export const useActivityGroupsListStyles = createUseStyles(({ colors, typography
     marginLeft: formatSize(16)
   },
   promotionItemWrapper: {
-    paddingVertical: formatSize(12),
-    marginLeft: formatSize(16),
-    borderBottomWidth: formatSize(0.5),
-    borderBottomColor: colors.lines
+    margin: formatSize(16)
   },
   centeredItem: {
     alignSelf: 'center'
@@ -35,8 +27,5 @@ export const useActivityGroupsListStyles = createUseStyles(({ colors, typography
   },
   additionalLoader: {
     paddingTop: formatSize(16)
-  },
-  listPromotionItem: {
-    marginRight: formatSize(16)
   }
 }));
diff --git a/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.tsx b/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.tsx
index 28d32ac03..6a2f1d29c 100644
--- a/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/activity-groups-list/activity-groups-list.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FlashList, ListRenderItem } from '@shopify/flash-list';
 import React, { FC, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { ActivityIndicator, LayoutChangeEvent, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { DataPlaceholder } from 'src/components/data-placeholder/data-placeholder';
 import { PromotionItem } from 'src/components/promotion-item';
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { emptyFn } from 'src/config/general';
 import { useAdTemporaryHiding } from 'src/hooks/use-ad-temporary-hiding.hook';
 import { useFakeRefreshControlProps } from 'src/hooks/use-fake-refresh-control-props.hook';
 import { useInternalAdsAnalytics } from 'src/hooks/use-internal-ads-analytics.hook';
-import { useListElementIntersection } from 'src/hooks/use-list-element-intersection.hook';
 import { useOutsideOfListIntersection } from 'src/hooks/use-outside-of-list-intersection.hook';
 import { ActivityGroup, emptyActivity } from 'src/interfaces/activity.interface';
 import { useIsPartnersPromoEnabledSelector } from 'src/store/partners-promotion/partners-promotion-selectors';
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@ import { useActivityGroupsListStyles } from './activity-groups-list.styles';
 type ListItem = string | ActivityGroup;
 
 const getItemType = (item: ListItem) => (typeof item === 'string' ? 'sectionHeader' : 'row');
-
-const ListEmptyComponent = <DataPlaceholder text="No Activity records were found" />;
+const keyExtractor = (item: ListItem) => (typeof item === 'string' ? item : item[0].hash);
 
 const AVERAGE_ITEM_HEIGHT = 150;
 const PROMOTION_ID = 'activities-promotion';
@@ -50,29 +48,9 @@ export const ActivityGroupsList: FC<Props> = ({
   const { isHiddenTemporarily } = useAdTemporaryHiding(PROMOTION_ID);
   const fakeRefreshControlProps = useFakeRefreshControlProps();
   const [endIsReached, setEndIsReached] = useState(false);
-  const [loadingEnded, setLoadingEnded] = useState(!isLoading);
   const [promotionErrorOccurred, setPromotionErrorOccurred] = useState(false);
   const shouldShowPromotion = partnersPromotionEnabled && !promotionErrorOccurred && !isHiddenTemporarily;
 
-  const keyExtractor = useCallback(
-    (item: ListItem, index: number) => {
-      const keyRoot = typeof item === 'string' ? item : item[0].hash;
-
-      if (index === 1 && shouldShowPromotion) {
-        return `${keyRoot}-with-promotion`;
-      }
-
-      return keyRoot;
-    },
-    [shouldShowPromotion]
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isLoading) {
-      setLoadingEnded(true);
-    }
-  }, [isLoading]);
-
   const handleEndReached = useCallback(() => {
     setEndIsReached(true);
     handleUpdate();
@@ -105,69 +83,53 @@ export const ActivityGroupsList: FC<Props> = ({
 
     return result;
   }, [activityGroups]);
-  const shouldRenderList = sections.length > 0;
 
   const adRef = useRef<View>(null);
-  const separateAdParentRef = useRef<View>(null);
-
-  const { onAdLoad, resetAdState, onIsVisible } = useInternalAdsAnalytics(pageName);
-  const {
-    onListScroll,
-    onElementLayoutChange: onListAdLayoutChange,
-    onListLayoutChange,
-    onUnmount: onListAdUnmount
-  } = useListElementIntersection(onIsVisible);
-  const { onElementOrParentLayout: onSeparateAdOrParentLayout, onUnmount: onSeparateAdUnmount } =
-    useOutsideOfListIntersection(separateAdParentRef, adRef, onIsVisible);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (shouldRenderList) {
-      onSeparateAdUnmount();
-    } else {
-      onListAdUnmount();
-    }
-    resetAdState();
-  }, [onListAdUnmount, onSeparateAdUnmount, resetAdState, shouldRenderList]);
 
-  const handlePromotionLayout = useCallback(
-    (e: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
-      if (shouldRenderList) {
-        onListAdLayoutChange(e);
-      } else {
-        onSeparateAdOrParentLayout();
-      }
-    },
-    [onListAdLayoutChange, onSeparateAdOrParentLayout, shouldRenderList]
-  );
+  const { onAdLoad, onIsVisible } = useInternalAdsAnalytics(pageName);
 
-  const Promotion = useMemo(
-    () => (
-      <View style={styles.promotionItemWrapper} onLayout={handlePromotionLayout}>
+  const { onElementOrParentLayout } = useOutsideOfListIntersection(undefined, adRef, onIsVisible);
+
+  const ListHeaderComponent = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      shouldShowPromotion ? (
         <PromotionItem
+          ref={adRef}
           id={PROMOTION_ID}
-          style={shouldRenderList && styles.listPromotionItem}
-          testID={ActivityGroupsListSelectors.promotion}
           pageName={pageName}
-          ref={adRef}
+          testID={ActivityGroupsListSelectors.promotion}
+          style={styles.promotionItemWrapper}
+          onLayout={onElementOrParentLayout}
           onError={handlePromotionError}
           onLoad={onAdLoad}
         />
+      ) : undefined,
+    [shouldShowPromotion, styles, onElementOrParentLayout, pageName, handlePromotionError, onAdLoad]
+  );
+
+  const ListEmptyComponent = useMemo(
+    () => (
+      <View style={styles.emptyListWrapper}>
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <View style={styles.loaderWrapper}>
+            <ActivityIndicator size="large" />
+          </View>
+        ) : (
+          <DataPlaceholder text="No Activity records were found" />
+        )}
       </View>
     ),
-    [styles, shouldRenderList, handlePromotionLayout, handlePromotionError, onAdLoad]
+    [isLoading, styles]
   );
 
   const renderItem: ListRenderItem<string | ActivityGroup> = useCallback(
-    ({ item, index }) =>
+    ({ item }) =>
       typeof item === 'string' ? (
         <Text style={styles.sectionHeaderText}>{item}</Text>
       ) : (
-        <>
-          <ActivityGroupItem group={item} />
-          {index === 1 && shouldShowPromotion && Promotion}
-        </>
+        <ActivityGroupItem group={item} />
       ),
-    [shouldShowPromotion, styles, Promotion]
+    [styles]
   );
 
   const stickyHeaderIndices = useMemo(
@@ -175,49 +137,28 @@ export const ActivityGroupsList: FC<Props> = ({
     [sections]
   );
 
-  const shouldRenderAdditionalLoader = !isAllLoaded && endIsReached;
+  const shouldRenderAdditionalLoader = !isAllLoaded && endIsReached && sections.length > 0;
   const renderAdditionalLoader = useCallback(
     () => (shouldRenderAdditionalLoader ? <ActivityIndicator style={styles.additionalLoader} size="large" /> : null),
     [shouldRenderAdditionalLoader, styles.additionalLoader]
   );
 
-  if (shouldRenderList) {
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.contentContainer}>
-        <FlashList
-          data={sections}
-          stickyHeaderIndices={stickyHeaderIndices}
-          onEndReachedThreshold={0.01}
-          onEndReached={handleEndReached}
-          onLayout={onListLayoutChange}
-          onScroll={onListScroll}
-          keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
-          renderItem={renderItem}
-          estimatedItemSize={AVERAGE_ITEM_HEIGHT}
-          getItemType={getItemType}
-          ListFooterComponent={renderAdditionalLoader}
-          refreshControl={<RefreshControl {...fakeRefreshControlProps} />}
-        />
-      </View>
-    );
-  }
-
   return (
-    <>
-      {shouldShowPromotion && (
-        <View style={styles.adContainer} ref={separateAdParentRef} onLayout={onSeparateAdOrParentLayout}>
-          {Promotion}
-        </View>
-      )}
-      <View style={styles.emptyListWrapper}>
-        {loadingEnded ? (
-          ListEmptyComponent
-        ) : (
-          <View style={styles.loaderWrapper}>
-            <ActivityIndicator size="large" />
-          </View>
-        )}
-      </View>
-    </>
+    <View style={styles.contentContainer}>
+      <FlashList
+        data={sections}
+        stickyHeaderIndices={stickyHeaderIndices}
+        onEndReachedThreshold={0.01}
+        onEndReached={handleEndReached}
+        keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
+        renderItem={renderItem}
+        estimatedItemSize={AVERAGE_ITEM_HEIGHT}
+        getItemType={getItemType}
+        ListHeaderComponent={ListHeaderComponent}
+        ListEmptyComponent={ListEmptyComponent}
+        ListFooterComponent={renderAdditionalLoader}
+        refreshControl={<RefreshControl {...fakeRefreshControlProps} />}
+      />
+    </View>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/screens/notifications/notifications.tsx b/src/screens/notifications/notifications.tsx
index 058dc9a1d..6276000d2 100644
--- a/src/screens/notifications/notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/notifications/notifications.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FlashList, ListRenderItem } from '@shopify/flash-list';
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ export const Notifications = () => {
 
   usePageAnalytic(ScreensEnum.Notifications);
 
-  return (
-    <>
-      {partnersPromoShown && !promotionErrorOccurred && (
+  const ListHeaderComponent = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      partnersPromoShown && !promotionErrorOccurred ? (
         <>
           <PromotionItem
             id={PROMOTION_ID}
@@ -67,15 +67,19 @@ export const Notifications = () => {
           />
           <HorizontalBorder />
         </>
-      )}
-      <FlashList
-        data={notifications}
-        renderItem={renderItem}
-        keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
-        estimatedItemSize={AVERAGE_NOTIFICATION_ITEM_HEIGHT}
-        contentContainerStyle={NotificationsStyles.contentContainer}
-        ListEmptyComponent={ListEmptyComponent}
-      />
-    </>
+      ) : undefined,
+    [handlePromotionItemError, onAdLoad, onElementOrParentLayout, partnersPromoShown, promotionErrorOccurred]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <FlashList
+      data={notifications}
+      renderItem={renderItem}
+      keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
+      estimatedItemSize={AVERAGE_NOTIFICATION_ITEM_HEIGHT}
+      contentContainerStyle={NotificationsStyles.contentContainer}
+      ListHeaderComponent={ListHeaderComponent}
+      ListEmptyComponent={ListEmptyComponent}
+    />
   );
 };