diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BibleReader.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BibleReader.tsx
index 380de94e..6b9f5c80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BibleReader.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BibleReader.tsx
@@ -85,15 +85,10 @@ const BibleReader: React.FC<BibleReaderProps> = memo(({
               method: 'DELETE',
               credentials: 'include'
             });
-            
+
             if (deleteResponse.ok) {
-              setFavorites(prev => {
-                const newFavorites = new Set(prev);
-                newFavorites.delete(verseNumber);
-                return newFavorites;
-              });
               console.log('Removed verse favorite:', verseNumber);
-              onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+              onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
             }
           }
         }
@@ -112,16 +107,14 @@ const BibleReader: React.FC<BibleReaderProps> = memo(({
             version: version
           })
         });
-        
+
         if (response.ok) {
-          setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(verseNumber));
           console.log('Added verse favorite:', verseNumber);
-          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
         } else if (response.status === 409) {
-          // 409 means it already exists, which is fine - just update the UI
-          setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(verseNumber));
-          console.log('Verse favorite already exists, updated UI:', verseNumber);
-          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+          // 409 means it already exists, which is fine
+          console.log('Verse favorite already exists:', verseNumber);
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
index 6c017031..aa76c476 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
@@ -48,15 +48,10 @@ const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = memo(({
               method: 'DELETE',
               credentials: 'include'
             });
-            
+
             if (deleteResponse.ok) {
-              setFavorites(prev => {
-                const newFavorites = new Set(prev);
-                newFavorites.delete(book);
-                return newFavorites;
-              });
               console.log('Removed book favorite:', book);
-              onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+              onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
             }
           }
         }
@@ -73,11 +68,10 @@ const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = memo(({
             version: version
           })
         });
-        
+
         if (response.ok) {
-          setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(book));
           console.log('Added book favorite:', book);
-          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
         } else {
           console.error('Failed to add favorite:', response.status, response.statusText);
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
index 83cc1acc..b664976a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
@@ -57,13 +57,9 @@ const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = memo(({
               method: 'DELETE',
               credentials: 'include'
             });
-            
-            setFavorites(prev => {
-              const newFavorites = new Set(prev);
-              newFavorites.delete(chapter);
-              return newFavorites;
-            });
-            onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+
+            console.log('Removed chapter favorite:', chapter);
+            onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
           }
         }
       } else {
@@ -80,10 +76,10 @@ const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = memo(({
             version: version
           })
         });
-        
+
         if (response.ok) {
-          setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(chapter));
-          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
+          console.log('Added chapter favorite:', chapter);
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {