diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-dashboard-widgets.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-dashboard-widgets.php
index 8ecfd3129c27d..2232e00f4141e 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-dashboard-widgets.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-dashboard-widgets.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function load_wpcom_dashboard_widgets() {
 			foreach ( $layout['secondary'] as $item ) {
 				if ( is_array( $item ) ) {
 					$tasks = $item;
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -120,13 +121,6 @@ function enqueue_wpcom_dashboard_widgets( $args = array() ) {
 			'hasCustomDomain' => wpcom_site_has_feature( 'custom-domain' ),
 			'siteId'          => get_current_blog_id(),
 			'tasks'           => $args['tasks'],
-			'siteSuggestions' => Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_blog(
-				'/sites/' . get_current_blog_id() . '/home/layout',
-				'v2',
-				array(),
-				null,
-				'wpcom'
-			),
 		)
 	);
 
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-general-tasks-widget/index.js b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-general-tasks-widget/index.js
index a71cb29254ab1..bc77e37fc4f3c 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-general-tasks-widget/index.js
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-dashboard-widgets/wpcom-general-tasks-widget/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
-import { useEffect, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import TaskDomainUpsell from './tasks/home-task-domain-upsell';
 
@@ -9,27 +8,8 @@ const taskMap = {
 	'home-task-domain-upsell': TaskDomainUpsell,
 };
 
-export default ( { siteId } ) => {
-	const [ response, setResponse ] = useState( [] );
+export default ( { tasks } ) => {
 	const [ index, setIndex ] = useState( 0 );
-
-	useEffect( () => {
-		const path = `/wpcom/v2/sites/${ siteId }/home/layout`;
-		apiFetch( { path } ).then( setResponse );
-	}, [ siteId ] );
-
-	if ( ! Array.isArray( response?.secondary ) ) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	// The secondary array countains strings that refer to cards, except for the
-	// tasks which is an array.
-	const tasks = response.secondary.find( item => Array.isArray( item ) );
-
-	if ( ! tasks ) {
-		return <p>{ __( 'No suggestions.', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) }</p>;
-	}
-
 	const task = tasks[ index ];
 	const TaskComponent = taskMap[ task ];
 
@@ -52,38 +32,7 @@ export default ( { siteId } ) => {
 					{ __( 'Next →', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) }
 				</button>
 			</p>
-			{ TaskComponent ? (
-				<TaskComponent />
-			) : (
-				<p style={ { minHeight: '180px' } }>To do: { task }</p>
-			) }
-			{ /* { createPortal(
-				<span className="wpcom_general_tasks_widget_buttons">
-					<button
-						className="button button-link"
-						onClick={ event => {
-							event.preventDefault();
-							event.stopPropagation();
-							setIndex( index - 1 );
-						} }
-						disabled={ index === 0 }
-					>
-						{ __( '← Previous', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) }
-					</button>
-					<button
-						className="button button-link"
-						onClick={ event => {
-							event.preventDefault();
-							event.stopPropagation();
-							setIndex( index + 1 );
-						} }
-						disabled={ index === tasks.length - 1 }
-					>
-						{ __( 'Next →', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) }
-					</button>
-				</span>,
-				document.querySelector( '#wpcom_general_tasks_widget .wpcom_general_tasks_widget_title' )
-			) } */ }
+			{ TaskComponent ? <TaskComponent /> : <p style={ { minHeight: '180px' } }>[{ task }]</p> }
 		</>
 	);
 };