diff --git a/src/status_im/events.cljs b/src/status_im/events.cljs
index ccad314f6a..a14ec8d981 100644
--- a/src/status_im/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/events.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 (ns status-im.events
-  (:require [clojure.string :as string]
-            [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
+  (:require [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
             [status-im.bootnodes.core :as bootnodes]
             [status-im.browser.core :as browser]
             [status-im.browser.permissions :as browser.permissions]
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
             [status-im.contact.core :as contact]
             [status-im.data-store.chats :as data-store.chats]
             [status-im.data-store.messages :as data-store.messages]
-            [status-im.ethereum.core :as ethereum]
             [status-im.ethereum.subscriptions :as ethereum.subscriptions]
             [status-im.fleet.core :as fleet]
             [status-im.group-chats.core :as group-chats]
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@
             [status-im.transport.message.core :as transport.message]
             [status-im.ui.components.bottom-sheet.core :as bottom-sheet]
             [status-im.ui.components.react :as react]
-            [status-im.ui.screens.add-new.new-chat.db :as new-chat.db]
             [status-im.ui.screens.currency-settings.models
              :as
              currency-settings.models]
@@ -845,35 +842,6 @@
  (fn [cofx [_ public-key]]
    (contact.block/unblock-contact cofx public-key)))
 
-(defn get-validation-label [value]
-  (case value
-    :invalid
-    (i18n/label :t/use-valid-contact-code)
-    :yourself
-    (i18n/label :t/can-not-add-yourself)))
-
-(handlers/register-handler-fx
- :contact/qr-code-scanned
- [(re-frame/inject-cofx :random-id-generator)]
- (fn [{:keys [db] :as cofx} [_ contact-identity _]]
-   (let [public-key?       (and (string? contact-identity)
-                                (string/starts-with? contact-identity "0x"))
-         validation-result (new-chat.db/validate-pub-key db contact-identity)]
-     (cond
-       (and public-key? (not (some? validation-result)))
-       (chat/start-chat cofx contact-identity {:navigation-reset? true})
-
-       (and (not public-key?) (string? contact-identity))
-       (let [chain (ethereum/chain-keyword db)]
-         {:resolve-public-key {:chain            chain
-                               :contact-identity contact-identity
-                               :cb               #(re-frame/dispatch [:contact/qr-code-scanned %])}})
-
-       :else
-       {:utils/show-popup {:title      (i18n/label :t/unable-to-read-this-code)
-                           :content    (get-validation-label validation-result)
-                           :on-dismiss #(re-frame/dispatch [:navigate-to-clean :home])}}))))
-
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
  :contact.ui/start-group-chat-pressed
  (fn [cofx _]
diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation.cljs
index fba7d41c5f..747faabb6a 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation.cljs
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
   [_ config]
   {::navigate-reset config})
 
-(fx/defn navigate-to-clean
-  {:events [:navigate-to-clean]}
-  [cofx [_ view-id params]]
-  (navigate-to-cofx cofx view-id params))
-
 (fx/defn navigate-replace
   {:events [:navigate-replace]}
   [{:keys [db]} go-to-view-id screen-params]
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/events.cljs
index c2ce0a19ca..3d0a3faf01 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/events.cljs
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
   (:require [clojure.string :as string]
             [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
             [status-im.ethereum.core :as ethereum]
+            [status-im.utils.universal-links.core :as ul]
             [status-im.ethereum.ens :as ens]
             [status-im.ethereum.resolver :as resolver]
             [status-im.ui.screens.add-new.new-chat.db :as db]
             [status-im.utils.handlers :as handlers]
             [status-im.ethereum.stateofus :as stateofus]
             [status-im.utils.random :as random]
-            [status-im.utils.utils :as utils]))
+            [status-im.utils.utils :as utils]
+            [status-im.utils.fx :as fx]
+            [status-im.chat.models :as chat]
+            [status-im.i18n :as i18n]))
 
 (defn- ens-name-parse [contact-identity]
   (when (string? contact-identity)
@@ -65,3 +69,34 @@
  ::new-chat-focus
  (fn [{:keys [db]}]
    {:db (dissoc db :contacts/new-identity)}))
+
+(defn- get-validation-label [value]
+  (case value
+    :invalid
+    (i18n/label :t/use-valid-contact-code)
+    :yourself
+    (i18n/label :t/can-not-add-yourself)))
+
+(fx/defn qr-code-scanned
+  {:events [:contact/qr-code-scanned]}
+  [{:keys [db] :as cofx} contact-identity]
+  (let [public-key?       (and (string? contact-identity)
+                               (string/starts-with? contact-identity "0x"))
+        validation-result (db/validate-pub-key db contact-identity)]
+    (cond
+      (and public-key? (not (some? validation-result)))
+      (chat/start-chat cofx contact-identity {:navigation-reset? true})
+
+      (and (string? contact-identity) (ul/match-url contact-identity ul/profile-regex))
+      (qr-code-scanned cofx (ul/match-url contact-identity ul/profile-regex))
+
+      (and (not public-key?) (string? contact-identity))
+      (let [chain (ethereum/chain-keyword db)]
+        {:resolve-public-key {:chain            chain
+                              :contact-identity contact-identity
+                              :cb               #(re-frame/dispatch [:contact/qr-code-scanned %])}})
+
+      :else
+      {:utils/show-popup {:title      (i18n/label :t/unable-to-read-this-code)
+                          :content    (get-validation-label validation-result)
+                          :on-dismiss #(re-frame/dispatch [:navigate-to :home])}})))