diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts
index 823e6a08861b0..6178820aa7c41 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts
@@ -5563,7 +5563,7 @@ function updateMoneyRequestTaxRate({
 }
 
 type UpdateMoneyRequestDistanceParams = {
-    transactionID: string | undefined;
+    transaction: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Transaction>;
     transactionThreadReport: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Report>;
     parentReport: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Report>;
     waypoints?: WaypointCollection;
@@ -5584,7 +5584,7 @@ type UpdateMoneyRequestDistanceParams = {
 
 /** Updates the waypoints of a distance expense */
 function updateMoneyRequestDistance({
-    transactionID,
+    transaction,
     transactionThreadReport,
     parentReport,
     waypoints,
@@ -5612,10 +5612,10 @@ function updateMoneyRequestDistance({
     let data: UpdateMoneyRequestData<UpdateMoneyRequestDataKeys | typeof ONYXKEYS.NVP_RECENT_WAYPOINTS>;
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated
     if (isTrackExpenseReport(transactionThreadReport) && isSelfDM(parentReport)) {
-        data = getUpdateTrackExpenseParams(transactionID, transactionThreadReport?.reportID, transactionChanges, policy);
+        data = getUpdateTrackExpenseParams(transaction?.transactionID, transactionThreadReport?.reportID, transactionChanges, policy);
     } else {
         data = getUpdateMoneyRequestParams({
-            transactionID,
+            transactionID: transaction?.transactionID,
             transactionThreadReport,
             iouReport: parentReport,
             transactionChanges,
@@ -5647,8 +5647,6 @@ function updateMoneyRequestDistance({
     }
 
     if (transactionBackup) {
-        const transaction = allTransactions?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${transactionID}`];
-
         // We need to include all keys of the optimisticData's waypoints in the failureData for onyx merge to properly reset
         // waypoint keys that do not exist in the failureData's waypoints. For instance, if the optimisticData waypoints had
         // three keys and the failureData waypoint had only 2 keys then the third key that doesn't exist in the failureData
@@ -5665,7 +5663,7 @@ function updateMoneyRequestDistance({
         }, {});
         onyxData?.failureData?.push({
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${transactionID}`,
+            key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${transaction?.transactionID}`,
             value: {
                 comment: {
                     waypoints: onyxWaypoints,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
index c1d594b05c0c4..6019ec0e71481 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistance.tsx
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistance({
             }
             if (transaction?.transactionID && report?.reportID) {
                 updateMoneyRequestDistance({
-                    transactionID: transaction?.transactionID,
+                    transaction,
                     transactionThreadReport: report,
                     parentReport,
                     waypoints,
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistance({
         navigateToNextStep,
         transactionBackup,
         waypoints,
-        transaction?.routes,
-        transaction?.transactionID,
+        transaction,
         report,
         navigateBack,
         parentReport,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceManual.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceManual.tsx
index 33886d82aaad8..3ddf4d9cc6675 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceManual.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceManual.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistanceManual({
             if (action === CONST.IOU.ACTION.EDIT) {
                 if (distance !== distanceAsFloat) {
                     updateMoneyRequestDistance({
-                        transactionID: transaction?.transactionID,
+                        transaction,
                         transactionThreadReport: report,
                         parentReport,
                         distance: distanceAsFloat,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx
index bdf18091fa1a1..14047b9c07a28 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistanceMap({
             }
             if (transaction?.transactionID && report?.reportID) {
                 updateMoneyRequestDistance({
-                    transactionID: transaction?.transactionID,
+                    transaction,
                     transactionThreadReport: report,
                     parentReport,
                     waypoints,
@@ -471,8 +471,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistanceMap({
         policyTags,
         policyCategories,
         report,
-        transaction?.routes,
-        transaction?.transactionID,
+        transaction,
         transactionBackup,
         waypoints,
         parentReportNextStep,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer.tsx
index a350b7f7ff0b6..47c781f3989bd 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer.tsx
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer({
             if (hasChanges) {
                 // Update distance (which will also update amount and merchant)
                 updateMoneyRequestDistance({
-                    transactionID: transaction?.transactionID,
+                    transaction,
                     transactionThreadReport: report,
                     parentReport,
                     distance: calculatedDistance,