diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.cc b/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.cc
index 0ce1df5068..97c2b63c9c 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.cc
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.cc
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 #include "database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h"
 #include "database/src/desktop/core/tag.h"
 #include "database/src/desktop/util_desktop.h"
-#include "database/src/desktop/view/view.h"
 
 namespace firebase {
 namespace database {
 namespace internal {
 
 void InfoListenProvider::StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec,
-                                        const Tag& tag, const View* view) {
+                                        const Tag& tag) {
   repo_->scheduler().Schedule([this, query_spec]() {
     const Variant& value = VariantGetChild(info_data_, query_spec.path);
     if (!VariantIsEmpty(value)) {
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.h b/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.h
index f183bcb612..f2c28dbc36 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.h
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/info_listen_provider.h
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class InfoListenProvider : public ListenProvider {
 
   void set_sync_tree(SyncTree* sync_tree) { sync_tree_ = sync_tree; }
 
-  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag,
-                      const View* view) override;
+  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) override;
 
   void StopListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) override;
 
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h b/database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h
index 7772a3016e..29fc360c16 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "database/src/common/query_spec.h"
 #include "database/src/desktop/core/tag.h"
-#include "database/src/desktop/view/view.h"
 
 namespace firebase {
 namespace database {
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@ class ListenProvider {
   // Begin listening on a location with a set of parameters given by the
   // QuerySpec. While listening, the server will send down updates which will be
   // parsed and passed along to the SyncTree to be cached locally.
-  virtual void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag,
-                              const View* view) = 0;
+  virtual void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) = 0;
 
   // Stop listening on a location given by the QuerySpec.
   virtual void StopListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) = 0;
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.cc b/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.cc
index db33274877..d6d4b306d9 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.cc
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.cc
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ std::vector<Event> SyncTree::AddEventRegistration(
                                               writes_cache, server_cache,
                                               persistence_manager_.get());
     if (!view_already_exists && !found_ancestor_default_view) {
-      const View* view = sync_point->ViewForQuery(query_spec);
-      SetupListener(query_spec, view);
+      SetupListener(query_spec);
     }
     return true;
   });
@@ -547,11 +546,10 @@ static QuerySpec QuerySpecForListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec) {
   }
 }
 
-void SyncTree::SetupListener(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const View* view) {
+void SyncTree::SetupListener(const QuerySpec& query_spec) {
   const Path& path = query_spec.path;
   const Tag& tag = TagForQuerySpec(query_spec);
-  listen_provider_->StartListening(QuerySpecForListening(query_spec), tag,
-                                   view);
+  listen_provider_->StartListening(QuerySpecForListening(query_spec), tag);
 
   Tree<SyncPoint>* subtree = sync_point_tree_.GetChild(path);
 
@@ -663,7 +661,7 @@ std::vector<Event> SyncTree::RemoveEventRegistration(
           for (const View* view : new_views) {
             QuerySpec new_query = view->query_spec();
             listen_provider_->StartListening(QuerySpecForListening(new_query),
-                                             TagForQuerySpec(new_query), view);
+                                             TagForQuerySpec(new_query));
           }
         } else {
           // There's nothing below us, so nothing we need to start listening on
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.h b/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.h
index 23f089dfe3..67f25bb541 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.h
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/sync_tree.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SyncTree {
  private:
   // For a given new listen, manage the de-duplication of outstanding
   // subscriptions.
-  void SetupListener(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const View* view);
+  void SetupListener(const QuerySpec& query_spec);
 
   // Recursive helper for ApplyOperationToSyncPoints
   std::vector<Event> ApplyOperationHelper(const Operation& operation,
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.cc b/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.cc
index 8793a842f5..fca23ee207 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.cc
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "database/src/desktop/connection/persistent_connection.h"
 #include "database/src/desktop/core/listen_provider.h"
 #include "database/src/desktop/core/tag.h"
-#include "database/src/desktop/view/view.h"
 
 namespace firebase {
 namespace database {
@@ -34,20 +33,18 @@ class WebSocketListenResponse : public connection::Response {
   WebSocketListenResponse(const Response::ResponseCallback& callback,
                           const Repo::ThisRef& repo_ref, SyncTree* sync_tree,
                           const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag,
-                          const View* view, Logger* logger)
+                          Logger* logger)
       : connection::Response(callback),
         repo_ref_(repo_ref),
         sync_tree_(sync_tree),
         query_spec_(query_spec),
         tag_(tag),
-        view_(view),
         logger_(logger) {}
 
   Repo::ThisRef& repo_ref() { return repo_ref_; }
   SyncTree* sync_tree() { return sync_tree_; }
   const QuerySpec& query_spec() const { return query_spec_; }
   const Tag& tag() const { return tag_; }
-  const View* view() const { return view_; }
   Logger* logger() { return logger_; }
 
  private:
@@ -55,12 +52,11 @@ class WebSocketListenResponse : public connection::Response {
   SyncTree* sync_tree_;
   QuerySpec query_spec_;
   Tag tag_;
-  const View* view_;
   Logger* logger_;
 };
 
 void WebSocketListenProvider::StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec,
-                                             const Tag& tag, const View* view) {
+                                             const Tag& tag) {
   connection_->Listen(
       query_spec, tag,
       std::make_shared<WebSocketListenResponse>(
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ void WebSocketListenProvider::StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec,
 
             std::vector<Event> events;
             if (!response->HasError()) {
-              const QuerySpec& query_spec = response->view()->query_spec();
+              const QuerySpec& query_spec = response->query_spec();
               const Tag& tag = response->tag();
               if (tag.has_value()) {
                 events = response->sync_tree()->ApplyTaggedListenComplete(tag);
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ void WebSocketListenProvider::StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec,
             }
             repo->PostEvents(events);
           },
-          repo_->this_ref(), sync_tree_, query_spec, tag, view, logger_));
+          repo_->this_ref(), sync_tree_, query_spec, tag, logger_));
 }
 
 void WebSocketListenProvider::StopListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec,
diff --git a/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.h b/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.h
index a3c7641a85..d83ad5169c 100644
--- a/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.h
+++ b/database/src/desktop/core/web_socket_listen_provider.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class WebSocketListenProvider : public ListenProvider {
 
   void set_sync_tree(SyncTree* sync_tree) { sync_tree_ = sync_tree; }
 
-  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag,
-                      const View* view) override;
+  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) override;
 
   void StopListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) override;
 
diff --git a/database/tests/desktop/core/sync_point_spec_test.cc b/database/tests/desktop/core/sync_point_spec_test.cc
index a54854cd5b..102e5a8388 100644
--- a/database/tests/desktop/core/sync_point_spec_test.cc
+++ b/database/tests/desktop/core/sync_point_spec_test.cc
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class FakeListenProvider : public ListenProvider {
 
   ~FakeListenProvider() override {}
 
-  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag,
-                      const View* view) override {
+  void StartListening(const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag) override {
     const Path& path = query_spec.path;
     logger_->LogDebug(
         "Listening at %s for Tag %s", path.c_str(),
diff --git a/database/tests/desktop/test/mock_listen_provider.h b/database/tests/desktop/test/mock_listen_provider.h
index 2ef6056347..6c8d41167a 100644
--- a/database/tests/desktop/test/mock_listen_provider.h
+++ b/database/tests/desktop/test/mock_listen_provider.h
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace internal {
 class MockListenProvider : public ListenProvider {
  public:
   MOCK_METHOD(void, StartListening,
-              (const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag, const View* view),
-              (override));
+              (const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag), (override));
   MOCK_METHOD(void, StopListening,
               (const QuerySpec& query_spec, const Tag& tag), (override));
 };
diff --git a/release_build_files/readme.md b/release_build_files/readme.md
index bfb9836459..22bbebc02e 100644
--- a/release_build_files/readme.md
+++ b/release_build_files/readme.md
@@ -613,6 +613,10 @@ workflow use only during the development of your app, not for publicly shipping
 code.
 
 ## Release Notes
+### Upcoming
+- Changes
+    - Realtime Database (Desktop): Fixed an intermittent use-after-free crash (`ACCESS_VIOLATION`) when detaching a listener while a WebSocket listen response is pending.
+
 ### 13.10.0
 - Changes
     - General (Android): Update to Firebase Android BoM version 34.16.0.