diff --git a/dev-app/src/App.tsx b/dev-app/src/App.tsx
index 790f30a0b..cbe491a61 100644
--- a/dev-app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/dev-app/src/App.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export type RouteParamList = {
   CollectCardPayment: {
     simulated: boolean;
     discoveryMethod: Reader.DiscoveryMethod;
-    deviceType: Reader.DeviceType;
   };
   RefundPayment: {
     simulated: boolean;
diff --git a/dev-app/src/screens/CollectCardPaymentScreen.tsx b/dev-app/src/screens/CollectCardPaymentScreen.tsx
index f7f064343..907e38ebe 100644
--- a/dev-app/src/screens/CollectCardPaymentScreen.tsx
+++ b/dev-app/src/screens/CollectCardPaymentScreen.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default function CollectCardPaymentScreen() {
   });
   const [testCardNumber, setTestCardNumber] = useState('4242424242424242');
   const [enableInterac, setEnableInterac] = useState(false);
+  const [enableBackendPI, setEnableBackendPI] = useState(false);
   const [enableConnect, setEnableConnect] = useState(false);
   const [skipTipping, setSkipTipping] = useState(false);
   const [enableUpdatePaymentIntent, setEnableUpdatePaymentIntent] =
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export default function CollectCardPaymentScreen() {
     useState<AllowRedisplay>('unspecified');
   const { params } =
     useRoute<RouteProp<RouteParamList, 'CollectCardPayment'>>();
-  const { simulated, discoveryMethod, deviceType } = params;
+  const { simulated, discoveryMethod } = params;
   const { addLogs, clearLogs, setCancel } = useContext(LogContext);
   const navigation = useNavigation();
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ export default function CollectCardPaymentScreen() {
     let paymentIntent: PaymentIntent.Type | undefined;
     let paymentIntentError: StripeError<CommonError> | undefined;
 
-    if (deviceType === 'verifoneP400') {
+    if (enableBackendPI) {
       const resp = await api.createPaymentIntent({
         amount: Number(inputValues.amount),
         currency: inputValues.currency,
@@ -698,6 +699,18 @@ export default function CollectCardPaymentScreen() {
             }
           />
         </List>
+        <List bolded={false} topSpacing={false} title="BACKEND PI">
+          <ListItem
+            title="Create PI on the backend"
+            rightElement={
+              <Switch
+                testID="enable-backend-pi"
+                value={enableBackendPI}
+                onValueChange={(value) => setEnableBackendPI(value)}
+              />
+            }
+          />
+        </List>
         <List bolded={false} topSpacing={false} title="Set Allow Redisplay">
           <Picker
             selectedValue={allowRedisplay}
diff --git a/dev-app/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx b/dev-app/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
index d2503ec0f..47e82ec48 100644
--- a/dev-app/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/dev-app/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ export default function HomeScreen() {
             navigation.navigate('CollectCardPaymentScreen', {
               simulated,
               discoveryMethod,
-              deviceType,
             });
           }}
         />