diff --git a/eslint-warning-thresholds.json b/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
index 19a192a361b..ae34e6428f5 100644
--- a/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
+++ b/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
     "no-shadow": 2
   },
   "packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.test.ts": {
-    "import-x/namespace": 2,
-    "import-x/order": 2
+    "import-x/namespace": 2
   },
   "packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.ts": {
     "jsdoc/check-tag-names": 5,
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.test.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.test.ts
index 227d4cb30c0..78787be4e79 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import {
 import { getDefaultPreferencesState } from '@metamask/preferences-controller';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
+import type {
+  AccountTrackerControllerMessenger,
+  AllowedActions,
+  AllowedEvents,
+} from './AccountTrackerController';
+import { AccountTrackerController } from './AccountTrackerController';
 import { advanceTime } from '../../../tests/helpers';
 import { createMockInternalAccount } from '../../accounts-controller/src/tests/mocks';
 import type {
@@ -19,12 +25,6 @@ import {
   buildCustomNetworkClientConfiguration,
   buildMockGetNetworkClientById,
 } from '../../network-controller/tests/helpers';
-import type {
-  AccountTrackerControllerMessenger,
-  AllowedActions,
-  AllowedEvents,
-} from './AccountTrackerController';
-import { AccountTrackerController } from './AccountTrackerController';
 
 jest.mock('@metamask/controller-utils', () => {
   return {
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ describe('AccountTrackerController', () => {
   });
 
   describe('refresh', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      jest
-        .spyOn(AccountTrackerController.prototype, 'poll')
-        .mockImplementationOnce(async () => Promise.resolve());
-    });
-
     describe('without networkClientId', () => {
       it('should sync addresses', async () => {
         const mockAddress1 = '0xbabe9bbeab5f83a755ac92c7a09b9ab3ff527f8c';
@@ -787,8 +781,11 @@ describe('AccountTrackerController', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should call refresh every interval on legacy polling', async () => {
-    const pollSpy = jest.spyOn(AccountTrackerController.prototype, 'poll');
+  it('should call refresh every interval on polling', async () => {
+    const pollSpy = jest.spyOn(
+      AccountTrackerController.prototype,
+      '_executePoll',
+    );
     await withController(
       {
         options: { interval: 100 },
@@ -799,6 +796,11 @@ describe('AccountTrackerController', () => {
       async ({ controller }) => {
         jest.spyOn(controller, 'refresh').mockResolvedValue();
 
+        await controller.startPolling({
+          networkClientId: 'networkClientId1',
+        });
+        await advanceTime({ clock, duration: 1 });
+
         expect(pollSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
         await advanceTime({ clock, duration: 50 });
@@ -813,7 +815,6 @@ describe('AccountTrackerController', () => {
   });
 
   it('should call refresh every interval for each networkClientId being polled', async () => {
-    jest.spyOn(AccountTrackerController.prototype, 'poll').mockResolvedValue();
     const networkClientId1 = 'networkClientId1';
     const networkClientId2 = 'networkClientId2';
     await withController(
@@ -867,6 +868,27 @@ describe('AccountTrackerController', () => {
       },
     );
   });
+
+  it('should not call polling twice', async () => {
+    await withController(
+      {
+        options: { interval: 100 },
+      },
+      async ({ controller }) => {
+        const refreshSpy = jest
+          .spyOn(controller, 'refresh')
+          .mockResolvedValue();
+
+        expect(refreshSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        controller.startPolling({
+          networkClientId: 'networkClientId1',
+        });
+
+        await advanceTime({ clock, duration: 1 });
+        expect(refreshSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      },
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 type WithControllerCallback<ReturnValue> = ({
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.ts
index 38b37c5e326..a0133623d02 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AccountTrackerController.ts
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ export class AccountTrackerController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<Ac
 
   readonly #getStakedBalanceForChain: AssetsContractController['getStakedBalanceForChain'];
 
-  #handle?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
-
   /**
    * Creates an AccountTracker instance.
    *
@@ -198,10 +196,6 @@ export class AccountTrackerController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<Ac
 
     this.setIntervalLength(interval);
 
-    // TODO: Either fix this lint violation or explain why it's necessary to ignore.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-    this.poll();
-
     this.messagingSystem.subscribe(
       'AccountsController:selectedEvmAccountChange',
       // TODO: Either fix this lint violation or explain why it's necessary to ignore.
@@ -309,29 +303,6 @@ export class AccountTrackerController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<Ac
     };
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Starts a new polling interval.
-   *
-   * @param interval - Polling interval trigger a 'refresh'.
-   */
-  async poll(interval?: number): Promise<void> {
-    if (interval) {
-      this.setIntervalLength(interval);
-    }
-
-    if (this.#handle) {
-      clearTimeout(this.#handle);
-    }
-
-    await this.refresh();
-
-    this.#handle = setTimeout(() => {
-      // TODO: Either fix this lint violation or explain why it's necessary to ignore.
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-      this.poll(this.getIntervalLength());
-    }, this.getIntervalLength());
-  }
-
   /**
    * Refreshes the balances of the accounts using the networkClientId
    *