diff --git a/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.js b/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.js
index 976f44098c2..59fbf29653d 100644
--- a/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.js
+++ b/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.js
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ import invariant from 'invariant';
 import API from 'googlesitekit-api';
 import Data from 'googlesitekit-data';
 import { createFetchStore } from '../data/create-fetch-store';
-import { actions as errorStoreActions } from '../data/create-error-store';
-
-const { receiveError } = errorStoreActions;
 
 const { createRegistryControl } = Data;
 
@@ -184,14 +181,6 @@ export const createGatheringDataStore = (
 
 			yield actions.receiveIsGatheringData( ! dataAvailability );
 
-			if ( dataAvailability === null ) {
-				yield receiveError(
-					{ message: 'Unable to determine gathering data state.' },
-					'isGatheringData',
-					[]
-				);
-			}
-
 			if ( dataAvailability ) {
 				yield fetchSaveDataAvailableStateStore.actions.fetchSaveDataAvailableState();
 			}
diff --git a/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.test.js b/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.test.js
index 3a23ea2330f..d0c4761f38b 100644
--- a/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.test.js
+++ b/assets/js/googlesitekit/modules/create-gathering-data-store.test.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ describe( 'createGatheringDataStore', () => {
 				);
 			} );
 
-			it( 'should set gathering data state and dispatch an error when selectDataAvailability returns NULL', async () => {
+			it( 'should set gathering data state to TRUE when selectDataAvailability returns NULL', async () => {
 				selectDataAvailability.mockReturnValue( null );
 
 				registry.registerStore(
@@ -336,15 +336,6 @@ describe( 'createGatheringDataStore', () => {
 				expect( registry.select( STORE_NAME ).isGatheringData() ).toBe(
 					true
 				);
-
-				const error = registry
-					.select( STORE_NAME )
-					.getErrorForSelector( 'isGatheringData' );
-
-				expect( error ).not.toBeUndefined();
-				expect( error.message ).toBe(
-					'Unable to determine gathering data state.'
-				);
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.js b/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.js
index 96297555342..ee66aae0d00 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.js
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ import { createGatheringDataStore } from '../../../googlesitekit/modules/create-
 const { createRegistrySelector } = Data;
 
 /**
- * Returns report args for the zero data report.
+ * Returns report args for a sample report.
  *
  * @since 1.107.0
  *
  * @param {Function} select The select function of the registry.
  * @return {Object} Report args.
  */
-const getZeroDataReportArgs = ( select ) => {
+const getSampleReportArgs = ( select ) => {
 	const { startDate, endDate } = select( CORE_USER ).getDateRangeDates( {
 		offsetDays: DATE_RANGE_OFFSET,
 	} );
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const gatheringDataStore = createGatheringDataStore( 'analytics-4', {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
 		const hasZeroData = select( MODULES_ANALYTICS_4 ).hasZeroData();
 
-		const args = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const args = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 
 		const hasResolvedReport = select(
 			MODULES_ANALYTICS_4
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ const baseSelectors = {
 	 * @return {boolean|undefined} Returns `true` if the report is zero, otherwise `false`. Returns `undefined` while resolving.
 	 */
 	hasZeroData: createRegistrySelector( ( select ) => () => {
-		const args = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const args = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 
 		// Disable reason: select needs to be called here or it will never run.
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.test.js b/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.test.js
index a1ae452fe9e..689e9e4da3d 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.test.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/analytics-4/datastore/report.test.js
@@ -269,15 +269,6 @@ describe( 'modules/analytics-4 report', () => {
 				// Wait for resolvers to run.
 				await waitForTimeouts( 30 );
 
-				const error = registry
-					.select( MODULES_ANALYTICS_4 )
-					.getErrorForSelector( 'isGatheringData' );
-
-				expect( error ).not.toBeUndefined();
-				expect( error.message ).toBe(
-					'Unable to determine gathering data state.'
-				);
-
 				expect( isGatheringData() ).toBe( true );
 				expect( console ).toHaveErrored();
 				expect( fetchMock ).not.toHaveFetched( dataAvailableRegexp );
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.js b/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.js
index 8d607cbb5af..ed338a25932 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.js
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ import { createGatheringDataStore } from '../../../googlesitekit/modules/create-
 const { createRegistrySelector } = Data;
 
 /**
- * Returns report args for the zero data report.
+ * Returns report args for a sample report.
  *
  * @since 1.107.0
  *
  * @param {Function} select The select function of the registry.
  * @return {Object} Report args.
  */
-const getZeroDataReportArgs = ( select ) => {
+const getSampleReportArgs = ( select ) => {
 	const { startDate, endDate } = select( CORE_USER ).getDateRangeDates( {
 		offsetDays: DATE_RANGE_OFFSET,
 	} );
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ const gatheringDataStore = createGatheringDataStore( 'analytics', {
 	dataAvailable:
 		global._googlesitekitModulesData?.[ 'data_available_analytics' ],
 	selectDataAvailability: createRegistrySelector( ( select ) => () => {
-		const args = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const args = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 
 		// Disable reason: select needs to be called here or it will never run.
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ const baseSelectors = {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		const args = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const args = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 
 		// Disable reason: select needs to be called here or it will never run.
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.test.js b/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.test.js
index e8057ed645a..ad4441b8579 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.test.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/analytics/datastore/report.test.js
@@ -385,15 +385,6 @@ describe( 'modules/analytics report', () => {
 				// Wait for resolvers to run.
 				await waitForTimeouts( 30 );
 
-				const error = registry
-					.select( MODULES_ANALYTICS )
-					.getErrorForSelector( 'isGatheringData' );
-
-				expect( error ).not.toBeUndefined();
-				expect( error.message ).toBe(
-					'Unable to determine gathering data state.'
-				);
-
 				expect( console ).toHaveErroredWith( ...consoleError );
 				expect( isGatheringData() ).toBe( true );
 				expect( fetchMock ).not.toHaveFetched( dataAvailableRegexp );
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.js b/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.js
index fcdbce60b66..c1c373c95e5 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.js
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ import { createGatheringDataStore } from '../../../googlesitekit/modules/create-
 const { createRegistrySelector } = Data;
 
 /**
- * Returns report args for the zero data report.
+ * Returns report args for a sample report.
  *
  * @since 1.107.0
  *
  * @param {Function} select The select function of the registry.
  * @return {Object} Report args.
  */
-const getZeroDataReportArgs = ( select ) => {
+const getSampleReportArgs = ( select ) => {
 	const url = select( CORE_SITE ).getCurrentEntityURL();
 	const { compareStartDate: startDate, endDate } = select(
 		CORE_USER
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const gatheringDataStore = createGatheringDataStore( 'search-console', {
 	dataAvailable:
 		global._googlesitekitModulesData?.[ 'data_available_search-console' ],
 	selectDataAvailability: createRegistrySelector( ( select ) => () => {
-		const reportArgs = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const reportArgs = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 		// Disable reason: select needs to be called here or it will never run.
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
 		const report = select( MODULES_SEARCH_CONSOLE ).getReport( reportArgs );
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const baseSelectors = {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		const args = getZeroDataReportArgs( select );
+		const args = getSampleReportArgs( select );
 
 		// Disable reason: select needs to be called here or it will never run.
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-unused-vars-before-return
diff --git a/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.test.js b/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.test.js
index 9e031f42819..6c8bd8364a7 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.test.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/search-console/datastore/report.test.js
@@ -199,15 +199,6 @@ describe( 'modules/search-console report', () => {
 				// Wait for resolvers to run.
 				await waitForTimeouts( 30 );
 
-				const error = registry
-					.select( MODULES_SEARCH_CONSOLE )
-					.getErrorForSelector( 'isGatheringData' );
-
-				expect( error ).not.toBeUndefined();
-				expect( error.message ).toBe(
-					'Unable to determine gathering data state.'
-				);
-
 				expect( console ).toHaveErroredWith( ...consoleError );
 				expect( isGatheringData() ).toBe( true );
 				expect( fetchMock ).not.toHaveFetched( dataAvailableRegexp );