diff --git a/benefits/eligibility/templates/eligibility/start.html b/benefits/eligibility/templates/eligibility/start.html
index bc73317876..0e2a1f5d81 100644
--- a/benefits/eligibility/templates/eligibility/start.html
+++ b/benefits/eligibility/templates/eligibility/start.html
@@ -13,21 +13,11 @@
 
 {% block inner-content %}
   <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-10">
-    <h2 class="media-title p-sm">
-      {% if start_sub_headline %}
-        {% translate start_sub_headline %}
-      {% else %}
-        {% translate "eligibility.pages.start.sub_headline" %}
-      {% endif %}
-    </h2>
-    {% if media %}
-    {% include "core/includes/media-list.html" with media=media %}
-    {% else %}
-      <ul class="media-list mx-0 px-0 d-flex justify-content-center flex-column">
-        {% block media-list %}
-        {% endblock media-list %}
-      </ul>
-    {% endif %}
+    <h2 class="media-title p-sm">{% translate "eligibility.pages.start.sub_headline" %}</h2>
+    <ul class="media-list mx-0 px-0 d-flex justify-content-center flex-column">
+      {% block media-list %}
+      {% endblock media-list %}
+    </ul>
   </div>
 {% endblock inner-content %}
 
@@ -39,7 +29,4 @@ <h2 class="media-title p-sm">
 {% endblock call-to-action-text %}
 
 {% block call-to-action-button %}
-  {% for b in page.buttons %}
-    {% include "core/includes/button.html" with button=b %}
-  {% endfor %}
 {% endblock call-to-action-button %}
diff --git a/benefits/eligibility/views.py b/benefits/eligibility/views.py
index 07d363d73b..ced9f31649 100644
--- a/benefits/eligibility/views.py
+++ b/benefits/eligibility/views.py
@@ -101,55 +101,12 @@ def index(request, agency=None):
 @decorator_from_middleware(VerifierSessionRequired)
 def start(request):
     """View handler for the eligibility verification getting started screen."""
+    session.update(request, eligibility_types=[], origin=reverse(ROUTE_START))
 
     verifier = session.verifier(request)
-    if verifier.start_template:
-        return TemplateResponse(request, verifier.start_template)
-
-    button = viewmodels.Button.primary(text=_("eligibility.buttons.continue"), url=reverse(ROUTE_CONFIRM))
-
-    # define the verifier-specific required item
-    identity_item = viewmodels.MediaItem(
-        icon=viewmodels.Icon("idcardcheck", pgettext("image alt text", "core.icons.idcardcheck")),
-        heading=_(verifier.start_item_heading),
-        details=_(verifier.start_item_details),
-        secondary_details=_(verifier.start_item_secondary_details),
-    )
-
-    if verifier.is_auth_required:
-        identity_item.bullets = [_(bullet) for bullet in verifier.bullets]
-
-        if not session.logged_in(request):
-            button = viewmodels.Button.login(
-                text=_(verifier.auth_provider.sign_in_button_label),
-                url=reverse(ROUTE_LOGIN),
-            )
-
-    # define the bank card item
-    bank_card_item = viewmodels.MediaItem(
-        icon=viewmodels.Icon("bankcardcheck", pgettext("image alt text", "core.icons.bankcardcheck")),
-        heading=_("eligibility.pages.start.bankcard.title"),
-        details=_("eligibility.pages.start.bankcard.text"),
-    )
-
-    media = [identity_item, bank_card_item]
-
-    page = viewmodels.Page(
-        title=_(verifier.start_title),
-        headline=_(verifier.start_headline),
-        button=button,
-    )
-
-    ctx = page.context_dict()
-    ctx["previous_page_button"] = viewmodels.Button.previous_page(url=reverse(ROUTE_INDEX))
-    ctx["media"] = media
-    help_page = reverse(ROUTE_HELP)
-    ctx["help_link"] = f"{help_page}#{verifier.start_help_anchor}"
-
-    # update origin now, after we've saved the previous page
-    session.update(request, eligibility_types=[], origin=reverse(ROUTE_START))
+    template = verifier.start_template or TEMPLATE_START
 
-    return TemplateResponse(request, TEMPLATE_START, ctx)
+    return TemplateResponse(request, template)
 
 
 @decorator_from_middleware(AgencySessionRequired)