diff --git a/link/api/link.api b/link/api/link.api
index b80171d0e11..93155a13182 100644
--- a/link/api/link.api
+++ b/link/api/link.api
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ public final class com/stripe/android/link/ComposableSingletons$LinkActivityKt {
 	public final fun getLambda-5$link_release ()Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function4;
 }
 
+public final class com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityContract$Companion {
+}
+
 public final class com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityResult$Canceled$Creator : android/os/Parcelable$Creator {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public final fun createFromParcel (Landroid/os/Parcel;)Lcom/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityResult$Canceled;
diff --git a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivity.kt b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivity.kt
index 5ece38b0e04..4d508fea200 100644
--- a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivity.kt
+++ b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivity.kt
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ internal class LinkActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         )
         this@LinkActivity.finish()
     }
+
+    override fun onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy()
+        viewModel.unregisterActivity()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityContract.kt b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityContract.kt
index df495019a90..3b86fd147d0 100644
--- a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityContract.kt
+++ b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityContract.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class LinkActivityContract @Inject internal constructor(
     )
 
     companion object {
-        const val EXTRA_RESULT =
+        internal const val EXTRA_RESULT =
             "com.stripe.android.link.LinkActivityContract.extra_result"
     }
 }
diff --git a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModel.kt b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModel.kt
index a978c16ca2c..7f234d312ed 100644
--- a/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/link/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 
 internal class LinkActivityViewModel : ViewModel() {
-    lateinit var navController: NavHostController
-    lateinit var dismissWithResult: (LinkActivityResult) -> Unit
+    var navController: NavHostController? = null
+    var dismissWithResult: ((LinkActivityResult) -> Unit)? = null
 
     fun handleViewAction(action: LinkAction) {
         when (action) {
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ internal class LinkActivityViewModel : ViewModel() {
     }
 
     private fun handleBackPressed() {
-        dismissWithResult(LinkActivityResult.Canceled())
+        dismissWithResult?.invoke(LinkActivityResult.Canceled())
+    }
+
+    fun unregisterActivity() {
+        navController = null
+        dismissWithResult = null
     }
 
     internal class Factory : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
diff --git a/link/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModelTest.kt b/link/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModelTest.kt
index 057bc9c1b6b..78f9be31d53 100644
--- a/link/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/link/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/link/LinkActivityViewModelTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.stripe.android.link
 
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.UnconfinedTestDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.resetMain
@@ -39,4 +40,12 @@ internal class LinkActivityViewModelTest {
 
         verify(dismissWithResult).invoke(LinkActivityResult.Canceled())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test that activity unregister removes dismissWithResult and nav controller`() = runTest(dispatcher) {
+        vm.unregisterActivity()
+
+        assertThat(vm.dismissWithResult).isEqualTo(null)
+        assertThat(vm.navController).isEqualTo(null)
+    }
 }