diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.html
index ad1f6dd44..1e6fc62cf 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.html
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
                         </mat-slide-toggle>
                     </div>
 
-                    <div *ngIf="config.IS_DOCUMINE" class="iqser-input-group">
-                        <mat-slide-toggle color="primary" formControlName="openScmDialogByDefault">
-                            {{ 'preferences-screen.form.open-structured-view-by-default' | translate }}
-                        </mat-slide-toggle>
-                    </div>
-
                     <div *allow="roles.getTables" class="iqser-input-group">
                         <label [translate]="'preferences-screen.form.table-extraction-type'"></label>
                         <input formControlName="tableExtractionType" />
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
index 269fe712f..0b2564195 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { MatCheckbox } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
 interface PreferencesForm {
     // preferences
     autoExpandFiltersOnActions: boolean;
-    openScmDialogByDefault: boolean;
     tableExtractionType: string;
     // warnings preferences
     loadAllAnnotationsWarning: boolean;
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ export class PreferencesComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit {
         this.form = this._formBuilder.group({
             // preferences
             autoExpandFiltersOnActions: [this.userPreferenceService.getAutoExpandFiltersOnActions()],
-            openScmDialogByDefault: [this.userPreferenceService.getOpenScmDialogByDefault()],
             tableExtractionType: [this.userPreferenceService.getTableExtractionType()],
             // warnings preferences
             loadAllAnnotationsWarning: [this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning)],
@@ -105,9 +103,6 @@ export class PreferencesComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit {
         if (this.form.controls.autoExpandFiltersOnActions.value !== this.userPreferenceService.getAutoExpandFiltersOnActions()) {
             await this.userPreferenceService.toggleAutoExpandFiltersOnActions();
         }
-        if (this.form.controls.openScmDialogByDefault.value !== this.userPreferenceService.getOpenScmDialogByDefault()) {
-            await this.userPreferenceService.toggleOpenScmDialogByDefault();
-        }
 
         if (this.form.controls.tableExtractionType.value !== this.userPreferenceService.getTableExtractionType()) {
             await this.userPreferenceService.save(PreferencesKeys.tableExtractionType, this.form.controls.tableExtractionType.value);
@@ -137,7 +132,6 @@ export class PreferencesComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnInit {
     #patchValues() {
         this.form.patchValue({
             autoExpandFiltersOnActions: this.userPreferenceService.getAutoExpandFiltersOnActions(),
-            openScmDialogByDefault: this.userPreferenceService.getOpenScmDialogByDefault(),
             tableExtractionType: this.userPreferenceService.getTableExtractionType(),
             loadAllAnnotationsWarning: this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning),
             helpModeDialog: this.userPreferenceService.getBool(KEYS.helpModeDialog),
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/users/user-preference.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/users/user-preference.service.ts
index 4b05ce78c..f2fd00d34 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/users/user-preference.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/users/user-preference.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const PreferencesKeys = {
     filesListingMode: 'Files-Listing-Mode',
     autoExpandFiltersOnActions: 'Auto-Expand-Filters-On-Actions',
     loadAllAnnotationsWarning: 'Load-All-Annotations-Warning',
-    openScmDialogByDefault: 'Open-Structured-Component-Management-By-Default',
     tableExtractionType: 'Table-Extraction-Type',
     addRedactionDefaultOption: 'Add-Redaction-Default',
     addHintDefaultOption: 'Add-Hint-Default',
@@ -65,15 +64,6 @@ export class UserPreferenceService extends IqserUserPreferenceService {
         await this.save(PreferencesKeys.autoExpandFiltersOnActions, nextValue);
     }
 
-    getOpenScmDialogByDefault(): boolean {
-        return this._getAttribute(PreferencesKeys.openScmDialogByDefault, 'false') === 'true';
-    }
-
-    async toggleOpenScmDialogByDefault(): Promise<void> {
-        const nextValue = (!this.getOpenScmDialogByDefault()).toString();
-        await this.save(PreferencesKeys.openScmDialogByDefault, nextValue);
-    }
-
     getBool(key: string, defaultValue = 'false') {
         return this._getAttribute(key, defaultValue) === 'true';
     }