diff --git a/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx b/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
index e3a6cba5d..2401e1617 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar-menu.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import plusIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/plus.svg';
 import settingsIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/settings.svg';
 import userPlusIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/user-plus.svg';
 import userIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/user.svg';
-import worldIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/world.svg';
 import xIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/x.svg';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
@@ -268,15 +267,6 @@ const SidebarMenu: React.FC = (): JSX.Element | null => {
                     />
                   )}
 
-                  {features.publicTimeline && features.federating && (
-                    <SidebarLink
-                      to='/timeline/global'
-                      icon={worldIcon}
-                      text={<FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.global' defaultMessage='Global' />}
-                      onClick={onClose}
-                    />
-                  )}
-
                   <Divider />
 
                   {features.blocks && (
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx b/src/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
index f2dd6f61f..ea577bc77 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import messagesIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/messages.svg';
 import settingsIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/settings.svg';
 import userPlusIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/user-plus.svg';
 import userIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/user.svg';
-import worldIcon from '@tabler/icons/outline/world.svg';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ import ComposeButton from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/compose-button.tsx';
 import ProfileDropdown from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/profile-dropdown.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks/useFeatures.ts';
-import { useInstance } from 'soapbox/hooks/useInstance.ts';
 import { useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks/useOwnAccount.ts';
 import { useSettings } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSettings.ts';
 import { useSettingsNotifications } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSettingsNotifications.ts';
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ const SidebarNavigation = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const { unreadChatsCount } = useStatContext();
 
-  const { instance } = useInstance();
   const features = useFeatures();
   const { isDeveloper } = useSettings();
   const { account } = useOwnAccount();
@@ -62,8 +59,6 @@ const SidebarNavigation = () => {
   const dashboardCount = useAppSelector((state) => state.admin.openReports.count() + state.admin.awaitingApproval.count());
   const settingsNotifications = useSettingsNotifications();
 
-  const restrictUnauth = instance.pleroma.metadata.restrict_unauthenticated;
-
   const makeMenu = (): Menu => {
     const menu: Menu = [];
 
@@ -220,16 +215,6 @@ const SidebarNavigation = () => {
             </>
           )}
 
-          {(features.publicTimeline) && (
-            features.federating && (account || !restrictUnauth.timelines.federated)) && (
-            <SidebarNavigationLink
-              to='/timeline/global'
-              icon={worldIcon}
-              text={<FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.global' defaultMessage='Global' />}
-            />
-
-          )}
-
           {menu.length > 0 && (
             <DropdownMenu items={menu} placement='top'>
               <SidebarNavigationLink
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 0f52122a9..7187220f5 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -1642,7 +1642,6 @@
   "sw.url": "Script URL",
   "tabs_bar.dashboard": "Dashboard",
   "tabs_bar.follows": "Follows",
-  "tabs_bar.global": "Global",
   "tabs_bar.groups": "Groups",
   "tabs_bar.home": "Home",
   "tabs_bar.more": "More",