diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/AppSettingsController.php b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/AppSettingsController.php
index 3a6bd9d9284..5818f44c1b1 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/AppSettingsController.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/AppSettingsController.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class AppSettingsController extends Controller {
 
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('appstoreEnabled', $this->config->getSystemValueBool('appstoreenabled', true));
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('appstoreBundles', $this->getBundles());
-		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('appstoreDeveloperDocs', $this->urlGenerator->linkToDocs('developer-manual'));
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('appstoreUpdateCount', count($this->getAppsWithUpdates()));
 
 		$groups = array_map(static fn (IGroup $group): array => [
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/views/AppStoreNavigation.vue b/apps/settings/src/views/AppStoreNavigation.vue
index a35cd94da95..4d8a2b3e48c 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/views/AppStoreNavigation.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/views/AppStoreNavigation.vue
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@
 				</NcAppNavigationItem>
 			</template>
 
-			<NcAppNavigationItem id="app-developer-docs"
-				:name="t('settings', 'Developer documentation ↗')"
-				:href="developerDocsUrl" />
 		</template>
 	</NcAppNavigation>
 </template>
@@ -115,7 +112,6 @@ import NcLoadingIcon from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcLoadingIcon.js'
 import APPSTORE_CATEGORY_ICONS from '../constants/AppstoreCategoryIcons.ts'
 
 const appstoreEnabled = loadState<boolean>('settings', 'appstoreEnabled', true)
-const developerDocsUrl = loadState<string>('settings', 'appstoreDeveloperDocs', '')
 
 const store = useAppsStore()
 const categories = computed(() => store.categories)
diff --git a/apps/settings/tests/Controller/AppSettingsControllerTest.php b/apps/settings/tests/Controller/AppSettingsControllerTest.php
index bf492ce8aba..8350c030988 100644
--- a/apps/settings/tests/Controller/AppSettingsControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/settings/tests/Controller/AppSettingsControllerTest.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class AppSettingsControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			]);
 
 		$this->initialState
-			->expects($this->exactly(5))
+			->expects($this->exactly(4))
 			->method('provideInitialState');
 
 		$policy = new ContentSecurityPolicy();
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class AppSettingsControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			]);
 
 		$this->initialState
-			->expects($this->exactly(5))
+			->expects($this->exactly(4))
 			->method('provideInitialState');
 
 		$policy = new ContentSecurityPolicy();