diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
index e0e37d692a04..e5d72db29765 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ def ContextMenu(self, recipient):
     def GetClassName(self): 
         return "Gui::PythonWorkbench"
 
-# ability to turn off the Draft workbench (since it is also all included in Arch)
-if not FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Draft").GetBool("hideDraftWorkbench"):
-    FreeCADGui.addWorkbench(DraftWorkbench)
+FreeCADGui.addWorkbench(DraftWorkbench)
 
 # add Import/Export types
 App.addImportType("Autodesk DXF (*.dxf)","importDXF") 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
index 74b1a83b8e98..46a86f87bf1d 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
@@ -26,26 +26,6 @@
       <string>General Draft Settings</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_19">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="gui::prefcheckbox_12">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>If this is checked, the Draft workbench won't appear. Useful since all of the Draft tools are also in the Arch workbench.</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Hide Draft workbench</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>hideDraftWorkbench</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>Mod/Draft</cstring>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
       <item>
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
         <item>