diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index dca70ea15b4..696abc6ab4c 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@
         {
           "id": "codeQLModelDetails",
           "name": "CodeQL Model Details",
-          "when": "config.codeQL.canary && config.codeQL.dataExtensions.modelDetailsView && codeql.dataExtensionsEditorOpen"
+          "when": "config.codeQL.canary && codeql.dataExtensionsEditorOpen"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
index 8c3c684d0dd..dd2e813d383 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
@@ -713,11 +713,6 @@ const EXTENSIONS_DIRECTORY = new Setting(
   "extensionsDirectory",
   DATA_EXTENSIONS,
 );
-const MODEL_DETAILS_VIEW = new Setting("modelDetailsView", DATA_EXTENSIONS);
-
-export function showModelDetailsView(): boolean {
-  return !!MODEL_DETAILS_VIEW.getValue<boolean>();
-}
 
 export function showLlmGeneration(): boolean {
   return !!LLM_GENERATION.getValue<boolean>();
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
index 94d25ac32b5..5fddbe0cc43 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ import { readQueryResults, runQuery } from "./external-api-usage-query";
 import { ExternalApiUsage, Usage } from "./external-api-usage";
 import { ModeledMethod } from "./modeled-method";
 import { ExtensionPack } from "./shared/extension-pack";
-import {
-  enableFrameworkMode,
-  showLlmGeneration,
-  showModelDetailsView,
-} from "../config";
+import { enableFrameworkMode, showLlmGeneration } from "../config";
 import { Mode } from "./shared/mode";
 import { loadModeledMethods, saveModeledMethods } from "./modeled-method-fs";
 import { join } from "path";
@@ -280,9 +276,7 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
   }
 
   protected async handleJumpToUsage(usage: Usage) {
-    if (showModelDetailsView()) {
-      await this.revealItemInDetailsPanel(usage);
-    }
+    await this.revealItemInDetailsPanel(usage);
     await showResolvableLocation(usage.url, this.databaseItem, this.app.logger);
   }