diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupConversationNameComponent.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupConversationNameComponent.kt
index 215ed68128..34f8626473 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupConversationNameComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupConversationNameComponent.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardActions
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ChevronRight
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
-import com.wire.android.ui.common.scaffold.WireScaffold
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -46,19 +46,18 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import com.wire.android.R
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.Icon
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.ShakeAnimation
-import com.wire.android.ui.common.WireDropDown
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.button.WireButtonState
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.button.WirePrimaryButton
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.groupname.GroupNameMode.CREATION
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.rememberBottomBarElevationState
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.rememberTopBarElevationState
+import com.wire.android.ui.common.scaffold.WireScaffold
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.textfield.WireTextField
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.textfield.WireTextFieldState
 import com.wire.android.ui.common.topappbar.WireCenterAlignedTopAppBar
 import com.wire.android.ui.theme.wireColorScheme
 import com.wire.android.ui.theme.wireDimensions
 import com.wire.android.ui.theme.wireTypography
-import com.wire.kalium.logic.data.conversation.ConversationOptions
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeUiApi::class)
 @Composable
@@ -120,18 +119,23 @@ fun GroupNameScreen(
                             )
                         }
                     }
-                    if (mode == CREATION && mlsEnabled) {
-                        WireDropDown(
-                            items =
-                            ConversationOptions.Protocol.values().map { it.name },
-                            defaultItemIndex = defaultProtocol.ordinal,
-                            selectedItemIndex = groupProtocol.ordinal,
-                            label = stringResource(R.string.protocol),
+                    if (mode == CREATION) {
+                        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(MaterialTheme.wireDimensions.spacing16x))
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource(R.string.protocol),
+                            style = MaterialTheme.wireTypography.label01,
                             modifier = Modifier
-                                .padding(MaterialTheme.wireDimensions.spacing16x)
-                        ) { selectedIndex ->
-                            groupProtocol = ConversationOptions.Protocol.values()[selectedIndex]
-                        }
+                                .fillMaxWidth()
+                                .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.wireDimensions.spacing16x)
+                                .padding(bottom = MaterialTheme.wireDimensions.spacing4x)
+                        )
+                        Text(
+                            text = groupProtocol.name,
+                            style = MaterialTheme.wireTypography.body02,
+                            modifier = Modifier
+                                .fillMaxWidth()
+                                .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.wireDimensions.spacing16x)
+                        )
                     }
 
                     Spacer(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f))
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupMetadataState.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupMetadataState.kt
index 2105ee5b3d..0275832cae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupMetadataState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/common/groupname/GroupMetadataState.kt
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ data class GroupMetadataState(
     val originalGroupName: String = "",
     val selectedUsers: ImmutableSet<Contact> = persistentSetOf(),
     val groupName: TextFieldValue = TextFieldValue(""),
-    var groupProtocol: ConversationOptions.Protocol = ConversationOptions.Protocol.PROTEUS,
+    val groupProtocol: ConversationOptions.Protocol = ConversationOptions.Protocol.PROTEUS,
     val animatedGroupNameError: Boolean = false,
     val continueEnabled: Boolean = false,
-    val mlsEnabled: Boolean = true,
-    val defaultProtocol: ConversationOptions.Protocol = ConversationOptions.Protocol.PROTEUS,
     val isLoading: Boolean = false,
     val error: NewGroupError = NewGroupError.None,
     val mode: GroupNameMode = GroupNameMode.CREATION,
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModel.kt
index 56207022de..e520c76a37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import com.wire.kalium.logic.data.id.ConversationId
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.data.user.UserId
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.conversation.CreateGroupConversationUseCase
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.user.GetDefaultProtocolUseCase
-import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.user.IsMLSEnabledUseCase
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.user.IsSelfATeamMemberUseCase
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableSet
@@ -49,21 +48,15 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 class NewConversationViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val createGroupConversation: CreateGroupConversationUseCase,
     private val isSelfATeamMember: IsSelfATeamMemberUseCase,
-    isMLSEnabled: IsMLSEnabledUseCase,
     getDefaultProtocol: GetDefaultProtocolUseCase
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     var newGroupState: GroupMetadataState by mutableStateOf(
-        GroupMetadataState(
-            mlsEnabled = isMLSEnabled()
-        ).let {
+        GroupMetadataState().let {
             val defaultProtocol = ConversationOptions
                 .Protocol
                 .fromSupportedProtocolToConversationOptionsProtocol(getDefaultProtocol())
-            it.copy(
-                defaultProtocol = defaultProtocol,
-                groupProtocol = defaultProtocol
-            )
+            it.copy(groupProtocol = defaultProtocol)
         }
     )
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelArrangement.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelArrangement.kt
index 997238d7e8..1c30b5ec75 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelArrangement.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelArrangement.kt
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ internal class NewConversationViewModelArrangement {
 
     fun arrange() = this to NewConversationViewModel(
         createGroupConversation = createGroupConversation,
-        isMLSEnabled = isMLSEnabledUseCase,
         isSelfATeamMember = isSelfTeamMember,
         getDefaultProtocol = getDefaultProtocol
     ).also {
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelTest.kt
index 04b6a75d25..73199955b5 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/NewConversationViewModelTest.kt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class NewConversationViewModelTest {
             .arrange()
 
         // when
-        val result = viewModel.newGroupState.defaultProtocol
+        val result = viewModel.newGroupState.groupProtocol
 
         // then
         assertEquals(