diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/add-affiliation.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/add-affiliation.tsx
index 64a653d697..de4a130bfc 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/add-affiliation.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/add-affiliation.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useProjectListContext } from '../context/project-list-context'
 import getMeta from '../../../utils/meta'
 import classNames from 'classnames'
 import OLButton from '@/features/ui/components/ol/ol-button'
-import { useDsNavStyle } from '@/features/project-list/components/use-is-ds-nav'
 
 export function useAddAffiliation() {
   const { totalProjectsCount } = useProjectListContext()
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ type AddAffiliationProps = {
 function AddAffiliation({ className }: AddAffiliationProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { show } = useAddAffiliation()
-  const dsNavStyle = useDsNavStyle()
 
   if (!show) {
     return null
@@ -32,9 +30,7 @@ function AddAffiliation({ className }: AddAffiliationProps) {
 
   return (
     <div className={classes}>
-      <p className={dsNavStyle ? 'text-muted' : undefined}>
-        {t('are_you_affiliated_with_an_institution')}
-      </p>
+      <p>{t('are_you_affiliated_with_an_institution')}</p>
       <OLButton variant="secondary" href="/user/settings">
         {t('add_affiliation')}
       </OLButton>