diff --git a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.js b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.js
index 82bb64944e..9bac7d66f8 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.js
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ module.exports = function (webRouter, privateApiRouter, publicApiRouter) {
       adminEmail: Settings.adminEmail,
       dropboxAppName:
         Settings.apis.thirdPartyDataStore?.dropboxAppName || 'Overleaf',
-      ieeeBrandId: IEEE_BRAND_ID,
       hasSamlBeta: req.session.samlBeta,
       hasAffiliationsFeature: Features.hasFeature('affiliations'),
       hasSamlFeature: Features.hasFeature('saml'),
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.tsx
index 280169a511..48392dac6e 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import SettingsMenuSelect, { Option } from './settings-menu-select'
 import { useProjectSettingsContext } from '../../context/project-settings-context'
 import type { OverallThemeMeta } from '../../../../../../types/project-settings'
 import type { OverallTheme } from '../../../source-editor/extensions/theme'
-import { ExposedSettings } from '../../../../../../types/exposed-settings'
 
 export default function SettingsOverallTheme() {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
@@ -25,11 +24,10 @@ export default function SettingsOverallTheme() {
     [overallThemes]
   )
 
-  const brandVariation = getMeta('ol-brandVariation') as any
-  const { ieeeBrandId } = getMeta('ol-ExposedSettings') as ExposedSettings
-  const isIEEEBranded = brandVariation?.brand_id === ieeeBrandId
-
-  if (!overallThemes || isIEEEBranded) {
+  // TODO: check for IEEE brand by:
+  // - const brandVariation = getMeta('ol-brandVariation') as any[]
+  // - settings.overleaf != null && !isIEEE(brandVariation)
+  if (!overallThemes) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/frontend/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.test.tsx b/services/web/test/frontend/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.test.tsx
index bbbbcf0655..a6773c6d67 100644
--- a/services/web/test/frontend/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.test.tsx
+++ b/services/web/test/frontend/features/editor-left-menu/components/settings/settings-overall-theme.test.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import SettingsOverallTheme from '../../../../../../frontend/js/features/editor-
 import type { OverallThemeMeta } from '../../../../../../types/project-settings'
 import { renderWithEditorContext } from '../../../../helpers/render-with-context'
 
-const IEEE_BRAND_ID = 1234
-const OTHER_BRAND_ID = 2234
-
 describe('<SettingsOverallTheme />', function () {
   const overallThemes: OverallThemeMeta[] = [
     {
@@ -24,9 +21,6 @@ describe('<SettingsOverallTheme />', function () {
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     window.metaAttributesCache.set('ol-overallThemes', overallThemes)
-    window.metaAttributesCache.set('ol-ExposedSettings', {
-      ieeeBrandId: IEEE_BRAND_ID,
-    })
   })
 
   afterEach(function () {
@@ -44,30 +38,4 @@ describe('<SettingsOverallTheme />', function () {
       expect(option.getAttribute('value')).to.equal(theme.val)
     }
   })
-  describe('Branded Project', function () {
-    it('should hide overall theme picker for IEEE branded projects', function () {
-      window.metaAttributesCache.set('ol-brandVariation', {
-        brand_id: IEEE_BRAND_ID,
-      })
-      renderWithEditorContext(<SettingsOverallTheme />)
-      const select = screen.queryByText('Overall theme')
-      expect(select).to.not.exist
-    })
-
-    it('should show overall theme picker for branded projects that are not IEEE', function () {
-      window.metaAttributesCache.set('ol-brandVariation', {
-        brand_id: OTHER_BRAND_ID,
-      })
-      renderWithEditorContext(<SettingsOverallTheme />)
-      const select = screen.getByLabelText('Overall theme')
-      expect(select).to.exist
-    })
-
-    it('should show overall theme picker for non branded projects', function () {
-      window.metaAttributesCache.set('ol-brandVariation', undefined)
-      renderWithEditorContext(<SettingsOverallTheme />)
-      const select = screen.getByLabelText('Overall theme')
-      expect(select).to.exist
-    })
-  })
 })
diff --git a/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts b/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
index 2b74fdb8a5..474bf28697 100644
--- a/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
+++ b/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export type ExposedSettings = {
   hasLinkedProjectOutputFileFeature: boolean
   hasSamlBeta?: boolean
   hasSamlFeature: boolean
-  ieeeBrandId: number
   isOverleaf: boolean
   maxEntitiesPerProject: number
   projectUploadTimeout: number