diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionsView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionsView.ts
index 50a14513e88..2d2ee86458d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionsView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionsView.ts
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ export class AgentSessionsView extends ViewPane {
 		container.classList.add('agent-sessions-view');
 
 		// New Session
-		if (!this.configurationService.getValue('chat.hideNewButtonInAgentSessionsView')) {
-			this.createNewSessionButton(container);
-		}
+		this.createNewSessionButton(container);
 
 		// Sessions Control
 		this.createSessionsControl(container);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
index 1b41aa91a7e..33f920dc851 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
@@ -786,12 +786,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 				mode: 'auto'
 			}
 		},
-		'chat.hideNewButtonInAgentSessionsView': { // TODO@bpasero remove me eventually
-			type: 'boolean',
-			description: nls.localize('chat.hideNewButtonInAgentSessionsView', "Controls whether the new session button is hidden in the Agent Sessions view."),
-			default: false,
-			tags: ['preview']
-		},
 		'chat.signInWithAlternateScopes': { // TODO@bpasero remove me eventually
 			type: 'boolean',
 			description: nls.localize('chat.signInWithAlternateScopes', "Controls whether sign-in with alternate scopes is used."),