diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst
index f905a8b1..dd20d98f 100644
--- a/docs/tape-backup.rst
+++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@ Tape Backup
 ===========
 
 .. CAUTION:: Tape Backup is a technical preview feature, not meant for
-   production use. To enable it in the GUI, you need to issue the
-   following command (as root user on the console):
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-     # touch /etc/proxmox-backup/tape.cfg
+   production use.
 
 Proxmox tape backup provides an easy way to store datastore content
 onto magnetic tapes. This increases data safety because you get:
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index 7e026455..d6074c2e 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
         default_api_auth(),
     )?;
 
-    // Enable experimental tape UI if tape.cfg exists
-    if Path::new("/etc/proxmox-backup/tape.cfg").exists() {
-        config.enable_tape_ui = true;
-    }
-
     config.add_alias("novnc", "/usr/share/novnc-pve");
     config.add_alias("extjs", "/usr/share/javascript/extjs");
     config.add_alias("qrcodejs", "/usr/share/javascript/qrcodejs");
diff --git a/src/server/config.rs b/src/server/config.rs
index ad378b0a..67c01426 100644
--- a/src/server/config.rs
+++ b/src/server/config.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pub struct ApiConfig {
     templates: RwLock<Handlebars<'static>>,
     template_files: RwLock<HashMap<String, (SystemTime, PathBuf)>>,
     request_log: Option<Arc<Mutex<FileLogger>>>,
-    pub enable_tape_ui: bool,
     pub api_auth: Arc<dyn ApiAuth + Send + Sync>,
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ impl ApiConfig {
             templates: RwLock::new(Handlebars::new()),
             template_files: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
             request_log: None,
-            enable_tape_ui: false,
             api_auth,
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/server/rest.rs b/src/server/rest.rs
index c482bab2..7cf00532 100644
--- a/src/server/rest.rs
+++ b/src/server/rest.rs
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ fn get_index(
         "CSRFPreventionToken": csrf_token,
         "language": lang,
         "debug": debug,
-        "enableTapeUI": api.enable_tape_ui,
     });
 
     let (ct, index) = match api.render_template(template_file, &data) {
diff --git a/www/NavigationTree.js b/www/NavigationTree.js
index 6d288f09..4e25379c 100644
--- a/www/NavigationTree.js
+++ b/www/NavigationTree.js
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ Ext.define('PBS.store.NavigationStore', {
 		    },
 		],
 	    },
+	    {
+		text: "Tape Backup",
+		iconCls: 'pbs-icon-tape',
+		id: 'tape_management',
+		path: 'pbsTapeManagement',
+		expanded: true,
+		children: [],
+	    },
 	    {
 		text: gettext('Datastore'),
 		iconCls: 'fa fa-archive',
@@ -118,29 +126,15 @@ Ext.define('PBS.view.main.NavigationTree', {
 	    view.rstore.on('load', this.onLoad, this);
 	    view.on('destroy', view.rstore.stopUpdate);
 
-	    if (PBS.enableTapeUI) {
-		if (view.tapestore === undefined) {
-		    view.tapestore = Ext.create('Proxmox.data.UpdateStore', {
-			autoStart: true,
-			interval: 60 * 1000,
-			storeid: 'pbs-tape-drive-list',
-			model: 'pbs-tape-drive-list',
-		    });
-		    view.tapestore.on('load', this.onTapeDriveLoad, this);
-		    view.on('destroy', view.tapestore.stopUpdate);
-		}
-
-		let root = view.getStore().getRoot();
-		if (root.findChild('id', 'tape_management', false) === null) {
-		    root.insertChild(3, {
-			text: "Tape Backup",
-			iconCls: 'pbs-icon-tape',
-			id: 'tape_management',
-			path: 'pbsTapeManagement',
-			expanded: true,
-			children: [],
-		    });
-		}
+	    if (view.tapestore === undefined) {
+		view.tapestore = Ext.create('Proxmox.data.UpdateStore', {
+		    autoStart: true,
+		    interval: 60 * 1000,
+		    storeid: 'pbs-tape-drive-list',
+		    model: 'pbs-tape-drive-list',
+		});
+		view.tapestore.on('load', this.onTapeDriveLoad, this);
+		view.on('destroy', view.tapestore.stopUpdate);
 	    }
 	},
 
@@ -271,16 +265,12 @@ Ext.define('PBS.view.main.NavigationTree', {
 
     reloadTapeStore: function() {
 	let me = this;
-	if (!PBS.enableTapeUI) {
-	    return;
-	}
-
 	me.tapestore.load();
     },
 
     select: function(path, silent) {
 	var me = this;
-	if (me.rstore.isLoaded() && (!PBS.enableTapeUI || me.tapestore.isLoaded())) {
+	if (me.rstore.isLoaded() && me.tapestore.isLoaded()) {
 	    if (silent) {
 		me.suspendEvents(false);
 	    }