diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 420818d931..663902d90f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4819,14 +4819,10 @@ void Application::updateThreads(float deltaTime) {
     }
 }
 
-void Application::toggleOverlays() {
-    auto menu = Menu::getInstance();
-    menu->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::Overlays, !menu->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Overlays));
-}
+void Application::toggleOverlays() {}
 
 void Application::setOverlaysVisible(bool visible) {
-    auto menu = Menu::getInstance();
-    menu->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::Overlays, true);
+    Q_UNUSED(visible)
 }
 
 void Application::centerUI() {
@@ -7770,7 +7766,6 @@ void Application::readArgumentsFromLocalSocket() const {
 }
 
 void Application::showDesktop() {
-    Menu::getInstance()->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::Overlays, true);
 }
 
 CompositorHelper& Application::getApplicationCompositor() const {
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 70f32dd216..6b199896f4 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::CenterPlayerInView,
         0, true, qApp, SLOT(rotationModeChanged()));
 
-    //TODO: remove Overlays action, but the action is tied to some other places in code
-    // View > Overlays
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::Overlays, 0, true);
-
     // View > Enter First Person Mode in HMD
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::FirstPersonHMD, 0, true);
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/OverlayConductor.cpp b/interface/src/ui/OverlayConductor.cpp
index ed8fa53fe2..b265849f62 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/OverlayConductor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/OverlayConductor.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void OverlayConductor::update(float dt) {
     }
 
 
-    bool targetVisible = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Overlays) && (0 == (_flags & SuppressMask));
+    bool targetVisible = (0 == (_flags & SuppressMask));
     if (targetVisible != currentVisible) {
         offscreenUi->setPinned(!targetVisible);
     }