diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index 99812f7b5ba936..f263d026c830ac 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ export default function EditPostPreferencesModal() {
 									panelName="post-link"
 								/>
 							) }
-							{ isViewable && (
-								<EnablePanelOption
-									label={ __( 'Template' ) }
-									panelName="template"
-								/>
-							) }
 							<PostTaxonomies
 								taxonomyWrapper={ ( content, taxonomy ) => (
 									<EnablePanelOption