diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/Builder/FeatureFlags.cs b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/Builder/FeatureFlags.cs
index bfcf47992..6d54f808b 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/Builder/FeatureFlags.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Configuration/Builder/FeatureFlags.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ public bool PrimaryNavEnabled
 		set => _featureFlags["primary-nav"] = value;
 	}
 
-	public bool VersionDropdownEnabled
-	{
-		get => IsEnabled("version-dropdown");
-		set => _featureFlags["version-dropdown"] = value;
-	}
-
 	private bool IsEnabled(string key)
 	{
 		var envKey = $"FEATURE_{key.ToUpperInvariant().Replace('-', '_')}";
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
index 5f9f98798..a934a17f6 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Htmx.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Elastic.Documentation.Site;
 
 public static class Htmx
 {
-	public static string GetHxSelectOob(bool hasSameTopLevelGroup) => "#version-dropdown," + (hasSameTopLevelGroup ? "#content-container,#toc-nav" : "#main-container");
+	public static string GetHxSelectOob(bool hasSameTopLevelGroup) => hasSameTopLevelGroup ? "#content-container,#toc-nav" : "#main-container";
 	public const string Preload = "mousedown";
 	public const string HxSwap = "none";
 	public const string HxPushUrl = "true";
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Slices/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Slices/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
index a2b93d78f..06feb4f43 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Slices/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Slices/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
@@ -1,101 +1,9 @@
 @inherits RazorSlice<MarkdownLayoutViewModel>
 <aside class="sidebar hidden lg:block max-w-65 md:hidden">
 	<nav id="toc-nav" class="sidebar-nav h-full">
-		@if (Model.Features.VersionDropdownEnabled)
-		{
-			<div class="mt-6">
-				<version-dropdown all-versions-url="@Model.AllVersionsUrl" current-version='@(Model.CurrentVersion)' items='@(new HtmlString(Model.VersionDropdownSerializedModel))' />
-			</div>
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			<div id="page-version-dropdown" tabindex="1"
-		     class="mt-6 block group font-sans text-sm relative z-50">
-			<button
-				class="text-left border-1 rounded-2xl grid grid-cols-[1fr_auto] cursor-pointer font-semibold gap-1 hover:text-black pl-4 pr-1 py-1 group-open:border-b-1 border-grey-20">
-				<div>
-					<span class="page-version-dropdown_active text-ink">
-						@if (Model.CurrentVersion is not null)
-						{
-							<span>Current version (@Model.CurrentVersion)</span>
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							<span>Current version</span>
-						}
-					</span>
-				</div>
-				<div class="flex items-center my-auto justify-center size-5 hover:bg-grey-20 rounded-xl">
-					<svg
-						xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-						fill="none"
-						viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-						stroke-width="1.5"
-						stroke="currentColor"
-						class="w-4 group-open:rotate-180">
-						<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="m19.5 9.25-7.5 8.5-7.5-8.5"/>
-					</svg>
-				</div>
-			</button>
-			<div class="hidden group-focus-within:block left-0 right-0 absolute top-full w-max min-w-30 max-w-60">
-				<ul class="mt-1 py-0 mb-4 bg-white border-1 border-grey-20 rounded-sm shadow-md">
-					<li class="block">
-						<a
-
-							class="block py-1 px-4 font-semibold text-grey-60 cursor-default"
-							@Htmx.GetNavHxAttributes(false, "mouseover")
-						>
-							@if (Model.CurrentVersion is not null)
-							{
-								<span>@Model.CurrentVersion ✓</span>
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								<span>current ✓</span>
-							}
-						</a>						
-					</li>
-					@foreach (var legacyPage in Model.LegacyPages ?? [])
-					{
-						<li class="block">
-							@if (legacyPage.Exists)
-							{
-								<a
-									class="block py-1 px-4 text-sm hover:underline hover:text-black hover:bg-grey-10 active:bg-blue-elastic-70 active:text-white font-semibold text-ink rounded-sm"
-									href="@legacyPage">
-									@legacyPage.Version
-								</a>
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								<a
-									class="block py-1 px-4 font-semibold text-grey-60 cursor-default">
-									@legacyPage.Version
-								</a>
-							}
-
-						</li>
-					}
-					@if (Model.LegacyPages is null) // This means there is no mapping because the page is new in v3
-					{
-						<li class="block border-t-1 border-grey-20">
-							<div class="py-1 px-4 text-sm">
-								There is no previous version of this page.
-							</div>
-						</li>
-					}
-					else if (Model.LegacyPages.Length == 0) // This means there is a legacy page mapping with 0 entries, which means the page was fully migrated and is also redirecting to the new system.
-					{
-						<li class="block border-t-1 border-grey-20">
-							<div class="py-1 px-4 text-sm">
-								This page was fully migrated to the current version.
-							</div>
-						</li>
-					}
-				</ul>
-			</div>
+		<div class="mt-6">
+			<version-dropdown all-versions-url="@Model.AllVersionsUrl" current-version='@(Model.CurrentVersion)' items='@(new HtmlString(Model.VersionDropdownSerializedModel))' />
 		</div>
-		}
 		<ul class="mt-6">
 
 			@if (Model.GithubEditUrl is not null)
diff --git a/src/tooling/docs-assembler/assembler.yml b/src/tooling/docs-assembler/assembler.yml
index e0e14ffd2..fb3dbb9cc 100644
--- a/src/tooling/docs-assembler/assembler.yml
+++ b/src/tooling/docs-assembler/assembler.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ environments:
     content_source: next
     google_tag_manager:
       enabled: false
-    feature_flags:
-      VERSION_DROPDOWN: true
   dev:
     uri: http://localhost:4000
     content_source: next
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
index 5baa7f55d..284effd8a 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/AnchorLinkTests.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#sub-requirements)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#new-reqs)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#new-reqs" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#new-reqs" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#new-reqs" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#new-reqs" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class ExternalPageAnchorAutoTitleTests(ITestOutputHelper output) : Anchor
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements &gt; Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements &gt; Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#sub-requirements2)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements2" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements2" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements2" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#sub-requirements2" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ [Heading inside dropdown](testing/req.md#heading-inside-dropdown)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<a href="/docs/testing/req#heading-inside-dropdown" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#heading-inside-dropdown" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Heading inside dropdown</a>"""
+			"""<a href="/docs/testing/req#heading-inside-dropdown" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#heading-inside-dropdown" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Heading inside dropdown</a>"""
 		);
 	[Fact]
 	public void HasError() => Collector.Diagnostics.Should().HaveCount(0);
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/DirectiveBlockLinkTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/DirectiveBlockLinkTests.cs
index 2a6741848..f36d32280 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/DirectiveBlockLinkTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/DirectiveBlockLinkTests.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#hint_ref)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#hint_ref" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#hint_ref" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#hint_ref" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#hint_ref" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineAnchorTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineAnchorTests.cs
index 0921a1124..74dd4b583 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineAnchorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineAnchorTests.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ [Sub Requirements](testing/req.md#custom-anchor)
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#custom-anchor" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#custom-anchor" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req#custom-anchor" hx-get="/docs/testing/req#custom-anchor" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Sub Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineLinkTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineLinkTests.cs
index 4aa267048..a4af4da49 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineLinkTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/Inline/InlineLinkTests.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class InlineLinkTests(ITestOutputHelper output) : LinkTestBase(output,
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Be(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/_static/img/observability.png" hx-get="/docs/_static/img/observability.png" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#main-container" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Elasticsearch</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/_static/img/observability.png" hx-get="/docs/_static/img/observability.png" hx-select-oob="#main-container" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Elasticsearch</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class LinkToPageTests(ITestOutputHelper output) : LinkTestBase(output,
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class InsertPageTitleTests(ITestOutputHelper output) : LinkTestBase(outpu
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class RepositoryLinksTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : LinkTestBase(output
 	public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		// language=html
 		Html.Should().Contain(
-			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">test</a></p>"""
+			"""<p><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">test</a></p>"""
 		);
 
 	[Fact]
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ public void GeneratesHtml() =>
 		Html.ReplaceLineEndings().TrimEnd().Should().Be("""
 		<p>Links:</p>
 		<ul>
-		<li><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></li>
+		<li><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></li>
 		</ul>
 		<ul>
-		<li><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#version-dropdown,#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></li>
+		<li><a href="/docs/testing/req" hx-get="/docs/testing/req" hx-select-oob="#content-container,#toc-nav" hx-swap="none" hx-push-url="true" hx-indicator="#htmx-indicator" preload="mousedown">Special Requirements</a></li>
 		</ul>
 		""".ReplaceLineEndings());