diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/settings/quick-settings-menu.spec.ts/quick-settings-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/settings/quick-settings-menu.spec.ts/quick-settings-linux.png
index 2992e35d60e..52946ff9a0b 100644
Binary files a/playwright/snapshots/settings/quick-settings-menu.spec.ts/quick-settings-linux.png and b/playwright/snapshots/settings/quick-settings-menu.spec.ts/quick-settings-linux.png differ
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SidebarUserSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SidebarUserSettingsTab.tsx
index 041e437661e..7fb84b05e3c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SidebarUserSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SidebarUserSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ const SidebarUserSettingsTab: React.FC = () => {
         PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebSettingsSidebarTabSpacesCheckbox", event, 1);
     };
 
-    // "Favourites" and "People" meta spaces are not available in the new room list
-    const newRoomListEnabled = useSettingValue("feature_new_room_list");
-
     return (
         <SettingsTab>
             <SettingsSection>
@@ -103,35 +100,25 @@ const SidebarUserSettingsTab: React.FC = () => {
                         {_t("settings|sidebar|metaspaces_home_all_rooms")}
                     </StyledCheckbox>
 
-                    {!newRoomListEnabled && (
-                        <>
-                            <StyledCheckbox
-                                checked={!!favouritesEnabled}
-                                onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(
-                                    MetaSpace.Favourites,
-                                    "WebSettingsSidebarTabSpacesCheckbox",
-                                )}
-                                className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_checkbox"
-                                description={_t("settings|sidebar|metaspaces_favourites_description")}
-                            >
-                                <FavouriteSolidIcon className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_icon" />
-                                {_t("common|favourites")}
-                            </StyledCheckbox>
+                    <StyledCheckbox
+                        checked={!!favouritesEnabled}
+                        onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(MetaSpace.Favourites, "WebSettingsSidebarTabSpacesCheckbox")}
+                        className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_checkbox"
+                        description={_t("settings|sidebar|metaspaces_favourites_description")}
+                    >
+                        <FavouriteSolidIcon className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_icon" />
+                        {_t("common|favourites")}
+                    </StyledCheckbox>
 
-                            <StyledCheckbox
-                                checked={!!peopleEnabled}
-                                onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(
-                                    MetaSpace.People,
-                                    "WebSettingsSidebarTabSpacesCheckbox",
-                                )}
-                                className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_checkbox"
-                                description={_t("settings|sidebar|metaspaces_people_description")}
-                            >
-                                <UserProfileSolidIcon className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_icon" />
-                                {_t("common|people")}
-                            </StyledCheckbox>
-                        </>
-                    )}
+                    <StyledCheckbox
+                        checked={!!peopleEnabled}
+                        onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(MetaSpace.People, "WebSettingsSidebarTabSpacesCheckbox")}
+                        className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_checkbox"
+                        description={_t("settings|sidebar|metaspaces_people_description")}
+                    >
+                        <UserProfileSolidIcon className="mx_SidebarUserSettingsTab_icon" />
+                        {_t("common|people")}
+                    </StyledCheckbox>
 
                     <StyledCheckbox
                         checked={!!orphansEnabled}
diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/QuickSettingsButton.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/QuickSettingsButton.tsx
index 1bde2afef93..6a728853bc1 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/QuickSettingsButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/QuickSettingsButton.tsx
@@ -88,49 +88,39 @@ const QuickSettingsButton: React.FC<{
                     </AccessibleButton>
                 )}
 
-                {!newRoomListEnabled && (
-                    <>
-                        <h4>
-                            <PinSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
-                            {_t("quick_settings|metaspace_section")}
-                        </h4>
-                        <StyledCheckbox
-                            className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
-                            checked={!!favouritesEnabled}
-                            onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(
-                                MetaSpace.Favourites,
-                                "WebQuickSettingsPinToSidebarCheckbox",
-                            )}
-                        >
-                            <FavouriteSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
-                            {_t("common|favourites")}
-                        </StyledCheckbox>
-                        <StyledCheckbox
-                            className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
-                            checked={!!peopleEnabled}
-                            onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(
-                                MetaSpace.People,
-                                "WebQuickSettingsPinToSidebarCheckbox",
-                            )}
-                        >
-                            <UserProfileSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
-                            {_t("common|people")}
-                        </StyledCheckbox>
-                        <AccessibleButton
-                            className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_moreOptionsButton mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
-                            onClick={() => {
-                                closeMenu();
-                                defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
-                                    action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
-                                    initialTabId: UserTab.Sidebar,
-                                });
-                            }}
-                        >
-                            <OverflowHorizontalIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
-                            {_t("quick_settings|sidebar_settings")}
-                        </AccessibleButton>
-                    </>
-                )}
+                <h4>
+                    <PinSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
+                    {_t("quick_settings|metaspace_section")}
+                </h4>
+                <StyledCheckbox
+                    className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
+                    checked={!!favouritesEnabled}
+                    onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(MetaSpace.Favourites, "WebQuickSettingsPinToSidebarCheckbox")}
+                >
+                    <FavouriteSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
+                    {_t("common|favourites")}
+                </StyledCheckbox>
+                <StyledCheckbox
+                    className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
+                    checked={!!peopleEnabled}
+                    onChange={onMetaSpaceChangeFactory(MetaSpace.People, "WebQuickSettingsPinToSidebarCheckbox")}
+                >
+                    <UserProfileSolidIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
+                    {_t("common|people")}
+                </StyledCheckbox>
+                <AccessibleButton
+                    className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_moreOptionsButton mx_QuickSettingsButton_option"
+                    onClick={() => {
+                        closeMenu();
+                        defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
+                            action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
+                            initialTabId: UserTab.Sidebar,
+                        });
+                    }}
+                >
+                    <OverflowHorizontalIcon className="mx_QuickSettingsButton_icon" />
+                    {_t("quick_settings|sidebar_settings")}
+                </AccessibleButton>
                 <QuickThemeSwitcher requestClose={closeMenu} />
             </ContextMenu>
         );
diff --git a/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts b/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
index bfb98f6b02a..81620eb55c6 100644
--- a/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
@@ -172,17 +172,11 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the order of meta spaces to display in the space panel.
-     *
-     * This accessor should be removed when the "feature_new_room_list" labs flag is removed.
-     * "People" and "Favourites" will be removed from the "metaSpaceOrder" array and this filter will no longer be needed.
+     * Get the order of meta spaces to display in the space panel
      * @private
      */
     private get metaSpaceOrder(): MetaSpace[] {
-        if (!SettingsStore.getValue("feature_new_room_list")) return metaSpaceOrder;
-
-        // People and Favourites are not shown when the new room list is enabled
-        return metaSpaceOrder.filter((space) => space !== MetaSpace.People && space !== MetaSpace.Favourites);
+        return metaSpaceOrder;
     }
 
     public get invitedSpaces(): Room[] {
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
index fc05cf5fed3..c83a120c034 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
@@ -1402,13 +1402,18 @@ describe("SpaceStore", () => {
         removeListener();
     });
 
-    it("Favourites and People meta spaces should not be returned when the feature_new_room_list labs flag is enabled", async () => {
+    it("Favourites and People meta spaces should be returned even when the feature_new_room_list labs flag is enabled", async () => {
         // Enable the new room list
         await SettingsStore.setValue("feature_new_room_list", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, true);
 
         await run();
-        // Favourites and People meta spaces should not be returned
-        expect(SpaceStore.instance.enabledMetaSpaces).toStrictEqual([MetaSpace.Home, MetaSpace.Orphans]);
+        // Favourites and People meta spaces should be returned
+        expect(SpaceStore.instance.enabledMetaSpaces).toStrictEqual([
+            MetaSpace.Home,
+            MetaSpace.Favourites,
+            MetaSpace.People,
+            MetaSpace.Orphans,
+        ]);
     });
 
     describe("when feature_dynamic_room_predecessors is not enabled", () => {