diff --git a/plugins/guest-resources/src/components/Guest.svelte b/plugins/guest-resources/src/components/Guest.svelte
index 5893cf5879..7004a28a40 100644
--- a/plugins/guest-resources/src/components/Guest.svelte
+++ b/plugins/guest-resources/src/components/Guest.svelte
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
   let currentSpace: Ref<Space> | undefined
   let currentSpecial: string | undefined
   let specialComponent: SpecialNavModel | undefined
-  let asideId: string | undefined
   let currentFragment: string | undefined = ''
 
   let currentApplication: Application | undefined
@@ -124,13 +123,10 @@
 
   function setSpaceSpecial (spaceSpecial: string | undefined): void {
     if (currentSpecial !== undefined && spaceSpecial === currentSpecial) return
-    if (asideId !== undefined && spaceSpecial === asideId) return
     if (spaceSpecial === undefined) return
     specialComponent = getSpecialComponent(spaceSpecial)
     if (specialComponent !== undefined) {
       currentSpecial = spaceSpecial
-    } else if (navigatorModel?.aside !== undefined || currentApplication?.aside !== undefined) {
-      asideId = spaceSpecial
     }
   }
 
@@ -175,10 +171,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (special !== currentSpecial && (navigatorModel?.aside || currentApplication?.aside)) {
-      asideId = special
-    }
-
     if (fragment !== currentFragment) {
       currentFragment = fragment
       if (fragment != null && fragment.trim().length > 0) {
@@ -250,13 +242,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function closeAside (): void {
-    const loc = getLocation()
-    loc.path.length = 4
-    asideId = undefined
-    navigate(loc)
-  }
-
   async function getWindowTitle (loc: Location): Promise<string | undefined> {
     if (loc.fragment == null) return
     const hierarchy = client.getHierarchy()
@@ -277,7 +262,6 @@
 
   defineSeparators('workbenchGuest', workbenchGuestSeparators)
 
-  let aside: HTMLElement
   let cover: HTMLElement
 </script>
 
@@ -303,15 +287,6 @@
             <SpaceView {currentSpace} {currentView} />
           {/if}
         </div>
-        {#if asideId}
-          {@const asideComponent = navigatorModel?.aside ?? currentApplication?.aside}
-          {#if asideComponent !== undefined}
-            <Separator name={'workbenchGuest'} index={0} />
-            <div class="antiPanel-component antiComponent aside" bind:this={aside}>
-              <Component is={asideComponent} props={{ currentSpace, _id: asideId }} on:close={closeAside} />
-            </div>
-          {/if}
-        {/if}
       </div>
     </div>
     <div bind:this={cover} class="cover" />
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
index 172131dc21..62e0dcb8ef 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
   let currentSpecial: string | undefined
   let currentQuery: Record<string, string | null> | undefined
   let specialComponent: SpecialNavModel | undefined
-  let asideId: string | undefined
   let currentFragment: string | undefined = ''
 
   let currentApplication: Application | undefined
@@ -374,8 +373,6 @@
             loc.path[4] = currentSpecial
           } else if (loc.path[3] === resolved.defaultLocation.path[3]) {
             loc.path[4] = resolved.defaultLocation.path[4]
-          } else {
-            loc.path[4] = asideId as string
           }
         } else {
           loc.path.length = 4
@@ -512,10 +509,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (special !== currentSpecial && (navigatorModel?.aside || currentApplication?.aside)) {
-      asideId = special
-    }
-
     if (app !== undefined) {
       localStorage.setItem(`${locationStorageKeyId}_${app}`, originalLoc)
     }
@@ -589,21 +582,12 @@
         specialComponent = undefined
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-fallthrough
       case 3:
-        asideId = undefined
         if (currentSpace !== undefined) {
           specialComponent = undefined
         }
     }
   }
 
-  function closeAside (): void {
-    const loc = getLocation()
-    loc.path.length = 4
-    asideId = undefined
-    checkOnHide()
-    navigate(loc)
-  }
-
   async function updateSpace (spaceId?: Ref<Space>): Promise<void> {
     if (spaceId === currentSpace) return
     clear(2)
@@ -620,14 +604,11 @@
 
   function setSpaceSpecial (spaceSpecial: string | undefined): void {
     if (currentSpecial !== undefined && spaceSpecial === currentSpecial) return
-    if (asideId !== undefined && spaceSpecial === asideId) return
     clear(3)
     if (spaceSpecial === undefined) return
     specialComponent = getSpecialComponent(spaceSpecial)
     if (specialComponent !== undefined) {
       currentSpecial = spaceSpecial
-    } else if (navigatorModel?.aside !== undefined || currentApplication?.aside !== undefined) {
-      asideId = spaceSpecial
     }
   }
 
@@ -647,7 +628,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  let aside: HTMLElement
   let cover: HTMLElement
   let workbenchWidth: number = $deviceInfo.docWidth
 
@@ -762,14 +742,6 @@
     person && client.getHierarchy().hasMixin(person, contact.mixin.Employee)
       ? !client.getHierarchy().as(person, contact.mixin.Employee).active
       : false
-
-  let asideComponent: AnyComponent | undefined
-
-  $: if (asideId !== undefined && navigatorModel !== undefined) {
-    asideComponent = navigatorModel?.aside ?? currentApplication?.aside
-  } else {
-    asideComponent = undefined
-  }
 </script>
 
 {#if person && deactivated && !isAdminUser()}
@@ -1001,11 +973,8 @@
           <Component
             is={currentApplication.component}
             props={{
-              currentSpace,
-              asideId,
-              asideComponent: currentApplication?.aside
+              currentSpace
             }}
-            on:close={closeAside}
           />
         {:else if specialComponent}
           <Component
@@ -1035,12 +1004,6 @@
           <SpaceView {currentSpace} {currentView} {createItemDialog} {createItemLabel} />
         {/if}
       </div>
-      {#if asideComponent !== undefined}
-        <Separator name={'workbench'} index={1} color={'transparent'} separatorSize={0} short />
-        <div class="antiPanel-component antiComponent aside" bind:this={aside}>
-          <Component is={asideComponent} props={{ currentSpace, _id: asideId }} on:close={closeAside} />
-        </div>
-      {/if}
     </div>
     {#if !$deviceInfo.aside.float}
       {#if $sidebarStore.variant === SidebarVariant.EXPANDED}
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/utils.ts
index dffc7b52d1..c36a0d9dc1 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ export async function buildNavModel (
       const newSpaces = (nm.spaces ?? []).filter((it) => !spaces.some((sp) => sp.id === it.id))
       newNavModel = {
         spaces: [...spaces, ...newSpaces],
-        specials: [...(newNavModel?.specials ?? []), ...(nm.specials ?? [])],
-        aside: newNavModel?.aside ?? nm?.aside
+        specials: [...(newNavModel?.specials ?? []), ...(nm.specials ?? [])]
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/plugins/workbench/src/index.ts b/plugins/workbench/src/index.ts
index 86b377ba68..15a8da28f3 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/workbench/src/index.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export interface Application extends Doc {
 
   // Also attached ApplicationNavModel will be joined after this one main.
   navigatorModel?: NavigatorModel
-  aside?: AnyComponent
 
   locationResolver?: Resource<(loc: Location) => Promise<ResolvedLocation | undefined>>
   locationDataResolver?: Resource<(loc: Location) => Promise<LocationData>>
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ export interface ApplicationNavModel extends Doc {
 
   spaces?: SpacesNavModel[]
   specials?: SpecialNavModel[]
-  aside?: AnyComponent
 }
 
 /**
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ export interface SpacesNavModel {
 export interface NavigatorModel {
   spaces: SpacesNavModel[]
   specials?: SpecialNavModel[]
-  aside?: AnyComponent
 }
 
 /**