diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/settings/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/settings/index.ts
index 357d00f16f7..d04925039a9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/settings/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/settings/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { localDb } from "main/lib/local-db";
 import {
 	DEFAULT_AUTO_APPLY_DEFAULT_PRESET,
 	DEFAULT_CONFIRM_ON_QUIT,
-	DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED,
 	DEFAULT_TERMINAL_LINK_BEHAVIOR,
 } from "shared/constants";
 import { DEFAULT_RINGTONE_ID, RINGTONES } from "shared/ringtones";
@@ -386,23 +385,14 @@ export const createSettingsRouter = () => {
 				return { success: true };
 			}),
 
+		// TODO: remove telemetry procedures once telemetry_enabled column is dropped
 		getTelemetryEnabled: publicProcedure.query(() => {
-			const row = getSettings();
-			return row.telemetryEnabled ?? DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED;
+			return true;
 		}),
 
 		setTelemetryEnabled: publicProcedure
 			.input(z.object({ enabled: z.boolean() }))
-			.mutation(({ input }) => {
-				localDb
-					.insert(settings)
-					.values({ id: 1, telemetryEnabled: input.enabled })
-					.onConflictDoUpdate({
-						target: settings.id,
-						set: { telemetryEnabled: input.enabled },
-					})
-					.run();
-
+			.mutation(() => {
 				return { success: true };
 			}),
 	});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/analytics/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/analytics/index.ts
index 9857e78073b..a81044fee55 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/analytics/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/analytics/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import { settings } from "@superset/local-db";
 import { app } from "electron";
 import { env } from "main/env.main";
-import { localDb } from "main/lib/local-db";
 import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";
 import { DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED } from "shared/constants";
 
@@ -24,12 +22,7 @@ function getClient(): PostHog | null {
 }
 
 function isTelemetryEnabled(): boolean {
-	try {
-		const row = localDb.select().from(settings).get();
-		return row?.telemetryEnabled ?? DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED;
-	} catch {
-		return DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED;
-	}
+	return DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED;
 }
 
 export function setUserId(id: string | null): void {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/settings/behavior/components/BehaviorSettings/BehaviorSettings.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/settings/behavior/components/BehaviorSettings/BehaviorSettings.tsx
index 1cd6e500258..56addf8f714 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/settings/behavior/components/BehaviorSettings/BehaviorSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/settings/behavior/components/BehaviorSettings/BehaviorSettings.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function BehaviorSettings({ visibleItems }: BehaviorSettingsProps) {
 		setConfirmOnQuit.mutate({ enabled });
 	};
 
+	// TODO: remove telemetry query/mutation/handler once telemetry procedures are removed
 	const { data: telemetryEnabled, isLoading: isTelemetryLoading } =
 		electronTrpc.settings.getTelemetryEnabled.useQuery();
 	const setTelemetryEnabled =
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ export function BehaviorSettings({ visibleItems }: BehaviorSettingsProps) {
 					</div>
 				)}
 
-				{showTelemetry && (
+				{false && showTelemetry && (
 					<div className="flex items-center justify-between">
 						<div className="space-y-0.5">
 							<Label htmlFor="telemetry" className="text-sm font-medium">
diff --git a/packages/local-db/src/schema/schema.ts b/packages/local-db/src/schema/schema.ts
index 4abacb11cff..98ad8e281f3 100644
--- a/packages/local-db/src/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/local-db/src/schema/schema.ts
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ export const settings = sqliteTable("settings", {
 	notificationSoundsMuted: integer("notification_sounds_muted", {
 		mode: "boolean",
 	}),
-	telemetryEnabled: integer("telemetry_enabled", {
-		mode: "boolean",
-	}),
 });
 
 export type InsertSettings = typeof settings.$inferInsert;