diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
index fad0b56a7f74b..c5218c8a2593c 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function Editor( { initialSettings, onError } ) {
 	const { setPage, setIsInserterOpened, updateSettings } = useDispatch(
 		editSiteStore
 	);
-	const { enableComplementaryArea } = useDispatch( interfaceStore );
+
 	useEffect( () => {
 		updateSettings( initialSettings );
 	}, [] );
@@ -162,19 +162,6 @@ function Editor( { initialSettings, onError } ) {
 		}
 	}, [ isNavigationOpen ] );
 
-	useEffect(
-		function openGlobalStylesOnLoad() {
-			const searchParams = new URLSearchParams( window.location.search );
-			if ( searchParams.get( 'styles' ) === 'open' ) {
-				enableComplementaryArea(
-					'core/edit-site',
-					'edit-site/global-styles'
-				);
-			}
-		},
-		[ enableComplementaryArea ]
-	);
-
 	// Don't render the Editor until the settings are set and loaded
 	const isReady =
 		settings?.siteUrl &&
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/navigation-sidebar/navigation-panel/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/navigation-sidebar/navigation-panel/index.js
index 704d8d1da8d88..2684fc9560d70 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/navigation-sidebar/navigation-panel/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/navigation-sidebar/navigation-panel/index.js
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ const NavigationPanel = ( { isOpen, setIsOpen, activeTemplateType } ) => {
 										page: 'gutenberg-edit-site',
 									} ) }
 								/>
-								<NavigationItem
-									title={ __( 'Styles' ) }
-									href={ addQueryArgs( '', {
-										page: 'gutenberg-edit-site',
-										styles: 'open',
-									} ) }
-								/>
 								<NavigationItem
 									title={ __( 'Templates' ) }
 									item="wp_template"