diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/multi-tab-sidebar/view/header-switcher.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/multi-tab-sidebar/view/header-switcher.tsx
index 9026c6002d..c9b1ac30da 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/multi-tab-sidebar/view/header-switcher.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/multi-tab-sidebar/view/header-switcher.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { IconButton } from '@affine/component';
-import { useJournalInfoHelper } from '@affine/core/hooks/use-journal';
-import { DocService, useService, WorkspaceService } from '@toeverything/infra';
 import { assignInlineVars } from '@vanilla-extract/dynamic';
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import type { SidebarTab, SidebarTabName } from '../multi-tabs/sidebar-tab';
 import * as styles from './header-switcher.css';
@@ -20,20 +17,8 @@ export const MultiTabSidebarHeaderSwitcher = ({
   activeTabName,
   setActiveTabName,
 }: MultiTabSidebarHeaderSwitcherProps) => {
-  const workspace = useService(WorkspaceService).workspace;
-  const doc = useService(DocService).doc;
-
-  const { isJournal } = useJournalInfoHelper(workspace.docCollection, doc.id);
-
   const activeExtension = tabs.find(ext => ext.name === activeTabName);
 
-  // if journal is active, set selected to journal
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const journalExtension = tabs.find(ext => ext.name === 'journal');
-    isJournal && journalExtension && setActiveTabName('journal');
-    !isJournal && setActiveTabName('outline');
-  }, [tabs, isJournal, setActiveTabName]);
-
   const vars = assignInlineVars({
     [styles.activeIdx]: String(
       tabs.findIndex(ext => ext.name === activeExtension?.name) ?? 0