diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/auth/LoginPanel.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/auth/LoginPanel.vue
index 812561490..a61771d08 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/auth/LoginPanel.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/auth/LoginPanel.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     no-shadow
     class="mx-auto w-full"
   >
-    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4" data-no-external-confirm>
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
       <div v-if="!workspaceInvite" class="flex flex-col items-center gap-y-2 pb-4">
         <h1 class="text-heading-xl text-center inline-block">
           {{ title }}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
index 5f41bd8db..93fad7a07 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- eslint-disable vuejs-accessibility/no-static-element-interactions -->
 <!-- eslint-disable vuejs-accessibility/click-events-have-key-events -->
 <template>
-  <div class="group h-full" data-no-external-confirm>
+  <div class="group h-full">
     <template v-if="showSidebar">
       <Portal to="mobile-navigation">
         <div class="lg:hidden">
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/ExternalLinkDialog.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/ExternalLinkDialog.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 9618e6990..000000000
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/ExternalLinkDialog.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <LayoutDialog v-model:open="open" max-width="xs" :buttons="buttons">
-    <template #header>Leaving Speckle</template>
-    <p class="mb-2">You're about to open the link below in a new tab:</p>
-    <div class="p-3 bg-highlight-2 rounded-md font-mono break-all">
-      {{ state.url }}
-    </div>
-    <p class="mt-2 mb-4">
-      This is an external website. Speckle is not responsible for its content or
-      security.
-    </p>
-    <p class="font-medium">Do you want to continue?</p>
-  </LayoutDialog>
-</template>
-
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { useExternalLinkDialogState } from '~/lib/common/composables/externalLinkDialog'
-import type { LayoutDialogButton } from '@speckle/ui-components'
-
-const { state, close } = useExternalLinkDialogState()
-const buttons = computed((): LayoutDialogButton[] => [
-  {
-    text: 'Cancel',
-    props: { color: 'subtle' },
-    onClick: () => {
-      close(false)
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    text: 'Continue',
-    onClick: () => {
-      window.open(state.value.url, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer')
-      close(true)
-    }
-  }
-])
-
-const open = computed({
-  get: () => state.value.open,
-  set: (v) => {
-    if (!v) close(false)
-  }
-})
-</script>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/Managers.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/Managers.vue
index 8fce96a27..4e3645ffe 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/Managers.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/singleton/Managers.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     </ClientOnly>
     <SingletonFileUploadErrorDialog />
     <SingletonAppErrorStateManager />
-    <SingletonExternalLinkDialog />
   </div>
   <div v-else />
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/comments/Editor.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/comments/Editor.vue
index 0d81ce5d0..36c08c012 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/comments/Editor.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/comments/Editor.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         :disabled="disabled"
         :project-id="projectId"
         :disable-invitation-cta="!canInvite"
-        data-no-external-confirm
         @submit="onSubmit"
         @created="$emit('created')"
       />
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/lib/common/composables/externalLinkDialog.ts b/packages/frontend-2/lib/common/composables/externalLinkDialog.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f05550bd..000000000
--- a/packages/frontend-2/lib/common/composables/externalLinkDialog.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-type ExternalLinkState = {
-  open: boolean
-  url: string
-  _resolver?: (accepted: boolean) => void
-}
-
-const useSharedExternalLinkState = () =>
-  useState<ExternalLinkState>('global_external_link', () => ({
-    open: false,
-    url: ''
-  }))
-
-export const useExternalLinkDialogController = () => {
-  const state = useSharedExternalLinkState()
-  const confirm = (url: string) =>
-    new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
-      state.value = { open: true, url, _resolver: resolve }
-    })
-  return { confirm }
-}
-
-export const useExternalLinkDialogState = () => {
-  const state = useSharedExternalLinkState()
-  const close = (accepted: boolean) => {
-    state.value.open = false
-    state.value._resolver?.(accepted)
-  }
-  return { state: readonly(state), close }
-}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/plugins/externalLinkGuard.client.ts b/packages/frontend-2/plugins/externalLinkGuard.client.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ee6b080d0..000000000
--- a/packages/frontend-2/plugins/externalLinkGuard.client.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { useExternalLinkDialogController } from '~/lib/common/composables/externalLinkDialog'
-
-export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
-  const { confirm } = useExternalLinkDialogController()
-
-  const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-    // Ignore modified / non-left clicks
-    if (e.button !== 0 || e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || e.altKey) return
-
-    const a = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest('a[href]') as HTMLAnchorElement | null
-    if (!a) return
-
-    if (a.hasAttribute('download') || a.closest('[data-no-external-confirm]')) return
-
-    const url = new URL(a.href, window.location.href)
-
-    const isWhitelisted = (url: URL) =>
-      url.hostname === 'speckle.systems' ||
-      url.hostname.endsWith('.speckle.systems') ||
-      url.hostname === 'speckle.community' ||
-      url.hostname.endsWith('.speckle.community') ||
-      url.hostname === 'speckle.xyz' ||
-      url.hostname.endsWith('.speckle.xyz') ||
-      url.hostname === 'speckle.dev' ||
-      url.hostname.endsWith('.speckle.dev')
-
-    if (isWhitelisted(url) || url.origin === window.location.origin) return
-
-    e.preventDefault()
-    void confirm(a.href)
-  }
-
-  document.addEventListener('click', handler, true)
-})