diff --git a/modules/imaging_browser/php/viewsession.class.inc b/modules/imaging_browser/php/viewsession.class.inc
index 8c80fe49590..f1a2c9f7686 100644
--- a/modules/imaging_browser/php/viewsession.class.inc
+++ b/modules/imaging_browser/php/viewsession.class.inc
@@ -119,17 +119,6 @@ class ViewSession extends \NDB_Form
 
             $this->tpl_data['showFloatJIV'] = true;
 
-            $file = $this->_DB->pselectOne(
-                "SELECT File FROM files f
-                JOIN session s
-                ON (s.ID=f.SessionID)
-                WHERE s.ID=:sid AND FileType='obj'",
-                ['sid' => $this->sessionID]
-            );
-            if (!empty($file)) {
-                $this->tpl_data['show3DViewer'] = true;
-            }
-
             $this->tpl_data['status_options']    = [
                 ''     => ' ',
                 'Pass' => 'Pass',
diff --git a/modules/imaging_browser/templates/form_viewSession.tpl b/modules/imaging_browser/templates/form_viewSession.tpl
index a8a40f2557f..6378c94c440 100644
--- a/modules/imaging_browser/templates/form_viewSession.tpl
+++ b/modules/imaging_browser/templates/form_viewSession.tpl
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 <!-- Main table -->
-{if $show3DViewer|default}
-{*<td nowrap="nowrap">the first opening td already opened in main.tpl *}<input type="button" name="button" value="3D Viewer" class="button" id = "dccid" name = "dccid" style = "background-color: #816e91" onclick="window.open('BrainBrowser/display.html?sessionID={$subject.sessionID}')" /></td>
-
-</br>
-{/if}
 <div>
 {$headerTable}
 </div>