diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index b5703c47a31..3dc7c9d4891 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ng-container *ngVar="(user$ | async) as user">
   <div class="container" *ngIf="user">
     <h1>{{'profile.title' | translate}}</h1>
-    <ng-container>
+    <ng-container *ngIf="isResearcherProfileEnabled$ | async">
       <div class="card mb-4">
         <div class="card-header">{{'profile.card.researcher' | translate}}</div>
         <div class="card-body">
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
index 810cf63389e..82a0a9d67b9 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should return true', () => {
-        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled();
+        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled$;
         const expected = cold('a', {
           a: true,
         });
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should return false', () => {
-        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled();
+        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled$;
         const expected = cold('a', {
           a: false,
         });
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should return false', () => {
-        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled();
+        const result = component.isResearcherProfileEnabled$;
         const expected = cold('a', {
           a: false,
         });
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index afa89360b25..75760105e0d 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -235,13 +235,6 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.updateProfile();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns true if the researcher profile feature is enabled, false otherwise.
-   */
-  isResearcherProfileEnabled(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.isResearcherProfileEnabled$.asObservable();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns an error message from a password validation request with a specific reason or
    * a default message without specific reason.