diff --git a/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/edit.cy.ts b/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/edit.cy.ts
index d2dc54056..031ffc5d3 100644
--- a/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/edit.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/edit.cy.ts
@@ -691,28 +691,29 @@ describe('editor form', () => {
       })
     })
     describe('Access and constraints', () => {
-      describe('Open data switch', () => {
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          cy.get('@accessContactPageBtn').click()
-        })
-        describe('When the open data switch is unchecked', () => {
-          it('should display the licence form field', () => {
-            cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license').should('be.visible')
-            cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license')
-              .find('button')
-              .children('div')
-              .first()
-              .invoke('text')
-              .should('eq', ' Creative Commons CC-BY ')
-          })
-        })
-        describe('When the open data switch is checked', () => {
-          it('should not display the licence form field', () => {
-            cy.get('[data-cy="openDataToggle"]').click()
-            cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license').should('not.exist')
-          })
-        })
-      })
+      // TEMPORARY - to be removed when the open data switch is back
+      // describe('Open data switch', () => {
+      //   beforeEach(() => {
+      //     cy.get('@accessContactPageBtn').click()
+      //   })
+      //   describe('When the open data switch is unchecked', () => {
+      //     it('should display the licence form field', () => {
+      //       cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license').should('be.visible')
+      //       cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license')
+      //         .find('button')
+      //         .children('div')
+      //         .first()
+      //         .invoke('text')
+      //         .should('eq', ' Creative Commons CC-BY ')
+      //     })
+      //   })
+      //   describe('When the open data switch is checked', () => {
+      //     it('should not display the licence form field', () => {
+      //       cy.get('[data-cy="openDataToggle"]').click()
+      //       cy.get('gn-ui-form-field-license').should('not.exist')
+      //     })
+      //   })
+      // })
       describe('licenses', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
           cy.get('@accessContactPageBtn').click()
diff --git a/libs/feature/editor/src/lib/components/record-form/form-field/form-field.component.html b/libs/feature/editor/src/lib/components/record-form/form-field/form-field.component.html
index 01ea5566a..a56fdc3c0 100644
--- a/libs/feature/editor/src/lib/components/record-form/form-field/form-field.component.html
+++ b/libs/feature/editor/src/lib/components/record-form/form-field/form-field.component.html
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-<ng-container *ngIf="model === 'licenses'">
+<!-- TEMPORARY - disabling the open data switch -->
+<!-- <ng-container *ngIf="model === 'licenses'">
   <gn-ui-form-field-open-data
     [value]="valueAsConstraints"
     (valueChange)="valueChange.emit($event)"
     (openDataChange)="isHidden = $event"
   ></gn-ui-form-field-open-data>
-</ng-container>
-<div class="flex flex-col h-full" *ngIf="!isHidden">
+</ng-container> -->
+<div class="flex flex-col h-full">
   <ng-container *ngIf="withoutWrapper; else withGenericWrapper">
     <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="fieldContent"></ng-container>
   </ng-container>