diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/welcome/browser/welcome.contribution.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/welcome/browser/welcome.contribution.ts
index f22ddd122c5..f6b57dbbd24 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/welcome/browser/welcome.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/welcome/browser/welcome.contribution.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class SessionsWelcomeOverlay extends Disposable {
 				dialogTitle: this.chatEntitlementService.anonymous ?
 					localize('sessions.startUsingSessions', "Start using Sessions") :
 					localize('sessions.signinRequired', "Sign in to use Sessions"),
-				dialogHideSkip: true
 			});
 
 			if (success) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupContributions.ts
index 4a7157945cc..349ffc80a83 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupContributions.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class ChatSetupContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContr
 				});
 			}
 
-			override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, mode?: ChatModeKind | string, options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; inputValue?: string; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string; dialogHideSkip?: boolean }): Promise<boolean> {
+			override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, mode?: ChatModeKind | string, options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; inputValue?: string; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string }): Promise<boolean> {
 				const widgetService = accessor.get(IChatWidgetService);
 				const instantiationService = accessor.get(IInstantiationService);
 				const dialogService = accessor.get(IDialogService);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export class ChatSetupContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContr
 				});
 			}
 
-			override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, options?: { dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string; dialogHideSkip?: boolean }): Promise<unknown> {
+			override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, options?: { dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string }): Promise<unknown> {
 				const commandService = accessor.get(ICommandService);
 				const telemetryService = accessor.get(ITelemetryService);
 				const chatEntitlementService = accessor.get(IChatEntitlementService);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupRunner.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupRunner.ts
index 7e77a64f55e..dbf3a6895b7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupRunner.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup/chatSetupRunner.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { ChatSetupController } from './chatSetupController.js';
 import { IChatSetupResult, ChatSetupAnonymous, InstallChatEvent, InstallChatClassification, ChatSetupStrategy, ChatSetupResultValue } from './chatSetup.js';
 import { IDefaultAccountService } from '../../../../../platform/defaultAccount/common/defaultAccount.js';
 import { IHostService } from '../../../../services/host/browser/host.js';
-import { IWorkbenchAssignmentService } from '../../../../services/assignment/common/assignmentService.js';
 
 const defaultChat = {
 	publicCodeMatchesUrl: product.defaultChatAgent?.publicCodeMatchesUrl ?? '',
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 		let instance = ChatSetup.instance;
 		if (!instance) {
 			instance = ChatSetup.instance = instantiationService.invokeFunction(accessor => {
-				return new ChatSetup(context, controller, accessor.get(ITelemetryService), accessor.get(IWorkbenchLayoutService), accessor.get(IKeybindingService), accessor.get(IChatEntitlementService) as ChatEntitlementService, accessor.get(ILogService), accessor.get(IChatWidgetService), accessor.get(IWorkspaceTrustRequestService), accessor.get(IMarkdownRendererService), accessor.get(IDefaultAccountService), accessor.get(IHostService), accessor.get(IWorkbenchAssignmentService));
+				return new ChatSetup(context, controller, accessor.get(ITelemetryService), accessor.get(IWorkbenchLayoutService), accessor.get(IKeybindingService), accessor.get(IChatEntitlementService) as ChatEntitlementService, accessor.get(ILogService), accessor.get(IChatWidgetService), accessor.get(IWorkspaceTrustRequestService), accessor.get(IMarkdownRendererService), accessor.get(IDefaultAccountService), accessor.get(IHostService));
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -75,14 +74,13 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 		@IMarkdownRendererService private readonly markdownRendererService: IMarkdownRendererService,
 		@IDefaultAccountService private readonly defaultAccountService: IDefaultAccountService,
 		@IHostService private readonly hostService: IHostService,
-		@IWorkbenchAssignmentService private readonly experimentService: IWorkbenchAssignmentService,
 	) { }
 
 	skipDialog(): void {
 		this.skipDialogOnce = true;
 	}
 
-	async run(options?: { disableChatViewReveal?: boolean; forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string; dialogHideSkip?: boolean }): Promise<IChatSetupResult> {
+	async run(options?: { disableChatViewReveal?: boolean; forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string }): Promise<IChatSetupResult> {
 		if (this.pendingRun) {
 			return this.pendingRun;
 		}
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private async doRun(options?: { disableChatViewReveal?: boolean; forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string; dialogHideSkip?: boolean }): Promise<IChatSetupResult> {
+	private async doRun(options?: { disableChatViewReveal?: boolean; forceSignInDialog?: boolean; additionalScopes?: readonly string[]; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string }): Promise<IChatSetupResult> {
 		this.context.update({ later: false });
 
 		const dialogSkipped = this.skipDialogOnce;
@@ -162,11 +160,10 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 		return { success, dialogSkipped };
 	}
 
-	private async showDialog(options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string; dialogHideSkip?: boolean }): Promise<ChatSetupStrategy> {
+	private async showDialog(options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous; dialogIcon?: ThemeIcon; dialogTitle?: string }): Promise<ChatSetupStrategy> {
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
-		const useCloseButton = options?.dialogHideSkip || await this.experimentService.getTreatment<boolean>('chatSetupDialogCloseButton');
-		const buttons = this.getButtons(options, useCloseButton);
+		const buttons = this.getButtons(options);
 
 		const dialog = disposables.add(new Dialog(
 			this.layoutService.activeContainer,
@@ -178,8 +175,8 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 				detail: ' ', // workaround allowing us to render the message in large
 				icon: options?.dialogIcon ?? Codicon.copilotLarge,
 				alignment: DialogContentsAlignment.Vertical,
-				cancelId: useCloseButton ? buttons.length : buttons.length - 1,
-				disableCloseButton: !useCloseButton,
+				cancelId: buttons.length,
+				disableCloseButton: false,
 				renderFooter: footer => footer.appendChild(this.createDialogFooter(disposables, options)),
 				buttonOptions: buttons.map(button => button[2])
 			}, this.keybindingService, this.layoutService, this.hostService)
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 		return buttons[button]?.[1] ?? ChatSetupStrategy.Canceled;
 	}
 
-	private getButtons(options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous }, useCloseButton?: boolean): Array<[string, ChatSetupStrategy, { styleButton?: (button: IButton) => void } | undefined]> {
+	private getButtons(options?: { forceSignInDialog?: boolean; forceAnonymous?: ChatSetupAnonymous }): Array<[string, ChatSetupStrategy, { styleButton?: (button: IButton) => void } | undefined]> {
 		type ContinueWithButton = [string, ChatSetupStrategy, { styleButton?: (button: IButton) => void } | undefined];
 		const styleButton = (...classes: string[]) => ({ styleButton: (button: IButton) => button.element.classList.add(...classes) });
 
@@ -225,10 +222,6 @@ export class ChatSetup {
 			buttons = [[localize('setupAIButton', "Use AI Features"), ChatSetupStrategy.DefaultSetup, undefined]];
 		}
 
-		if (!useCloseButton) {
-			buttons.push([localize('skipForNow', "Skip for now"), ChatSetupStrategy.Canceled, styleButton('link-button', 'skip-button')]);
-		}
-
 		return buttons;
 	}