diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 29351b3888f..ec8c556838b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		"scripts/test-integration.sh": true,
 	},
 	"chat.viewSessions.enabled": true,
+	"chat.editing.explainChanges.enabled": true,
 	// --- Editor ---
 	"editor.insertSpaces": false,
 	"editor.experimental.asyncTokenization": true,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
index 38f676e9e1b..f91e210f5c6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		},
 		'chat.editing.explainChanges.enabled': {
 			type: 'boolean',
-			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
 			markdownDescription: nls.localize('chat.editing.explainChanges.enabled', "Controls whether the Explain button in the Chat panel and the Explain Changes context menu in the SCM view are shown. This is an experimental feature."),
 			default: false,
 			tags: ['experimental'],