diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
index ac33cfbe1..b694e0413 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def handle_api_key_exc(self, e: Exception, message: HumanChatMessage):
         if hasattr(self.config_manager, "lm_provider"):
             provider_name = getattr(self.config_manager.lm_provider, "name", "")
         response = f"Oops! There's a problem connecting to {provider_name}. Please update your {provider_name} API key in the chat settings."
-        self.reply(response, message, show_edit_settings=True)
+        self.reply(response, message)
 
     async def _default_handle_exc(self, e: Exception, message: HumanChatMessage):
         """
@@ -168,18 +168,12 @@ async def _default_handle_exc(self, e: Exception, message: HumanChatMessage):
         )
         self.reply(response, message)
 
-    def reply(
-        self,
-        response: str,
-        human_msg: Optional[HumanChatMessage] = None,
-        show_edit_settings: Optional[bool] = None,
-    ):
+    def reply(self, response: str, human_msg: Optional[HumanChatMessage] = None):
         agent_msg = AgentChatMessage(
             id=uuid4().hex,
             time=time.time(),
             body=response,
             reply_to=human_msg.id if human_msg else "",
-            show_edit_settings=show_edit_settings,
         )
 
         for handler in self._root_chat_handlers.values():
diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/models.py b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/models.py
index 156e65f49..41509a74d 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/models.py
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/models.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class AgentChatMessage(BaseModel):
     body: str
     # message ID of the HumanChatMessage it is replying to
     reply_to: str
-    show_edit_settings: Optional[bool]
 
 
 class HumanChatMessage(BaseModel):
diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat-messages.tsx b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat-messages.tsx
index cc91e242d..850d6a543 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat-messages.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat-messages.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-import { Avatar, Box, Button, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import { Avatar, Box, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import type { SxProps, Theme } from '@mui/material';
-import SettingsIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Settings';
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
 import remarkMath from 'remark-math';
 import rehypeKatex from 'rehype-katex';
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import { Jupyternaut } from '../icons';
 
 type ChatMessagesProps = {
   messages: AiService.ChatMessage[];
-  openSettingsView: () => void;
 };
 
 type ChatMessageHeaderProps = {
@@ -172,17 +170,6 @@ export function ChatMessages(props: ChatMessagesProps): JSX.Element {
           >
             {message.body}
           </ReactMarkdown>
-          {message.type === 'agent' && message.show_edit_settings && (
-            <Button
-              variant="contained"
-              startIcon={<SettingsIcon />}
-              size={'large'}
-              onClick={props.openSettingsView}
-              fullWidth
-            >
-              Open Settings
-            </Button>
-          )}
         </Box>
       ))}
     </Box>
diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat.tsx b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat.tsx
index fa0fa340d..ded339c70 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/chat.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function ChatBody({
   return (
     <>
       <ScrollContainer sx={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
-        <ChatMessages messages={messages} openSettingsView={openSettingsView} />
+        <ChatMessages messages={messages} />
       </ScrollContainer>
       <ChatInput
         value={input}
diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/handler.ts b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/handler.ts
index bfc6c5c39..ec91c1f3f 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/handler.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export namespace AiService {
     time: number;
     body: string;
     reply_to: string;
-    show_edit_settings?: boolean;
   };
 
   export type HumanChatMessage = {