diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/groupsearch/NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/groupsearch/NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
index 7dbdf2c9130..464ca116ac7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/groupsearch/NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/groupsearch/NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ fun NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen(
     }
 
     BackHandler(true, onBackClicked)
-    val isSelfTeamMember = newConversationViewModel.newGroupState.isSelfTeamMember ?: false
 
     val screenTitle = if (newConversationViewModel.newGroupState.isChannel) {
         stringResource(id = R.string.label_new_channel)
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ fun NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreen(
             OtherUserProfileScreenDestination(QualifiedID(contact.id, contact.domain))
                 .let { navigator.navigate(NavigationCommand(it)) }
         },
-        shouldShowChannelPromotion = !isSelfTeamMember,
+        shouldShowChannelPromotion = false,
         isUserAllowedToCreateChannels = false,
         onContactChecked = newConversationViewModel::updateSelectedContacts,
         onContinue = { navigator.navigate(NavigationCommand(NewGroupNameScreenDestination)) },
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/search/NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/search/NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
index 56d12ca0133..11d7aa3b720 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/search/NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/newconversation/search/NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen.kt
@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ fun NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen(
     navigator: Navigator,
     newConversationViewModel: NewConversationViewModel,
 ) {
-    val isSelfTeamMember = newConversationViewModel.newGroupState.isSelfTeamMember ?: false
-    val shouldShowChannelPromotion = !isSelfTeamMember
     val showCreateTeamDialog = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     SearchUsersAndAppsScreen(
         searchTitle = stringResource(id = R.string.label_new_conversation),
-        shouldShowChannelPromotion = shouldShowChannelPromotion,
+        shouldShowChannelPromotion = false,
         isUserAllowedToCreateChannels = newConversationViewModel.isChannelCreationPossible,
         onOpenUserProfile = { contact ->
             OtherUserProfileScreenDestination(QualifiedID(contact.id, contact.domain))
@@ -62,12 +60,8 @@ fun NewConversationSearchPeopleScreen(
             navigator.navigate(NavigationCommand(NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreenDestination))
         },
         onCreateNewChannel = {
-            if (!shouldShowChannelPromotion) {
-                newConversationViewModel.setIsChannel(true)
-                navigator.navigate(NavigationCommand(NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreenDestination))
-            } else {
-                showCreateTeamDialog.value = true
-            }
+            newConversationViewModel.setIsChannel(true)
+            navigator.navigate(NavigationCommand(NewGroupConversationSearchPeopleScreenDestination))
         },
         isGroupSubmitVisible = newConversationViewModel.newGroupState.isGroupCreatingAllowed == true,
         onClose = navigator::navigateBack,