diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
index ab95f623af..ae0d24fa5e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import React, { FC, useContext } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Link, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import HomeIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Home';
-import ExploreIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Explore';
 import ExtensionIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Extension';
 import BuildIcon from '@material-ui/icons/BuildRounded';
 import RuleIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AssignmentTurnedIn';
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ const Root: FC<{}> = ({ children }) => (
       <SidebarDivider />
       {/* Global nav, not org-specific */}
       <SidebarItem icon={HomeIcon} to="/catalog" text="Home" />
-      <SidebarItem icon={ExploreIcon} to="explore" text="Explore" />
       <SidebarItem icon={ExtensionIcon} to="api-docs" text="APIs" />
       <SidebarItem icon={LibraryBooks} to="docs" text="Docs" />
       <SidebarItem icon={CreateComponentIcon} to="create" text="Create..." />
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/sidebar.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/sidebar.tsx
index fa9a397751..9e343b86ac 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/sidebar.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import HomeIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Home';
 import LibraryBooks from '@material-ui/icons/LibraryBooks';
 import CreateComponentIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AddCircleOutline';
-import ExploreIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Explore';
 import BuildIcon from '@material-ui/icons/BuildRounded';
 import RuleIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AssignmentTurnedIn';
 import MapIcon from '@material-ui/icons/MyLocation';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ export const AppSidebar = () => (
     <SidebarDivider />
     {/* Global nav, not org-specific */}
     <SidebarItem icon={HomeIcon} to="./" text="Home" />
-    <SidebarItem icon={ExploreIcon} to="explore" text="Explore" />
     <SidebarItem icon={LibraryBooks} to="/docs" text="Docs" />
     <SidebarItem icon={CreateComponentIcon} to="create" text="Create..." />
     <SidebarDivider />