diff --git a/frontend/src/concepts/areas/const.ts b/frontend/src/concepts/areas/const.ts
index 5d8922cb14..499668efe7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/concepts/areas/const.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/concepts/areas/const.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ export const SupportedAreasStateMap: SupportedAreasState = {
   [SupportedArea.CLUSTER_SETTINGS]: {
     featureFlags: ['disableClusterManager'],
   },
-  [SupportedArea.MODEL_REGISTRY_SETTINGS]: {
-    featureFlags: ['disableModelRegistry'],
-    requiredComponents: [StackComponent.MODEL_REGISTRY],
-    requiredCapabilities: [StackCapability.SERVICE_MESH, StackCapability.SERVICE_MESH_AUTHZ],
-  },
   [SupportedArea.CUSTOM_RUNTIMES]: {
     featureFlags: ['disableCustomServingRuntimes'],
     reliantAreas: [SupportedArea.MODEL_SERVING],
@@ -82,5 +77,6 @@ export const SupportedAreasStateMap: SupportedAreasState = {
   [SupportedArea.MODEL_REGISTRY]: {
     featureFlags: ['disableModelRegistry'],
     requiredComponents: [StackComponent.MODEL_REGISTRY],
+    requiredCapabilities: [StackCapability.SERVICE_MESH, StackCapability.SERVICE_MESH_AUTHZ],
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/concepts/areas/types.ts b/frontend/src/concepts/areas/types.ts
index 64254390f4..bbfad94248 100644
--- a/frontend/src/concepts/areas/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/concepts/areas/types.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export enum SupportedArea {
   /* Admin areas */
   BYON = 'bring-your-own-notebook',
   CLUSTER_SETTINGS = 'cluster-settings',
-  MODEL_REGISTRY_SETTINGS = 'model-registry-settings',
   USER_MANAGEMENT = 'user-management',
   ACCELERATOR_PROFILES = 'accelerator-profiles',
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/NavData.tsx b/frontend/src/utilities/NavData.tsx
index e318608f18..f8926a7072 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/NavData.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/NavData.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const useCustomRuntimesNav = (): NavDataHref[] =>
   ]);
 
 const useModelRegisterySettingsNav = (): NavDataHref[] =>
-  useAreaCheck<NavDataHref>(SupportedArea.MODEL_REGISTRY_SETTINGS, [
+  useAreaCheck<NavDataHref>(SupportedArea.MODEL_REGISTRY, [
     {
       id: 'settings-model-registry',
       label: 'Model registry settings',