diff --git a/src/Content/Feature.php b/src/Content/Feature.php
index ee755a2b3..b35aa3f36 100644
--- a/src/Content/Feature.php
+++ b/src/Content/Feature.php
@@ -107,13 +107,6 @@ class Feature
 				['explicit_mentions', DI::l10n()->t('Explicit Mentions'), DI::l10n()->t('Add explicit mentions to comment box for manual control over who gets mentioned in replies.'), false, DI::config()->get('feature_lock', 'explicit_mentions', false)],
 			],
 
-			// Network sidebar widgets
-			'widgets' => [
-				DI::l10n()->t('Network Sidebar'),
-				['archives',         DI::l10n()->t('Archives'), DI::l10n()->t('Ability to select posts by date ranges'), false, DI::config()->get('feature_lock', 'archives', false)],
-				['networks',         DI::l10n()->t('Protocol Filter'), DI::l10n()->t('Enable widget to display Network posts only from selected protocols'), false, DI::config()->get('feature_lock', 'networks', false)],
-			],
-
 			// Item tools
 			'tools' => [
 				DI::l10n()->t('Post/Comment Tools'),
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget.php b/src/Content/Widget.php
index 8c72f68f4..ffc5debb3 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget.php
@@ -269,10 +269,6 @@ class Widget
 			return '';
 		}
 
-		if (!Feature::isEnabled(local_user(), 'networks')) {
-			return '';
-		}
-
 		$extra_sql = self::unavailableNetworks();
 
 		$r = DBA::p("SELECT DISTINCT(`network`) FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = ? AND NOT `deleted` AND `network` != '' $extra_sql ORDER BY `network`",
@@ -497,10 +493,6 @@ class Widget
 	{
 		$o = '';
 
-		if (!Feature::isEnabled($uid, 'archives')) {
-			return $o;
-		}
-
 		$visible_years = DI::pConfig()->get($uid, 'system', 'archive_visible_years', 5);
 
 		/* arrange the list in years */