diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/jplag/options/SimilarityMetric.java b/core/src/main/java/de/jplag/options/SimilarityMetric.java
index 4cefb9ff7..0748b5e27 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/jplag/options/SimilarityMetric.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/jplag/options/SimilarityMetric.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ public enum SimilarityMetric implements ToDoubleFunction<JPlagComparison> {
     MIN("minimum similarity", JPlagComparison::minimalSimilarity),
     MAX("maximal similarity", JPlagComparison::maximalSimilarity),
     INTERSECTION("matched tokens", it -> (double) it.getNumberOfMatchedTokens()),
-    SYMMETRIC("symmetric similarity", JPlagComparison::symmetricSimilarity),
     LONGEST_MATCH("number of tokens in the longest match", it -> it.matches().stream().mapToInt(Match::length).max().orElse(0)),
     OVERALL("Sum of both submission lengths", it -> it.firstSubmission().getNumberOfTokens() + it.secondSubmission().getNumberOfTokens());
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/de/jplag/reporting/reportobject/mapper/MetricMapperTest.java b/core/src/test/java/de/jplag/reporting/reportobject/mapper/MetricMapperTest.java
index afd334110..9ccb28c32 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/de/jplag/reporting/reportobject/mapper/MetricMapperTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/de/jplag/reporting/reportobject/mapper/MetricMapperTest.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public void test_getTopComparisons() {
         // then
         Assertions.assertEquals(List.of(
                 new TopComparison("1", "2",
-                        Map.of("AVG", .7, "MAX", .8, "MIN", .5, "LONGEST_MATCH", 9.0, "INTERSECTION", 13.0, "SYMMETRIC", .5, "OVERALL", 52.0)),
+                        Map.of("AVG", .7, "MAX", .8, "MIN", .5, "LONGEST_MATCH", 9.0, "INTERSECTION", 13.0, "OVERALL", 52.0)),
                 new TopComparison("3", "4",
-                        Map.of("AVG", .3, "MAX", .9, "MIN", .01, "LONGEST_MATCH", 23.0, "INTERSECTION", 42.0, "SYMMETRIC", .25, "OVERALL", 336.0))),
+                        Map.of("AVG", .3, "MAX", .9, "MIN", .01, "LONGEST_MATCH", 23.0, "INTERSECTION", 42.0, "OVERALL", 336.0))),
                 result);
     }
 
diff --git a/report-viewer/src/components/ComparisonTableFilter.vue b/report-viewer/src/components/ComparisonTableFilter.vue
index 3d40a1362..c1903341b 100644
--- a/report-viewer/src/components/ComparisonTableFilter.vue
+++ b/report-viewer/src/components/ComparisonTableFilter.vue
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ const tableSortingOptions = computed(() => {
 const secondaryMetricOptions = [
   MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY,
   MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY,
-  MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC,
   MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION,
   MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH,
   MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL
diff --git a/report-viewer/src/components/distributionDiagram/DistributionDiagramOptions.vue b/report-viewer/src/components/distributionDiagram/DistributionDiagramOptions.vue
index 352c3ff9d..0cc60ed7c 100644
--- a/report-viewer/src/components/distributionDiagram/DistributionDiagramOptions.vue
+++ b/report-viewer/src/components/distributionDiagram/DistributionDiagramOptions.vue
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ const resolutionOptions = [10, 20, 25, 50, 100] as BucketOptions[]
 const metricOptions = [
   MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY,
   MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY,
-  MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY,
-  MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC
+  MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY
 ]
 </script>
diff --git a/report-viewer/src/model/MetricType.ts b/report-viewer/src/model/MetricType.ts
index 52637c841..c063e30ba 100644
--- a/report-viewer/src/model/MetricType.ts
+++ b/report-viewer/src/model/MetricType.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export enum MetricJsonIdentifier {
   MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY = 'MAX',
   MINIMUM_SIMILARITY = 'MIN',
   INTERSECTION = 'INTERSECTION',
-  SYMMETRIC = 'SYMMETRIC',
   LONGEST_MATCH = 'LONGEST_MATCH',
   OVERALL = 'OVERALL'
 }
@@ -75,6 +74,7 @@ class PercentageMetricType extends MetricType {
   }
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
 export namespace MetricTypes {
   export const AVERAGE_SIMILARITY = new PercentageMetricType(
     'AVG',
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ export namespace MetricTypes {
     'The number of tokens that are matched between the two files.',
     MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION
   )
-  export const SYMMETRIC = new PercentageMetricType(
-    'SYM',
-    'Symmetric',
-    'A symmetric similarity measure.',
-    MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC
-  )
   export const LONGEST_MATCH = new IdentityMetricType(
     'LONG',
     'Longest Match',
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ export namespace MetricTypes {
     MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY,
     MINIMUM_SIMILARITY,
     INTERSECTION,
-    SYMMETRIC,
     LONGEST_MATCH,
     OVERALL
   ]
@@ -141,7 +134,6 @@ export namespace MetricTypes {
     MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY,
     MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY,
     MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION,
-    MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC,
     MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH,
     MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL
   ]
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTable.test.ts b/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTable.test.ts
index c0970e35f..6419c2d4a 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTable.test.ts
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTable.test.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ describe('ComparisonTable', async () => {
     expect(displayedComparisonsMaxSorted[2].firstSubmissionId).toBe('H')
     expect(displayedComparisonsMaxSorted[3].firstSubmissionId).toBe('E')
 
-    await metricOptions[7].trigger('click')
+    await metricOptions[6].trigger('click')
     await flushPromises()
 
     // Test sorting by cluster
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTableFilter.test.ts b/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTableFilter.test.ts
index c6752cb13..828402142 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTableFilter.test.ts
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/components/comparisonTable/ComparisonTableFilter.test.ts
@@ -50,17 +50,12 @@ describe('ComparisonTableFilter', async () => {
     expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableClusterSorting).toBeFalsy()
     expectHighlighting(1)
 
-    await options[4].trigger('click')
-    expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableSortingMetric).toBe(MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC)
-    expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableClusterSorting).toBeFalsy()
-    expectHighlighting(4)
-
-    await options[7].trigger('click')
+    await options[6].trigger('click')
     expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableSortingMetric).toBe(
       MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY
     )
     expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableClusterSorting).toBeTruthy()
-    expectHighlighting(7)
+    expectHighlighting(6)
 
     await options[0].trigger('click')
     expect(store().uiState.comparisonTableSortingMetric).toBe(
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ComparisonFactory.test.ts b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ComparisonFactory.test.ts
index 24d6ce8e7..c8a250fb7 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ComparisonFactory.test.ts
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ComparisonFactory.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Comparison', () => {
     expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]).toBe(0.5)
     expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]).toBe(0.4)
     expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]).toBe(229)
-    expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]).toBe(0.5)
     expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]).toBe(139)
     expect(result.similarities[MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]).toBe(916)
 
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/OverviewFactory.test.ts b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/OverviewFactory.test.ts
index 887114754..0df964249 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/OverviewFactory.test.ts
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/OverviewFactory.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.9960435212660732,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.9960435212660732,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.99,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.98,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 13,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 32,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 100
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.751044776119403,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.947289156626506,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.5,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.8,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 4,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 12,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 133
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.751044776119403,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.947289156626506,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.46,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.78,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 12,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 12,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 98
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.28322981366459626,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.8085106382978723,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.1,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.456,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 5,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 6,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 32
@@ -101,7 +97,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.2378472222222222,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.9716312056737588,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.05,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.23,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 7,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 9,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 34
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.AVERAGE_SIMILARITY]: 0.2378472222222222,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MAXIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.9716312056737588,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.MINIMUM_SIMILARITY]: 0.06,
-            [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: 0.235,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.LONGEST_MATCH]: 3,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.INTERSECTION]: 6,
             [MetricJsonIdentifier.OVERALL]: 134
@@ -145,12 +139,6 @@ describe('Test JSON to Overview', () => {
           0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
           0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
           0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3
-        ]),
-        [MetricJsonIdentifier.SYMMETRIC]: new Distribution([
-          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-          0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
         ])
       },
       _clusters: [
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidComparison.json b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidComparison.json
index 5e3ac8064..d40c4ffa6 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidComparison.json
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidComparison.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "MIN": 0.4,
     "LONGEST_MATCH": 139,
     "INTERSECTION": 229,
-    "SYMMETRIC": 0.5,
     "OVERALL": 916
 
   },
diff --git a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidOverview.json b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidOverview.json
index 5b0843d22..0cf779aca 100644
--- a/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidOverview.json
+++ b/report-viewer/tests/unit/model/factories/ValidOverview.json
@@ -34,44 +34,38 @@
       0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
       0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
       0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3
-    ],
-    "SYMMETRIC": [
-      1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
     ]
   },
   "top_comparisons": [
     {
       "first_submission": "A",
       "second_submission": "C",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.9960435212660732, "MAX": 0.9960435212660732, "MIN": 0.99, "SYMMETRIC": 0.98, "LONGEST_MATCH": 13.0, "INTERSECTION": 32.0, "OVERALL": 100.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.9960435212660732, "MAX": 0.9960435212660732, "MIN": 0.99, "LONGEST_MATCH": 13.0, "INTERSECTION": 32.0, "OVERALL": 100.0 }
     },
     {
       "first_submission": "D",
       "second_submission": "A",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.751044776119403, "MAX": 0.947289156626506, "MIN": 0.5, "SYMMETRIC": 0.8, "LONGEST_MATCH": 4.0, "INTERSECTION": 12.0, "OVERALL": 133.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.751044776119403, "MAX": 0.947289156626506, "MIN": 0.5, "LONGEST_MATCH": 4.0, "INTERSECTION": 12.0, "OVERALL": 133.0 }
     },
     {
       "first_submission": "D",
       "second_submission": "C",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.751044776119403, "MAX": 0.947289156626506, "MIN": 0.46, "SYMMETRIC": 0.78, "LONGEST_MATCH": 12.0, "INTERSECTION": 12.0, "OVERALL": 98.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.751044776119403, "MAX": 0.947289156626506, "MIN": 0.46, "LONGEST_MATCH": 12.0, "INTERSECTION": 12.0, "OVERALL": 98.0 }
     },
     {
       "first_submission": "B",
       "second_submission": "D",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.28322981366459626, "MAX": 0.8085106382978723, "MIN": 0.1, "SYMMETRIC": 0.456, "LONGEST_MATCH": 5.0, "INTERSECTION": 6.0, "OVERALL": 32.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.28322981366459626, "MAX": 0.8085106382978723, "MIN": 0.1, "LONGEST_MATCH": 5.0, "INTERSECTION": 6.0, "OVERALL": 32.0 }
     },
     {
       "first_submission": "B",
       "second_submission": "A",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.2378472222222222, "MAX": 0.9716312056737588, "MIN": 0.05, "SYMMETRIC": 0.23, "LONGEST_MATCH": 7.0, "INTERSECTION": 9.0, "OVERALL": 34.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.2378472222222222, "MAX": 0.9716312056737588, "MIN": 0.05, "LONGEST_MATCH": 7.0, "INTERSECTION": 9.0, "OVERALL": 34.0 }
     },
     {
       "first_submission": "B",
       "second_submission": "C",
-      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.2378472222222222, "MAX": 0.9716312056737588, "MIN": 0.06, "SYMMETRIC": 0.235, "LONGEST_MATCH": 3.0, "INTERSECTION": 6.0, "OVERALL": 134.0 }
+      "similarities": { "AVG": 0.2378472222222222, "MAX": 0.9716312056737588, "MIN": 0.06, "LONGEST_MATCH": 3.0, "INTERSECTION": 6.0, "OVERALL": 134.0 }
     }
   ],
   "clusters": [