diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 873a0e86..348116a4 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
     "opensearchDashboardsUtils"
   ],
   "optionalPlugins": [
-    "securityDashboards",
     "dataSource",
     "dataSourceManagement"
   ],
   "configPath": [
-    "assistant" 
+    "assistant"
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/chat_header_button.test.tsx b/public/chat_header_button.test.tsx
index b5aa5254..3fd367b9 100644
--- a/public/chat_header_button.test.tsx
+++ b/public/chat_header_button.test.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ describe('<HeaderChatButton />', () => {
     render(
       <HeaderChatButton
         application={applicationStart}
-        userHasAccess={true}
         messageRenderers={{}}
         actionExecutors={{}}
         assistantActions={{} as AssistantActions}
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ describe('<HeaderChatButton />', () => {
     render(
       <HeaderChatButton
         application={applicationServiceMock.createStartContract()}
-        userHasAccess={true}
         messageRenderers={{}}
         actionExecutors={{}}
         assistantActions={{} as AssistantActions}
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ describe('<HeaderChatButton />', () => {
     render(
       <HeaderChatButton
         application={applicationServiceMock.createStartContract()}
-        userHasAccess={true}
         messageRenderers={{}}
         actionExecutors={{}}
         assistantActions={{} as AssistantActions}
@@ -187,7 +184,6 @@ describe('<HeaderChatButton />', () => {
     render(
       <HeaderChatButton
         application={applicationServiceMock.createStartContract()}
-        userHasAccess={false}
         messageRenderers={{}}
         actionExecutors={{}}
         assistantActions={{} as AssistantActions}
@@ -201,7 +197,6 @@ describe('<HeaderChatButton />', () => {
     render(
       <HeaderChatButton
         application={applicationServiceMock.createStartContract()}
-        userHasAccess={false}
         messageRenderers={{}}
         actionExecutors={{}}
         assistantActions={{} as AssistantActions}
diff --git a/public/chat_header_button.tsx b/public/chat_header_button.tsx
index 2f83e388..1c8240de 100644
--- a/public/chat_header_button.tsx
+++ b/public/chat_header_button.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { MountPointPortal } from '../../../src/plugins/opensearch_dashboards_rea
 
 interface HeaderChatButtonProps {
   application: ApplicationStart;
-  userHasAccess: boolean;
   messageRenderers: Record<string, MessageRenderer>;
   actionExecutors: Record<string, ActionExecutor>;
   assistantActions: AssistantActions;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ export const HeaderChatButton = (props: HeaderChatButtonProps) => {
       flyoutFullScreen,
       setFlyoutVisible,
       setFlyoutComponent,
-      userHasAccess: props.userHasAccess,
       messageRenderers: props.messageRenderers,
       actionExecutors: props.actionExecutors,
       currentAccount: props.currentAccount,
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ export const HeaderChatButton = (props: HeaderChatButtonProps) => {
       flyoutFullScreen,
       selectedTabId,
       preSelectedTabId,
-      props.userHasAccess,
       props.messageRenderers,
       props.actionExecutors,
       props.currentAccount,
@@ -157,9 +154,6 @@ export const HeaderChatButton = (props: HeaderChatButtonProps) => {
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!props.userHasAccess) {
-      return;
-    }
     const onGlobalMouseUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (e.ctrlKey && e.key === '/') {
         inputRef.current?.focus();
@@ -170,7 +164,7 @@ export const HeaderChatButton = (props: HeaderChatButtonProps) => {
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener('keydown', onGlobalMouseUp);
     };
-  }, [props.userHasAccess]);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleSuggestion = (event: { suggestion: string }) => {
@@ -235,7 +229,6 @@ export const HeaderChatButton = (props: HeaderChatButtonProps) => {
               )}
             </span>
           }
-          disabled={!props.userHasAccess}
         />
         <ChatContext.Provider value={chatContextValue}>
           <ChatStateProvider>
diff --git a/public/contexts/__tests__/chat_context.test.tsx b/public/contexts/__tests__/chat_context.test.tsx
index 2500c5ca..06f5d6dd 100644
--- a/public/contexts/__tests__/chat_context.test.tsx
+++ b/public/contexts/__tests__/chat_context.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ describe('useChatContext', () => {
       flyoutFullScreen: true,
       setFlyoutVisible: jest.fn(),
       setFlyoutComponent: jest.fn(),
-      userHasAccess: true,
       messageRenderers: {},
       actionExecutors: {},
       currentAccount: { username: 'foo', tenant: '' },
diff --git a/public/contexts/chat_context.tsx b/public/contexts/chat_context.tsx
index f7bc516c..747f6484 100644
--- a/public/contexts/chat_context.tsx
+++ b/public/contexts/chat_context.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export interface IChatContext {
   flyoutFullScreen: boolean;
   setFlyoutVisible: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setFlyoutComponent: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<React.ReactNode | null>>;
-  userHasAccess: boolean;
   messageRenderers: Record<string, MessageRenderer>;
   actionExecutors: Record<string, ActionExecutor>;
   currentAccount?: UserAccount;
diff --git a/public/hooks/use_chat_actions.test.tsx b/public/hooks/use_chat_actions.test.tsx
index 6418ae31..6dc18290 100644
--- a/public/hooks/use_chat_actions.test.tsx
+++ b/public/hooks/use_chat_actions.test.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ describe('useChatActions hook', () => {
     setInteractionId: setInteractionIdMock,
     flyoutVisible: false,
     flyoutFullScreen: false,
-    userHasAccess: false,
     messageRenderers: {},
     currentAccount: {
       username: '',
diff --git a/public/plugin.tsx b/public/plugin.tsx
index a42449e5..7677d5ea 100644
--- a/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -75,28 +75,6 @@ export class AssistantPlugin
     const messageRenderers: Record<string, MessageRenderer> = {};
     const actionExecutors: Record<string, ActionExecutor> = {};
     const assistantActions: AssistantActions = {} as AssistantActions;
-    /**
-     * Returns {@link UserAccountResponse}. Provides default roles and user
-     * name if security plugin call fails.
-     */
-    const getAccount: () => Promise<UserAccountResponse> = (() => {
-      let account: UserAccountResponse;
-      return async () => {
-        if (setupDeps.securityDashboards === undefined)
-          return { data: { roles: ['all_access'], user_name: 'dashboards_user' } };
-        if (account === undefined) {
-          account = await core.http
-            .get<UserAccountResponse>('/api/v1/configuration/account')
-            .catch((e) => {
-              console.error(`Failed to request user account information: ${String(e.body || e)}`);
-              return { data: { roles: [], user_name: '' } };
-            });
-        }
-        return account;
-      };
-    })();
-    const checkAccess = (account: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getAccount>>) =>
-      account.data.roles.some((role) => ['all_access', 'assistant_user'].includes(role));
 
     const dataSourceSetupResult = this.dataSourceService.setup({
       uiSettings: core.uiSettings,
@@ -115,7 +93,7 @@ export class AssistantPlugin
           conversations: new ConversationsService(coreStart.http, this.dataSourceService),
           dataSource: this.dataSourceService,
         });
-        const account = await getAccount();
+        const account = { data: { user_name: '', user_requested_tenant: '' } };
         const username = account.data.user_name;
         const tenant = account.data.user_requested_tenant ?? '';
         this.incontextInsightRegistry?.setIsEnabled(this.config.incontextInsight.enabled);
@@ -126,7 +104,6 @@ export class AssistantPlugin
             <CoreContext.Provider>
               <HeaderChatButton
                 application={coreStart.application}
-                userHasAccess={checkAccess(account)}
                 messageRenderers={messageRenderers}
                 actionExecutors={actionExecutors}
                 assistantActions={assistantActions}
@@ -152,7 +129,6 @@ export class AssistantPlugin
         actionExecutors[actionType] = execute;
       },
       chatEnabled: () => this.config.chat.enabled,
-      userHasAccess: async () => await getAccount().then(checkAccess),
       assistantActions,
       registerIncontextInsight: this.incontextInsightRegistry.register.bind(
         this.incontextInsightRegistry
diff --git a/public/tabs/chat/chat_page.tsx b/public/tabs/chat/chat_page.tsx
index 97da71db..b74f86cd 100644
--- a/public/tabs/chat/chat_page.tsx
+++ b/public/tabs/chat/chat_page.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const ChatPage: React.FC<ChatPageProps> = (props) => {
         <EuiSpacer size="xs" />
         <ChatInputControls
           loading={chatState.llmResponding}
-          disabled={messagesLoading || chatState.llmResponding || !chatContext.userHasAccess}
+          disabled={messagesLoading || chatState.llmResponding}
         />
         <EuiSpacer size="s" />
       </EuiFlyoutFooter>
diff --git a/public/types.ts b/public/types.ts
index 02101e14..56abf4d2 100644
--- a/public/types.ts
+++ b/public/types.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export interface AssistantPluginStartDependencies {
 
 export interface AssistantPluginSetupDependencies {
   embeddable: EmbeddableSetup;
-  securityDashboards?: {};
   dataSourceManagement?: DataSourceManagementPluginSetup;
 }
 
@@ -54,10 +53,6 @@ export interface AssistantSetup {
    * Returns true if chat UI is enabled.
    */
   chatEnabled: () => boolean;
-  /**
-   * Returns true if current user has permission to use assistant features.
-   */
-  userHasAccess: () => Promise<boolean>;
   assistantActions: Omit<AssistantActions, 'executeAction'>;
   registerIncontextInsight: IncontextInsightRegistry['register'];
   renderIncontextInsight: (component: React.ReactNode) => React.ReactNode;