diff --git a/packages/web/src/celldata/FormCellView.svelte b/packages/web/src/celldata/FormCellView.svelte
index 196710961..c894e60f4 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/celldata/FormCellView.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/celldata/FormCellView.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   import createRef from '../utility/createRef';
   import { showModal } from '../modals/modalTools';
   import EditCellDataModal from '../modals/EditCellDataModal.svelte';
-  import { openJsonDocument } from '../tabs/JsonTab.svelte';
   import SearchBoxWrapper from '../elements/SearchBoxWrapper.svelte';
   import SearchInput from '../elements/SearchInput.svelte';
   import CloseSearchButton from '../buttons/CloseSearchButton.svelte';
@@ -226,11 +225,6 @@
     });
   }
 
-  function openJsonInNewTab(field) {
-    const jsonObj = getJsonObject(field.value);
-    if (jsonObj) openJsonDocument(jsonObj, undefined, true);
-  }
-
   function getJsonParsedValue(value) {
     if (editorTypes?.explicitDataType) return null;
     if (!isJsonLikeLongString(value)) return null;