diff --git a/src/app/applications/application.model/application.model.ts b/src/app/applications/application.model/application.model.ts
index a00d2fc81d..7239a9b44d 100644
--- a/src/app/applications/application.model/application.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/applications/application.model/application.model.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export class Application {
 	totalCreditsExtensionCredits: number = 0
 	totalLifetimeExtensionCredits: number = 0
 	show_member_names: boolean
-	allow_machines_starting: boolean = false
 	project_application_member_applications: ProjectMemberApplication[]
 	project_application_manager_comment: string
 	project_application_testimonial_submitted: boolean
diff --git a/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.html b/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.html
index ed1865bd65..dc0727ea57 100644
--- a/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.html
@@ -590,12 +590,6 @@ <h3>
 											: 'Resource modification requested'
 									}}
 								</button>
-								<a
-									*ngIf="!project_application?.project_application_openstack_project && isAbleToStart()"
-									class="btn btn-outline-success"
-									[href]="(project_application | isMigratedProject) ? NEW_SVM_PORTAL_LINK : '#/virtualmachines/newVM'"
-									>Start a VM</a
-								>
 								<a
 									*ngIf="project_application?.project_application_openstack_project"
 									class="btn btn-outline-success"
@@ -934,6 +928,7 @@ <h3>
 				id="projectSettingsCard"
 				*ngIf="
 					project_application &&
+					project_application.project_application_openstack_project &&
 					((project_application | hasstatusinlist: Application_States.APPROVED) ||
 						(project_application | hasstatusinlist: Application_States.MODIFICATION_REQUESTED) ||
 						(project_application | hasstatusinlist: Application_States.MODIFICATION_DECLINED))
@@ -964,24 +959,6 @@ <h3>
 									>
 								</div>
 							</li>
-							<li *ngIf="!project_application.project_application_openstack_project" class="list-group-item">
-								<div class="form-check form-switch">
-									<input
-										class="form-check-input"
-										type="checkbox"
-										id="toggle_starting_of_machines"
-										[(ngModel)]="project_application.allow_machines_starting"
-										*ngIf="!project_application.project_application_openstack_project"
-										(click)="toggleStartingOfMachines()"
-										[disabled]="
-											toggleLocked || !(project_application?.user_is_pi || project_application?.user_is_admin)
-										"
-									/>
-									<label class="help-block" style="vertical-align: middle" for="toggle_starting_of_machines"
-										>Non-administrators are allowed to start machines</label
-									>
-								</div>
-							</li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.ts b/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.ts
index 09854ce9a0..ab77117465 100644
--- a/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/projectmanagement/overview.component.ts
@@ -560,25 +560,6 @@ export class OverviewComponent extends ApplicationBaseClassComponent implements
 		)
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Checks if user is able to start a machine, when the
-	 * project is a SimpleVM project.
-	 */
-	isAbleToStart(): boolean {
-		if (this.resourceDataLoaded) {
-			if (!this.project_application?.project_application_openstack_project) {
-				if (
-					this.vmsInUse < this.maximumVMs &&
-					(this.project_application.user_is_admin || this.project_application.allow_machines_starting)
-				) {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		return false
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * If the application is an openstack application, the requested/approved resources will be set for maximum VMs.
 	 * For SimpleVM also the VMs in use are set.
@@ -653,19 +634,6 @@ export class OverviewComponent extends ApplicationBaseClassComponent implements
 		)
 	}
 
-	toggleStartingOfMachines(): void {
-		this.toggleLocked = true
-		this.groupService.toggleStartingMachines(this.project_application.project_application_perun_id).subscribe(
-			(res: any): void => {
-				this.project_application.allow_machines_starting = res['allow_machines_starting']
-				this.toggleLocked = false
-			},
-			() => {
-				this.toggleLocked = false
-			}
-		)
-	}
-
 	switchToggleLocked(check: boolean): void {
 		this.toggleLocked = check
 	}