diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/App/CommandMenu/RecentRoutes.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/App/CommandMenu/RecentRoutes.tsx
index b4f6813c85d..c5edbb1f54b 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/App/CommandMenu/RecentRoutes.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/App/CommandMenu/RecentRoutes.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { History } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 
+import { useParams } from 'common'
 import { useRecentRoutes } from 'hooks/misc/useRecentRoutes'
 import { useRegisterCommands, useSetCommandMenuOpen } from 'ui-patterns/CommandMenu'
 import { COMMAND_MENU_SECTIONS } from './CommandMenu.utils'
 import { orderCommandSectionsByPriority } from './ordering'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
-import { useParams } from 'common'
 
 export function useRecentRoutesCommands() {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -15,22 +15,20 @@ export function useRecentRoutesCommands() {
   const { recentRoutes } = useRecentRoutes()
 
   const commands = useMemo(() => {
-    return recentRoutes.map((route) => {
-      // Format: "Parent > Child" (e.g., "Authentication > Users")
-      const displayName = route.parentLabel
-        ? `${route.parentLabel} > ${route.childName}`
-        : route.childName
-
-      return {
-        id: `recent-${route.key}`,
-        name: displayName,
-        action: () => {
-          router.push(route.link)
-          setIsOpen(false)
-        },
-        icon: () => <History size={18} />,
-      }
-    })
+    return recentRoutes.map((route) => ({
+      id: `recent-${route.key}`,
+      name: route.childName,
+      // Include parent label in value for search
+      value: route.parentLabel ? `${route.childName} ${route.parentLabel}` : route.childName,
+      action: () => {
+        router.push(route.link)
+        setIsOpen(false)
+      },
+      icon: () => <History size={18} />,
+      badge: route.parentLabel
+        ? () => <span className="text-xs text-foreground-muted">{route.parentLabel}</span>
+        : undefined,
+    }))
   }, [recentRoutes, router, setIsOpen])
 
   useRegisterCommands(COMMAND_MENU_SECTIONS.RECENTS, commands, {
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Sidebar.tsx
index c60a8359146..cbdef593f7a 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -228,11 +228,7 @@ const ProjectLinks = () => {
   const { securityLints, errorLints } = useLints()
   const showReports = useIsFeatureEnabled('reports:all')
   const { mutate: sendEvent } = useSendEventMutation()
-  const { recentRoutes, trackRoute } = useRecentRoutes()
-  const [sidebarBehaviour] = useLocalStorageQuery(
-    LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.SIDEBAR_BEHAVIOR,
-    DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_BEHAVIOR
-  )
+  const { trackRoute } = useRecentRoutes()
 
   const isNewAPIDocsEnabled = useIsAPIDocsSidePanelEnabled()
   const { isEnabled: isUnifiedLogsEnabled } = useUnifiedLogsPreview()
@@ -397,33 +393,6 @@ const ProjectLinks = () => {
           />
         ))}
       </SidebarGroup>
-      {recentRoutes.length > 0 && (
-        <>
-          <Separator className="w-[calc(100%-1rem)] mx-auto" />
-          <SidebarGroup className="gap-0.5">
-            <span className="text-xs text-foreground-lighter w-full px-2 py-1 uppercase font-mono">Recents</span>
-            {recentRoutes.map((route) => (
-              <SidebarMenuItem key={`recent-${route.key}`}>
-                <SidebarMenuButton
-                  asChild
-                  tooltip={sidebarBehaviour === 'closed' ? route.childName : ''}
-                  className={cn('text-sm', sidebarBehaviour === 'open' ? '' : '')}
-                  size="sm"
-                >
-                  <Link href={route.link}>
-                    <div className="flex flex-col items-start leading-tight">
-                      <span>{route.childName}</span>
-                      {route.parentLabel && (
-                        <span className="text-[10px] text-foreground-muted">{route.parentLabel}</span>
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                  </Link>
-                </SidebarMenuButton>
-              </SidebarMenuItem>
-            ))}
-          </SidebarGroup>
-        </>
-      )}
       <Separator className="w-[calc(100%-1rem)] mx-auto" />
       <SidebarGroup className="gap-0.5">
         {productRoutes.map((route, i) => (