diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index d0cd8d2276f4173489a6b8c3e1040e00f7330658..2b899283841b8b580f6af009d8d1ec9c1ca24940 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 {
   "$schema": "zed://schemas/settings",
-  /// The displayed name of this project. If not set or null, the root directory name
-  /// will be displayed.
-  "project_name": null,
   // The name of the Zed theme to use for the UI.
   //
   // `mode` is one of:
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/vscode_import.rs b/crates/settings/src/vscode_import.rs
index d2e4681db7584f46f6d4131ea08607f4abb7ac96..2fdd8e645803ba06354082bd01c9b0c6916f33fa 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/vscode_import.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/vscode_import.rs
@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ impl VsCodeSettings {
 
     fn worktree_settings_content(&self) -> WorktreeSettingsContent {
         WorktreeSettingsContent {
-            project_name: None,
             prevent_sharing_in_public_channels: false,
             file_scan_exclusions: self
                 .read_value("files.watcherExclude")
diff --git a/crates/settings_content/src/project.rs b/crates/settings_content/src/project.rs
index 6e8b296ef21efa838833038582de82b3ebc4f28b..2a33373a8534c612dfbfc13e257d54970e719145 100644
--- a/crates/settings_content/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/settings_content/src/project.rs
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ pub struct ProjectSettingsContent {
 #[with_fallible_options]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, MergeFrom)]
 pub struct WorktreeSettingsContent {
-    /// The displayed name of this project. If not set or null, the root directory name
-    /// will be displayed.
-    ///
-    /// Default: null
-    pub project_name: Option<String>,
-
     /// Whether to prevent this project from being shared in public channels.
     ///
     /// Default: false
diff --git a/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs b/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
index 30d60febe5adf71efef30248ee8404832451fc36..52557256f1431a5f897c400ea339b73e9af319c8 100644
--- a/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
+++ b/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
@@ -108,30 +108,6 @@ fn general_page(cx: &App) -> SettingsPage {
     fn general_settings_section(_cx: &App) -> Vec<SettingsPageItem> {
         vec![
             SettingsPageItem::SectionHeader("General Settings"),
-            SettingsPageItem::SettingItem(SettingItem {
-                files: PROJECT,
-                title: "Project Name",
-                description: "The displayed name of this project. If left empty, the root directory name will be displayed.",
-                field: Box::new(SettingField {
-                    json_path: Some("project_name"),
-                    pick: |settings_content| {
-                        settings_content
-                            .project
-                            .worktree
-                            .project_name
-                            .as_ref()
-                            .or(DEFAULT_EMPTY_STRING)
-                    },
-                    write: |settings_content, value| {
-                        settings_content.project.worktree.project_name =
-                            value.filter(|name| !name.is_empty());
-                    },
-                }),
-                metadata: Some(Box::new(SettingsFieldMetadata {
-                    placeholder: Some("Project Name"),
-                    ..Default::default()
-                })),
-            }),
             SettingsPageItem::SettingItem(SettingItem {
                 title: "When Closing With No Tabs",
                 description: "What to do when using the 'close active item' action with no tabs.",
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index e6312e695476cf081f65fe238ec10386fb93e443..995023cdd298897ec636c0add7afdfeea7631677 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -5812,18 +5812,8 @@ impl Workspace {
         let mut title = String::new();
 
         for (i, worktree) in project.visible_worktrees(cx).enumerate() {
-            let name = {
-                let settings_location = SettingsLocation {
-                    worktree_id: worktree.read(cx).id(),
-                    path: RelPath::empty(),
-                };
+            let name = worktree.read(cx).root_name_str();
 
-                let settings = WorktreeSettings::get(Some(settings_location), cx);
-                match &settings.project_name {
-                    Some(name) => name.as_str(),
-                    None => worktree.read(cx).root_name_str(),
-                }
-            };
             if i > 0 {
                 title.push_str(", ");
             }
diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree_settings.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree_settings.rs
index 79b482482942b4322fef869e04b4ea18943a7f8a..90fe5ba724b286ebcd6d473a9678f3c8236cf07b 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree_settings.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use util::{
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RegisterSetting)]
 pub struct WorktreeSettings {
-    pub project_name: Option<String>,
     /// Whether to prevent this project from being shared in public channels.
     pub prevent_sharing_in_public_channels: bool,
     pub file_scan_exclusions: PathMatcher,
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ impl Settings for WorktreeSettings {
             .collect();
 
         Self {
-            project_name: worktree.project_name,
             prevent_sharing_in_public_channels: worktree.prevent_sharing_in_public_channels,
             file_scan_exclusions: path_matchers(file_scan_exclusions, "file_scan_exclusions")
                 .log_err()
diff --git a/crates/worktree/tests/integration/worktree_settings.rs b/crates/worktree/tests/integration/worktree_settings.rs
index 213d888e9f99980d28be62717ff3d2885ebdfe57..0a47766f35f4809d1ef28c7397b489670264d460 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/tests/integration/worktree_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/tests/integration/worktree_settings.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use worktree::*;
 
 fn make_settings_with_read_only(patterns: &[&str]) -> WorktreeSettings {
     WorktreeSettings {
-        project_name: None,
         prevent_sharing_in_public_channels: false,
         file_scan_exclusions: PathMatcher::default(),
         file_scan_inclusions: PathMatcher::default(),