diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/viewer/owscontext/OwsContextService.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/viewer/owscontext/OwsContextService.js
index b16662c2bd5..d5971e60619 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/viewer/owscontext/OwsContextService.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/viewer/owscontext/OwsContextService.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     "gnOwsCapabilities",
     "$http",
     "gnViewerSettings",
-    "gnViewerService",
     "$translate",
     "$q",
     "$filter",
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@
       gnOwsCapabilities,
       $http,
       gnViewerSettings,
-      gnViewerService,
       $translate,
       $q,
       $filter,
@@ -359,7 +357,6 @@
             }
             firstLoad = false;
           }
-          gnViewerService.openTool("layers");
         }
       };