diff --git a/extensions/mssql/package.json b/extensions/mssql/package.json
index 8dcb6c45e7..627eb41b4a 100644
--- a/extensions/mssql/package.json
+++ b/extensions/mssql/package.json
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@
             },
             {
               "name": "%title.books%",
+              "when": "notebookQuality != stable",
               "row": 0,
               "col": 2,
               "colspan": 1,
diff --git a/extensions/notebook/package.json b/extensions/notebook/package.json
index 3392993f4b..b1d7d51db9 100644
--- a/extensions/notebook/package.json
+++ b/extensions/notebook/package.json
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@
       "books-explorer": [
         {
           "id": "bookTreeView",
-          "name": "Books"
+          "name": "Books",
+          "when": "notebookQuality != stable"
         }
       ]
     }