diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuNodesModal.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuNodesModal.qml
index f221c1751d..aeb634d9d5 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuNodesModal.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuNodesModal.qml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ StatusModal {
             }
 
             StatusBaseText {
+                visible: false // FIXME: hide for now (https://github.com/status-im/status-go/issues/5597)
                 text: qsTr("Add a new node")
                 color: Theme.palette.primaryColor1
                 width: parent.width
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuStoreModal.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuStoreModal.qml
index 5a8f2cebe6..b864b9adfb 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuStoreModal.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/popups/WakuStoreModal.qml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ StatusModal {
             }
 
             StatusBaseText {
+                visible: false // FIXME: hide for now (https://github.com/status-im/status-go/issues/5597)
                 text: qsTr("Add a new node")
                 color: Theme.palette.primaryColor1
                 width: parent.width