diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Design/Templates.razor b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Design/Templates.razor
index 4f2511a..b811c92 100644
--- a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Design/Templates.razor
+++ b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Design/Templates.razor
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@
                         </li>
                     </ul>
                 </div>
-                <div class="form-check form-switch d-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-0"
-                     title="Derived templates back individual composition slots and are normally hidden.">
-                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch"
-                           id="show-derived-toggle"
-                           checked="@_showDerived"
-                           @onchange="OnToggleShowDerived" />
-                    <label class="form-check-label small text-muted" for="show-derived-toggle">Show derived</label>
-                </div>
                 <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm"
                         title="New folder at root"
                         @onclick="() => OpenNewFolderDialog(null)">+ Folder</button>
@@ -117,7 +109,6 @@
 
     private List<Template> _templates = new();
     private List<TemplateFolder> _folders = new();
-    private bool _showDerived;
 
     private bool _loading = true;
     private string? _errorMessage;
@@ -129,12 +120,6 @@
         await LoadTemplatesAsync();
     }
 
-    private void OnToggleShowDerived(ChangeEventArgs e)
-    {
-        _showDerived = e.Value is bool b && b;
-        BuildTemplateTree();
-    }
-
     private async Task LoadTemplatesAsync()
     {
         _loading = true;
@@ -193,11 +178,10 @@
                 roots.Add(node);
         }
 
-        // 3. Template nodes with composition leaves
-        var visibleTemplates = _showDerived
-            ? _templates
-            : _templates.Where(t => !t.IsDerived);
-        foreach (var t in visibleTemplates.OrderBy(t => t.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        // 3. Template nodes with composition leaves. Derived templates are
+        // slot-owned and reached via their parent's composition leaf — never
+        // shown as standalone tree nodes.
+        foreach (var t in _templates.Where(t => !t.IsDerived).OrderBy(t => t.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
             var compChildren = t.Compositions
                 .OrderBy(c => c.InstanceName, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)