diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupTargetDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupTargetDialog.vue
index cf79188f5..22d50598d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupTargetDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupTargetDialog.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const providerConfig = ref({
   mountOptions: {},
   prefix: '',
 });
-const isPrimary = ref(false);
 const limits = ref({});
 const format = ref('');
 
@@ -153,15 +152,6 @@ async function onSubmitAdd() {
     return console.error(error);
   }
 
-  if (isPrimary.value) {
-    const [error] = await backupTargetsModel.setPrimary(targetId);
-    if (error) {
-      formError.value.generic = 'Failed to set primary backup target';
-      busy.value = false;
-      return console.error(error);
-    }
-  }
-
   emit('success');
   dialog.value.close();
 }
@@ -194,16 +184,6 @@ async function onSubmitEdit() {
     return console.error(error);
   }
 
-  // primary
-  if (isPrimary.value) {
-    const [error] = await backupTargetsModel.setPrimary(target.value.id);
-    if (error) {
-      formError.value.generic = 'Failed to set primary backup target';
-      busy.value = false;
-      return console.error(error);
-    }
-  }
-
   emit('success');
   dialog.value.close();
 }
@@ -237,7 +217,6 @@ defineExpose({
     name.value = t?.name || '';
     provider.value = t?.provider || '';
     format.value = t?.format || '';
-    isPrimary.value = t?.primary || false;
     providerConfig.value = t?.config || {};
     encrypted.value = t?.encrypted || false;
     encryptedFilenames.value = t?.encryptedFilenames || false;
@@ -288,9 +267,6 @@ defineExpose({
 
           <BackupProviderForm v-model:provider="provider" v-model:format="format" v-model:provider-config="providerConfig" :form-error="formError"/>
 
-          <!-- TODO translate -->
-          <Checkbox v-model="isPrimary" label="primary backup target" />
-
           <FormGroup>
             <label for="memoryLimitInput">{{ $t('backups.configureBackupStorage.memoryLimit') }}: <b>{{ prettyBinarySize(limits.memoryLimit, '1024 MB') }}</b></label>
             <div class="small">{{ $t('backups.configureBackupStorage.memoryLimitDescription') }}</div>