diff --git a/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/__tests__/rag-pipeline-main.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/__tests__/rag-pipeline-main.spec.tsx
index f41db99644d..24d1baf4305 100644
--- a/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/__tests__/rag-pipeline-main.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/__tests__/rag-pipeline-main.spec.tsx
@@ -114,10 +114,9 @@ vi.mock('@/app/components/workflow', () => ({
     hooksStore,
   }: PropsWithChildren<{
     onWorkflowDataUpdate?: (payload: unknown) => void
-    hooksStore?: { accessControl?: { canComment?: boolean; canEdit?: boolean } }
+    hooksStore?: { accessControl?: { canEdit?: boolean } }
   }>) => (
     <div data-testid="workflow-inner-context">
-      <div data-testid="can-comment">{String(hooksStore?.accessControl?.canComment)}</div>
       <div data-testid="can-edit">{String(hooksStore?.accessControl?.canEdit)}</div>
       {children}
       <button
@@ -235,15 +234,6 @@ describe('RagPipelineMain', () => {
   })
 
   describe('hooks integration', () => {
-    it('should pass readonly ACL permission as comment-only workflow access', () => {
-      mockPermissionState.permissionKeys = [DatasetACLPermission.Readonly]
-
-      render(<RagPipelineMain {...defaultProps} />)
-
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('can-comment')).toHaveTextContent('true')
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('can-edit')).toHaveTextContent('false')
-    })
-
     it('should use useNodesSyncDraft hook', () => {
       render(<RagPipelineMain {...defaultProps} />)
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/rag-pipeline-main.tsx b/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/rag-pipeline-main.tsx
index 9304a9dccb5..6700c4ea744 100644
--- a/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/rag-pipeline-main.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/rag-pipeline/components/rag-pipeline-main.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ const RagPipelineMain = ({ nodes, edges, viewport }: RagPipelineMainProps) => {
       invalidateConversationVarValues,
       accessControl: {
         canEdit: datasetACLCapabilities.canEdit,
-        canComment: datasetACLCapabilities.canReadonly || datasetACLCapabilities.canEdit,
         canRun: datasetACLCapabilities.canPipelineTest,
         canImportExportDSL: datasetACLCapabilities.canImportExportDSL,
         canReleaseAndVersion: datasetACLCapabilities.canPipelineRelease,
diff --git a/web/app/components/snippets/components/snippet-main.tsx b/web/app/components/snippets/components/snippet-main.tsx
index 5a5374527fb..ef954aafd7c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/snippets/components/snippet-main.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/snippets/components/snippet-main.tsx
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ const SnippetMain = ({
       invalidateConversationVarValues,
       accessControl: {
         canEdit: canEditSnippet,
-        canComment: true,
         canRun: true,
         canImportExportDSL: canEditSnippet,
         canReleaseAndVersion: canEditSnippet,
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/__tests__/workflow-main.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/__tests__/workflow-main.spec.tsx
index 91ad62f1800..da57e773d73 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/__tests__/workflow-main.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/__tests__/workflow-main.spec.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { useStore as useAppStore } from '@/app/components/app/store'
 import { ChatVarType } from '@/app/components/workflow/panel/chat-variable-panel/type'
 import { BlockEnum } from '@/app/components/workflow/types'
-import { AppACLPermission } from '@/utils/permission'
 import WorkflowMain from '../workflow-main'
 
 const mockSetFeatures = vi.fn()
@@ -445,24 +444,6 @@ describe('WorkflowMain', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('should pass view-layout ACL permission as comment-only workflow access', () => {
-    useAppStore.setState({
-      appDetail: {
-        permission_keys: [AppACLPermission.ViewLayout],
-      } as never,
-    })
-
-    render(<WorkflowMain nodes={[]} edges={[]} viewport={{ x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1 }} />)
-
-    expect(capturedContextProps?.hooksStore).toMatchObject({
-      accessControl: {
-        canEdit: false,
-        canComment: true,
-        canRun: false,
-      },
-    })
-  })
-
   it('passes collaboration props and tracks cursors when collaboration is enabled', () => {
     collaborationRuntime.isEnabled = true
     collaborationRuntime.isConnected = true
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/workflow-main.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/workflow-main.tsx
index b95c0b1582d..2c4c4e97ec0 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/workflow-main.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow-app/components/workflow-main.tsx
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ const WorkflowMain = ({ nodes, edges, viewport }: WorkflowMainProps) => {
       invalidateConversationVarValues,
       accessControl: {
         canEdit: appACLCapabilities.canEdit,
-        canComment: appACLCapabilities.canComment,
         canRun: appACLCapabilities.canTestAndRun,
         canImportExportDSL: appACLCapabilities.canImportExportDSL,
         canReleaseAndVersion: appACLCapabilities.canReleaseAndVersion,
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/__tests__/panel-contextmenu.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/__tests__/panel-contextmenu.spec.tsx
index f9d64f881f2..478d722104c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/__tests__/panel-contextmenu.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/__tests__/panel-contextmenu.spec.tsx
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('PanelContextmenu', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('should hide add note when editing is denied but comments are allowed', async () => {
+  it('should hide add note but keep comments available when editing is denied', async () => {
     mockUseWorkflowMoveMode.mockReturnValue({
       isCommentModeAvailable: true,
     })
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ describe('PanelContextmenu', () => {
         accessControl: {
           ...fullWorkflowAccessControl,
           canEdit: false,
-          canComment: true,
         },
       },
     })
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks-store/store.ts b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks-store/store.ts
index 705a1c2054d..40abc9c6b07 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks-store/store.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks-store/store.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export type SyncDraftCallback = {
 
 export type WorkflowAccessControl = {
   canEdit: boolean
-  canComment: boolean
   canRun: boolean
   canImportExportDSL: boolean
   canReleaseAndVersion: boolean
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ export type WorkflowAccessControl = {
 
 export const fullWorkflowAccessControl: WorkflowAccessControl = {
   canEdit: true,
-  canComment: true,
   canRun: true,
   canImportExportDSL: true,
   canReleaseAndVersion: true,
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow-panel-interactions.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow-panel-interactions.spec.tsx
index ccdc3b728b8..eda63f4c244 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow-panel-interactions.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow-panel-interactions.spec.tsx
@@ -142,28 +142,4 @@ describe('useWorkflowMoveMode', () => {
     expect(store.getState().controlMode).toBe(ControlMode.Pointer)
     expect(mockHandleSelectionCancel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
-
-  it('does not switch to comment mode when commenting is denied', () => {
-    const { result, store } = renderWorkflowHook(() => useWorkflowMoveMode(), {
-      initialStoreState: {
-        controlMode: ControlMode.Pointer,
-      },
-      hooksStoreProps: {
-        accessControl: {
-          canEdit: true,
-          canComment: false,
-          canRun: true,
-          canImportExportDSL: true,
-          canReleaseAndVersion: true,
-        },
-      },
-    })
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.handleModeComment()
-    })
-
-    expect(store.getState().controlMode).toBe(ControlMode.Pointer)
-    expect(mockHandleSelectionCancel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-  })
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow.spec.ts b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow.spec.ts
index 6164a7bf2ba..7f7d8b7fded 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow.spec.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/__tests__/use-workflow.spec.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ describe('useNodesReadOnly', () => {
       hooksStoreProps: {
         accessControl: {
           canEdit: false,
-          canComment: true,
           canRun: true,
           canImportExportDSL: true,
           canReleaseAndVersion: true,
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/use-workflow-panel-interactions.ts b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/use-workflow-panel-interactions.ts
index bd54f1a713e..9f59eaeee71 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/use-workflow-panel-interactions.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/hooks/use-workflow-panel-interactions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useSuspenseQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { systemFeaturesQueryOptions } from '@/features/system-features/client'
-import { useHooksStore } from '../hooks-store'
 import { useStore, useWorkflowStore } from '../store'
 import { ControlMode, WorkflowRunningStatus } from '../types'
 import { useEdgesInteractionsWithoutSync } from './use-edges-interactions-without-sync'
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ export const useWorkflowMoveMode = () => {
   const workflowRunningData = useStore((s) => s.workflowRunningData)
   const historyWorkflowData = useStore((s) => s.historyWorkflowData)
   const isRestoring = useStore((s) => s.isRestoring)
-  const canComment = useHooksStore((s) => s.accessControl.canComment)
   const { getNodesReadOnly } = useNodesReadOnly()
   const { handleSelectionCancel } = useSelectionInteractions()
   const { data: isCommentModeAvailable } = useSuspenseQuery({
@@ -46,11 +44,7 @@ export const useWorkflowMoveMode = () => {
     historyWorkflowData ||
     isRestoring
   )
-  const canUseCommentMode = !!(
-    canComment &&
-    !isCommentModeOperationBlocked &&
-    isCommentModeAvailable
-  )
+  const canUseCommentMode = !!(!isCommentModeOperationBlocked && isCommentModeAvailable)
 
   const handleModePointer = useCallback(() => {
     if (getNodesReadOnly()) return
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/nodes/_base/components/__tests__/node-control.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/nodes/_base/components/__tests__/node-control.spec.tsx
index 8c366c258c0..fc6494a3fb5 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/nodes/_base/components/__tests__/node-control.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/nodes/_base/components/__tests__/node-control.spec.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ describe('NodeControl', () => {
     it('should hide the run control when workflow run permission is missing', () => {
       renderNodeControl(<NodeControlHarness id="node-5" data={makeData()} />, {
         canEdit: false,
-        canComment: true,
         canRun: false,
         canImportExportDSL: false,
         canReleaseAndVersion: false,
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/operator/__tests__/control.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/operator/__tests__/control.spec.tsx
index 53541ddbc93..a487bfe4470 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/operator/__tests__/control.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/operator/__tests__/control.spec.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ const {
 }))
 
 let mockNodesReadOnly = false
-let mockCanComment = true
-let mockCanEdit = true
 let mockCanUseCommentMode = true
 let mockIsCommentModeAvailable = true
 let mockStoreState: WorkflowStoreState
@@ -55,18 +53,6 @@ vi.mock('../../store', () => ({
   useStore: (selector: (state: WorkflowStoreState) => unknown) => selector(mockStoreState),
 }))
 
-vi.mock('../../hooks-store', () => ({
-  useHooksStore: <T,>(
-    selector: (state: { accessControl: { canComment: boolean; canEdit: boolean } }) => T,
-  ): T =>
-    selector({
-      accessControl: {
-        canComment: mockCanComment,
-        canEdit: mockCanEdit,
-      },
-    }),
-}))
-
 vi.mock('../add-block', () => ({
   default: () => <div data-testid="add-block" />,
 }))
@@ -85,8 +71,6 @@ describe('Control', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     mockNodesReadOnly = false
-    mockCanComment = true
-    mockCanEdit = true
     mockCanUseCommentMode = true
     mockIsCommentModeAvailable = true
     mockStoreState = {
@@ -151,8 +135,6 @@ describe('Control', () => {
     })
 
     it('should block note creation when editing is not allowed', () => {
-      mockCanEdit = false
-      mockCanComment = true
       mockNodesReadOnly = true
 
       render(<Control />)
@@ -164,7 +146,7 @@ describe('Control', () => {
       expect(mockHandleAddNote).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
 
-    it('should keep comment mode enabled for readonly layout users who can comment', () => {
+    it('should keep comment mode enabled when nodes are read-only', () => {
       mockNodesReadOnly = true
       mockCanUseCommentMode = true
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/panel-contextmenu.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/panel-contextmenu.tsx
index cb50560852b..df256379c2b 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/panel-contextmenu.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/panel-contextmenu.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export function PanelContextmenu({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
     isRestoring
   )
   const canEditWorkflow = accessControl.canEdit && !workflowOperationReadOnly
-  const canCommentWorkflow = accessControl.canComment && !workflowOperationReadOnly
   const shouldHideImportApp = flowType === FlowType.snippet || isSnippetCanvas()
 
   const renderAddBlockTrigger = useCallback(() => {
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ export function PanelContextmenu({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
             {t(($) => $['nodes.note.addNote'], { ns: 'workflow' })}
           </ContextMenuItem>
         )}
-        {canCommentWorkflow && isCommentModeAvailable && (
+        {!workflowOperationReadOnly && isCommentModeAvailable && (
           <ContextMenuItem
             disabled={!!pendingComment}
             className={cn(
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/panel/__tests__/inputs-panel.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/panel/__tests__/inputs-panel.spec.tsx
index 460b20cbd47..1b7e65f9aa6 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/panel/__tests__/inputs-panel.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/panel/__tests__/inputs-panel.spec.tsx
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ describe('InputsPanel', () => {
             handleRun,
             accessControl: {
               canEdit: true,
-              canComment: true,
               canRun: false,
               canImportExportDSL: true,
               canReleaseAndVersion: true,
diff --git a/web/utils/permission.spec.ts b/web/utils/permission.spec.ts
index 53d846a319a..521f4721768 100644
--- a/web/utils/permission.spec.ts
+++ b/web/utils/permission.spec.ts
@@ -25,21 +25,19 @@ describe('permission', () => {
   })
 
   describe('getAppACLCapabilities', () => {
-    it('allows test-and-run users to access layout without edit or comment', () => {
+    it('allows test-and-run users to access layout without edit', () => {
       const capabilities = getAppACLCapabilities([AppACLPermission.TestAndRun])
 
       expect(capabilities.canTestAndRun).toBe(true)
       expect(capabilities.canAccessLayout).toBe(true)
-      expect(capabilities.canComment).toBe(false)
       expect(capabilities.canEdit).toBe(false)
     })
 
-    it('allows view-layout users to preview the app and comment but not run/debug', () => {
+    it('allows view-layout users to preview the app but not run/debug', () => {
       const capabilities = getAppACLCapabilities([AppACLPermission.ViewLayout])
 
       expect(capabilities.canPreviewApp).toBe(true)
       expect(capabilities.canAccessLayout).toBe(true)
-      expect(capabilities.canComment).toBe(true)
       expect(capabilities.canTestAndRun).toBe(false)
     })
 
diff --git a/web/utils/permission.ts b/web/utils/permission.ts
index 7da5d448986..305275071b4 100644
--- a/web/utils/permission.ts
+++ b/web/utils/permission.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ type AppACLCapabilities = {
   canTestAndRun: boolean
   canEdit: boolean
   canAccessLayout: boolean
-  canComment: boolean
   canPreviewApp: boolean
   canImportExportDSL: boolean
   canDelete: boolean
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ export const getAppACLCapabilities = (
     canTestAndRun,
     canEdit,
     canAccessLayout: canViewLayout || canTestAndRun || canEdit,
-    canComment: canViewLayout || canEdit,
     canPreviewApp: canViewLayout || canTestAndRun,
     canImportExportDSL: hasResourcePermission(
       permissionKeys,