diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_discussion_xblock.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_discussion_xblock.py
index 4e191f052c..aa77725c2c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_discussion_xblock.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_discussion_xblock.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ import uuid
 
 from unittest import mock
 import ddt
-from django.test import override_settings
 from django.urls import reverse
-from edx_toggles.toggles.testutils import override_waffle_flag
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
 from xblock.field_data import DictFieldData
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import ItemFactory, ToyCourseFactory
 from lms.djangoapps.course_api.blocks.tests.helpers import deserialize_usage_key
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.module_render import get_module_for_descriptor_internal
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.tests.helpers import XModuleRenderingTestBase
-from lms.djangoapps.discussion.toggles import ENABLE_DISCUSSIONS_MFE
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import CourseEnrollmentFactory, UserFactory
 
 
@@ -308,34 +305,6 @@ class TestXBlockInCourse(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         assert 'data-user-create-comment="false"' in html
         assert 'data-user-create-subcomment="false"' in html
 
-    @override_settings(DISCUSSIONS_MICROFRONTEND_URL="http://test.url")
-    @override_waffle_flag(ENABLE_DISCUSSIONS_MFE, True)
-    def test_embed_mfe_in_course(self):
-        """
-        Test that the xblock embeds the MFE UI when the flag is enabled
-        """
-        discussion_xblock = get_module_for_descriptor_internal(
-            user=self.user,
-            descriptor=self.discussion,
-            student_data=mock.Mock(name='student_data'),
-            course_id=self.course.id,
-            track_function=mock.Mock(name='track_function'),
-            request_token='request_token',
-        )
-
-        fragment = discussion_xblock.render('student_view')
-        html = fragment.content
-        self.assertInHTML(
-            """
-            <iframe
-                id='discussions-mfe-tab-embed'
-                title='Discussions'
-                src='http://test.url/edX/toy/2012_Fall/topics/test_discussion_xblock_id'
-            />
-            """,
-            html,
-        )
-
     @ddt.data(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.mongo, ModuleStoreEnum.Type.split)
     def test_discussion_render_successfully_with_orphan_parent(self, default_store):
         """
@@ -431,14 +400,13 @@ class TestXBlockQueryLoad(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
                 discussion_target='Target Discussion',
             ))
 
-        # 7 queries are required to do first discussion xblock render:
+        # 4 queries are required to do first discussion xblock render:
         # * split_modulestore_django_splitmodulestorecourseindex x2
-        # * waffle_utils_wafflecourseoverridemodel
         # * waffle_utils_waffleorgoverridemodel
-        # * waffle_flag
         # * django_comment_client_role
-        # * lms_xblock_xblockasidesconfig
-        num_queries = 7
+
+        num_queries = 4
+
         for discussion in discussions:
             discussion_xblock = get_module_for_descriptor_internal(
                 user=user,
@@ -451,9 +419,9 @@ class TestXBlockQueryLoad(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
             with self.assertNumQueries(num_queries):
                 fragment = discussion_xblock.render('student_view')
 
-            # Permissions are cached, so only 1  query required for subsequent renders
-            # to check the waffle flag
-            num_queries = 1
+            # Permissions are cached, so no queries required for subsequent renders
+
+            num_queries = 0
 
             html = fragment.content
             assert 'data-user-create-comment="false"' in html
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_builtin/xblock_discussion/xblock_discussion/__init__.py b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_builtin/xblock_discussion/xblock_discussion/__init__.py
index f48ecf55e6..3b4338dc4d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_builtin/xblock_discussion/xblock_discussion/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_builtin/xblock_discussion/xblock_discussion/__init__.py
@@ -169,22 +169,6 @@ class DiscussionXBlock(XBlock, StudioEditableXBlockMixin, XmlParserMixin):  # li
         Renders student view for LMS.
         """
         fragment = Fragment()
-        mfe_url = get_discussions_mfe_topic_url(self.course_key, self.discussion_id)
-        if ENABLE_DISCUSSIONS_MFE.is_enabled(self.course_key) and mfe_url:
-            fragment.add_content(HTML(
-                "<iframe id='discussions-mfe-tab-embed' src='{src}' title='{title}'></iframe>"
-            ).format(src=mfe_url, title=_("Discussions")))
-            fragment.add_css(
-                """
-                #discussions-mfe-tab-embed {
-                    width: 100%;
-                    height: 800px;
-                    border: none;
-                }
-                """
-            )
-            return fragment
-
         self.add_resource_urls(fragment)
 
         login_msg = ''