diff --git a/core/menu/app_config.php b/core/menu/app_config.php
index 516d2c66b1..8036328120 100644
--- a/core/menu/app_config.php
+++ b/core/menu/app_config.php
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['search'] = "true";
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
 		$z++;
-		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['name'] = "menu_item_protected";
-		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['type'] = "text";
-		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
-		$z++;
+		//$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['name'] = "menu_item_protected";
+		//$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['type'] = "text";
+		//$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
+		//$z++;
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['name'] = "menu_item_order";
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['type'] = "numeric";
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
diff --git a/core/menu/menu_item_edit.php b/core/menu/menu_item_edit.php
index c9b33c6c9e..5a96ba6467 100644
--- a/core/menu/menu_item_edit.php
+++ b/core/menu/menu_item_edit.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	$menu_item_icon = '';
 	$menu_item_icon_color = '';
 	$menu_item_description = '';
-	$menu_item_protected = '';
+	//$menu_item_protected = '';
 	$menu_item_parent_uuid = null;
 	$menu_item_order = null;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 		$menu_item_icon = $_POST["menu_item_icon"] ?? '';
 		$menu_item_icon_color = $_POST["menu_item_icon_color"] ?? '';
 		$menu_item_description = $_POST["menu_item_description"] ?? '';
-		$menu_item_protected = $_POST["menu_item_protected"] ?? '';
+		//$menu_item_protected = $_POST["menu_item_protected"] ?? '';
 		$menu_item_parent_uuid = $_POST["menu_item_parent_uuid"] ?? null;
 		$menu_item_order = $_POST["menu_item_order"] ?? '';
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_icon'] = $menu_item_icon;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_icon_color'] = $menu_item_icon_color;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_description'] = $menu_item_description;
-					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
+					//$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_uuid'] = $menu_item_uuid;
 					if (!is_uuid($menu_item_parent_uuid)) {
 						$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_parent_uuid'] = null;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_icon'] = $menu_item_icon;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_icon_color'] = $menu_item_icon_color;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_description'] = $menu_item_description;
-					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
+					//$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
 					$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_uuid'] = $menu_item_uuid;
 					if (!is_uuid($menu_item_parent_uuid)) {
 						$array['menu_items'][0]['menu_item_parent_uuid'] = null;
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@
 				}
 
 			//update child menu items to protected true or false
-				$sql = "update v_menu_items ";
-				$sql .= "set menu_item_protected = :menu_item_protected ";
-				$sql .= "where menu_item_parent_uuid = :menu_item_parent_uuid ";
-				$parameters['menu_item_parent_uuid'] = $menu_item_uuid;
-				$parameters['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
-				$database->execute($sql, $parameters);
-				unset($parameters);
+				//$sql = "update v_menu_items ";
+				//$sql .= "set menu_item_protected = :menu_item_protected ";
+				//$sql .= "where menu_item_parent_uuid = :menu_item_parent_uuid ";
+				//$parameters['menu_item_parent_uuid'] = $menu_item_uuid;
+				//$parameters['menu_item_protected'] = $menu_item_protected;
+				//$database->execute($sql, $parameters);
+				//unset($parameters);
 
 			//add a group to the menu
 				if (!empty($group_uuid_name) && permission_exists('menu_add')) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 			$menu_item_icon = $row["menu_item_icon"];
 			$menu_item_icon_color = $row["menu_item_icon_color"];
 			$menu_item_description = $row["menu_item_description"];
-			$menu_item_protected = $row["menu_item_protected"];
+			//$menu_item_protected = $row["menu_item_protected"];
 			$menu_item_parent_uuid = $row["menu_item_parent_uuid"];
 			$menu_item_order = $row["menu_item_order"];
 			$menu_item_add_user = $row["menu_item_add_user"];
@@ -535,29 +535,29 @@
 	echo "		</td>";
 	echo "	</tr>";
 
-	echo "<tr>\n";
-	echo "<td class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap>\n";
-	echo "    ".$text['label-protected']."\n";
-	echo "</td>\n";
-	echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
-	echo "    <select class='formfld' name='menu_item_protected'>\n";
-	if ($menu_item_protected == "false") {
-		echo "    <option value='false' selected='selected' >".$text['label-false']."</option>\n";
-	}
-	else {
-		echo "    <option value='false'>".$text['label-false']."</option>\n";
-	}
-	if ($menu_item_protected == "true") {
-		echo "    <option value='true' selected='selected' >".$text['label-true']."</option>\n";
-	}
-	else {
-		echo "    <option value='true'>".$text['label-true']."</option>\n";
-	}
-	echo "    </select><br />\n";
-	echo $text['description-protected']."<br />\n";
-	echo "\n";
-	echo "</td>\n";
-	echo "</tr>\n";
+	//echo "<tr>\n";
+	//echo "<td class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap>\n";
+	//echo "    ".$text['label-protected']."\n";
+	//echo "</td>\n";
+	//echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
+	//echo "    <select class='formfld' name='menu_item_protected'>\n";
+	//if ($menu_item_protected == "false") {
+	//	echo "    <option value='false' selected='selected' >".$text['label-false']."</option>\n";
+	//}
+	//else {
+	//	echo "    <option value='false'>".$text['label-false']."</option>\n";
+	//}
+	//if ($menu_item_protected == "true") {
+	//	echo "    <option value='true' selected='selected' >".$text['label-true']."</option>\n";
+	//}
+	//else {
+	//	echo "    <option value='true'>".$text['label-true']."</option>\n";
+	//}
+	//echo "    </select><br />\n";
+	//echo $text['description-protected']."<br />\n";
+	//echo "\n";
+	//echo "</td>\n";
+	//echo "</tr>\n";
 
 	if (!empty($action) && $action == "update") {
 		if (empty($menu_item_parent_uuid)) {
diff --git a/core/menu/menu_item_list.php b/core/menu/menu_item_list.php
index 5ed02fb2b5..71aca78c78 100644
--- a/core/menu/menu_item_list.php
+++ b/core/menu/menu_item_list.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 				//set the db values as php variables
 				$menu_item_uuid = $row2['menu_item_uuid'];
 				$menu_item_category = $row2['menu_item_category'];
-				$menu_item_protected = $row2['menu_item_protected'];
+				//$menu_item_protected = $row2['menu_item_protected'];
 				$menu_item_parent_uuid = $row2['menu_item_parent_uuid'];
 				$menu_item_order = $row2['menu_item_order'];
 				$menu_item_title = $row2['menu_item_title'];
@@ -187,15 +187,15 @@
 				echo "<td class='no-wrap overflow no-link hide-sm-dn'>".$menu_item_link."&nbsp;</td>\n";
 				echo "<td class='no-wrap overflow hide-xs'>".$group_list."&nbsp;</td>";
 				echo "<td class='center'>".$menu_item_category."&nbsp;</td>";
-				if (permission_exists('menu_item_edit')) {
-					echo "	<td class='no-link center'>\n";
-					echo button::create(['type'=>'submit','class'=>'link','label'=>$text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')],'title'=>$text['button-toggle'],'onclick'=>"list_self_check('checkbox_".$x."'); list_action_set('toggle'); list_form_submit('form_list')"]);
-				}
-				else {
-					echo "	<td class='center'>\n";
-					echo $text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')];
-				}
-				echo "	</td>\n";
+				//if (permission_exists('menu_item_edit')) {
+				//	echo "	<td class='no-link center'>\n";
+				//	echo button::create(['type'=>'submit','class'=>'link','label'=>$text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')],'title'=>$text['button-toggle'],'onclick'=>"list_self_check('checkbox_".$x."'); list_action_set('toggle'); list_form_submit('form_list')"]);
+				//}
+				//else {
+				//	echo "	<td class='center'>\n";
+				//	echo $text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')];
+				//}
+				//echo "	</td>\n";
 				echo "<td class='center no-wrap'>&nbsp;</td>";
 
 				//echo "<td align='center'>";
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 	echo "		<th class='no-wrap pct-35 hide-sm-dn'>".$text['label-link']."</th>";
 	echo "		<th class='no-wrap pct-35 hide-xs'>".$text['label-groups']."</th>";
 	echo "		<th class='no-wrap center shrink'>".$text['label-category']."</th>";
-	echo "		<th class='no-wrap center shrink'>".$text['label-protected']."</th>";
+	//echo "		<th class='no-wrap center shrink'>".$text['label-protected']."</th>";
 	echo "		<th class='no-wrap center shrink'>".$text['label-menu_order']."</th>";
 	if (permission_exists('menu_item_edit') && $list_row_edit_button) {
 		echo "	<td class='action-button'>&nbsp;</td>\n";
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 				$menu_item_link = $row['menu_item_link'];
 				$menu_item_icon = $row['menu_item_icon'];
 				$menu_item_icon_color = $row['menu_item_icon_color'];
-				$menu_item_protected = $row['menu_item_protected'];
+				//$menu_item_protected = $row['menu_item_protected'];
 
 			//get the groups that have been assigned to the menu
 				$sql = "select ";
@@ -399,15 +399,15 @@
 				echo "<td class='no-wrap overflow no-link hide-sm-dn'>".$menu_item_link."&nbsp;</td>\n";
 				echo "<td class='no-wrap overflow hide-xs'>".($group_list ?? '')."&nbsp;</td>\n";
 				echo "<td class='center'>".$menu_item_category."&nbsp;</td>\n";
-				if (permission_exists('menu_item_edit')) {
-					echo "<td class='no-link center'>\n";
-					echo button::create(['type'=>'submit','class'=>'link','label'=>$text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')],'title'=>$text['button-toggle'],'onclick'=>"list_self_check('checkbox_".$x."'); list_action_set('toggle'); list_form_submit('form_list')"]);
-				}
-				else {
-					echo "<td class='center'>\n";
-					echo $text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')];
-				}
-				echo "</td>\n";
+				//if (permission_exists('menu_item_edit')) {
+				//	echo "<td class='no-link center'>\n";
+				//	echo button::create(['type'=>'submit','class'=>'link','label'=>$text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')],'title'=>$text['button-toggle'],'onclick'=>"list_self_check('checkbox_".$x."'); list_action_set('toggle'); list_form_submit('form_list')"]);
+				//}
+				//else {
+				//	echo "<td class='center'>\n";
+				//	echo $text['label-'.($menu_item_protected == 'true' ? 'true' : 'false')];
+				//}
+				//echo "</td>\n";
 				echo "<td class='center'>".$row['menu_item_order']."&nbsp;</td>\n";
 
 				//echo "<td align='center' nowrap>";
diff --git a/core/menu/menu_restore_default.php b/core/menu/menu_restore_default.php
index df0c5f3c1a..50bba6aac9 100644
--- a/core/menu/menu_restore_default.php
+++ b/core/menu/menu_restore_default.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	$menu = new menu;
 	$menu->menu_uuid = $menu_uuid;
 	$menu->menu_language = $menu_language;
-	$menu->delete_unprotected();
+	$menu->delete();
 	$menu->restore();
 	unset($menu);
 
diff --git a/resources/classes/menu.php b/resources/classes/menu.php
index 9908827f7a..a778fd1f20 100644
--- a/resources/classes/menu.php
+++ b/resources/classes/menu.php
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * delete items in the menu that are not protected
+		 * delete items in the menu
 		 */
-		public function delete_unprotected() {
+		public function delete() {
 			//remove existing menu languages
 				$sql  = "delete from v_menu_languages ";
 				$sql .= "where menu_uuid = :menu_uuid ";
@@ -325,38 +325,38 @@
 				$sql .= "	select menu_item_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "	from v_menu_items ";
 				$sql .= "	where menu_uuid = :menu_uuid ";
-				$sql .= "	and ( ";
-				$sql .= " 		menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
-				$sql .= "		or menu_item_protected is null ";
-				$sql .= "	) ";
+				//$sql .= "	and ( ";
+				//$sql .= " 		menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
+				//$sql .= "		or menu_item_protected is null ";
+				//$sql .= "	) ";
 				$sql .= ") ";
 				$parameters['menu_uuid'] = $this->menu_uuid;
 				$this->database->execute($sql, $parameters);
 				unset($sql, $parameters);
 
-			//remove existing unprotected menu item groups
+			//remove existing menu item groups
 				$sql = "delete from v_menu_item_groups ";
 				$sql .= "where menu_uuid = :menu_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "and menu_item_uuid in ( ";
 				$sql .= "	select menu_item_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "	from v_menu_items ";
 				$sql .= "	where menu_uuid = :menu_uuid ";
-				$sql .= "	and ( ";
-				$sql .= " 		menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
-				$sql .= "		or menu_item_protected is null ";
-				$sql .= "	) ";
+				//$sql .= "	and ( ";
+				//$sql .= " 		menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
+				//$sql .= "		or menu_item_protected is null ";
+				//$sql .= "	) ";
 				$sql .= ") ";
 				$parameters['menu_uuid'] = $this->menu_uuid;
 				$this->database->execute($sql, $parameters);
 				unset($sql, $parameters);
 
-			//remove existing unprotected menu items
+			//remove existing menu items
 				$sql  = "delete from v_menu_items ";
 				$sql .= "where menu_uuid = :menu_uuid ";
-				$sql .= "and ( ";
-				$sql .= "	menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
-				$sql .= "	or menu_item_protected is null ";
-				$sql .= ") ";
+				//$sql .= "and ( ";
+				//$sql .= "	menu_item_protected <> 'true' ";
+				//$sql .= "	or menu_item_protected is null ";
+				//$sql .= ") ";
 				$parameters['menu_uuid'] = $this->menu_uuid;
 				$this->database->execute($sql, $parameters);
 				unset($sql, $parameters);
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 								//execute save
 									$database = new database;
 									$database->app_name = $this->app_name;
-									$database->app_uuid = $this->app_uuid;				
+									$database->app_uuid = $this->app_uuid;
 									$database->save($array);
 									unset($array);
 								//set message
@@ -786,7 +786,8 @@
 					$menu_items = $menu_field['menu_items'];
 
 					//prepare the protected menus
-					$menu_item_title = ($menu_field['menu_item_protected'] == "true") ? $menu_field['menu_item_title'] : $menu_field['menu_language_title'];
+					//$menu_item_title = ($menu_field['menu_item_protected'] == "true") ? $menu_field['menu_item_title'] : $menu_field['menu_language_title'];
+					$menu_item_title = $menu_field['menu_language_title'];
 
 					//prepare the menu_tags according to the category
 					$menu_tags = '';
@@ -867,7 +868,8 @@
 						$menu_items = $submenu_field['menu_items'];
 
 					//prepare the protected menus
-						$menu_item_title = ($submenu_field['menu_item_protected'] == "true") ? $submenu_field['menu_item_title'] : $submenu_field['menu_language_title'];
+						//$menu_item_title = ($submenu_field['menu_item_protected'] == "true") ? $submenu_field['menu_item_title'] : $submenu_field['menu_language_title'];
+						$menu_item_title = $submenu_field['menu_language_title'];
 
 					//prepare the menu_tags according to the category
 						switch ($menu_item_category) {
@@ -922,8 +924,8 @@
 
 			//get the menu from the database
 				$sql = "select i.menu_item_link, l.menu_item_title as menu_language_title, ";
-				$sql .= "i.menu_item_title, i.menu_item_protected, i.menu_item_category, ";
-				$sql .= "i.menu_item_icon, i.menu_item_icon_color, i.menu_item_uuid, i.menu_item_parent_uuid ";
+				$sql .= "i.menu_item_title, i.menu_item_category, i.menu_item_icon, ";
+				$sql .= "i.menu_item_icon_color, i.menu_item_uuid, i.menu_item_parent_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "from v_menu_items as i, v_menu_languages as l ";
 				$sql .= "where i.menu_item_uuid = l.menu_item_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "and l.menu_language = :menu_language ";
@@ -992,7 +994,9 @@
 				}
 
 			//get the child menu from the database
-				$sql = "select i.menu_item_link, l.menu_item_title as menu_language_title, i.menu_item_title, i.menu_item_protected, i.menu_item_category, i.menu_item_icon, i.menu_item_icon_color, i.menu_item_uuid, i.menu_item_parent_uuid ";
+				$sql = "select i.menu_item_link, l.menu_item_title as menu_language_title, ";
+				$sql .= "i.menu_item_title, i.menu_item_category, i.menu_item_icon, ";
+				$sql .= "i.menu_item_icon_color, i.menu_item_uuid, i.menu_item_parent_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "from v_menu_items as i, v_menu_languages as l ";
 				$sql .= "where i.menu_item_uuid = l.menu_item_uuid ";
 				$sql .= "and l.menu_language = :menu_language ";
@@ -1039,13 +1043,13 @@
 						//add the row to the array
 							$a[$x] = $row;
 
-						//prepare the protected menus
-							if ($row['menu_item_protected'] == "true") {
-								$a[$x]['menu_item_title'] = $row['menu_item_title'];
-							}
-							else {
-								$a[$x]['menu_item_title'] = $row['menu_language_title'];
-							}
+						//prepare the menus
+							//if ($row['menu_item_protected'] == "true") {
+							//	$a[$x]['menu_item_title'] = $row['menu_item_title'];
+							//}
+							//else {
+							$a[$x]['menu_item_title'] = $row['menu_language_title'];
+							//}
 
 						//get sub menu for children
 							if (!empty($menu_item_uuid)) {