diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/app/opendocument/droid/test/MainActivityTests.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/app/opendocument/droid/test/MainActivityTests.kt
index 8f200797694f..ec18c4b0b3d1 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/app/opendocument/droid/test/MainActivityTests.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/app/opendocument/droid/test/MainActivityTests.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.View
 import androidx.core.content.FileProvider
 import androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView
 import androidx.test.espresso.IdlingRegistry
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers.anyOf
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.AfterClass
@@ -253,13 +255,14 @@ class MainActivityTests {
             )
     }
 
-    // the toolbar action now launches ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT directly, which the test stubs out.
-    // it used to raise a chooser of our own that a file manager had to be picked from first.
+    // the landing screen is the only thing offering to open a document now that the toolbar
+    // action is gone. exactly one of its two entry points is on screen - the fab is hidden
+    // while the empty state is up - and which one depends on whether an earlier test already
+    // left a document in the recent list, so match either.
     private fun openDocumentThroughPicker() {
         onView(
                 allOf(
-                    withId(R.id.menu_open),
-                    withContentDescription("Open document"),
+                    anyOf<View>(withId(R.id.landing_open_fab), withId(R.id.landing_empty_open)),
                     isDisplayed(),
                 )
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/opendocument/droid/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/opendocument/droid/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
index 7656b7466ac1..a5688407183c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/opendocument/droid/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/opendocument/droid/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
@@ -452,17 +452,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), MenuProvider {
                 analyticsManager.report(AnalyticsConstants.EVENT_SEARCH)
             }
 
-            R.id.menu_open -> {
-                findDocument()
-
-                analyticsManager.report("menu_open")
-                analyticsManager.report(
-                    AnalyticsConstants.EVENT_SELECT_CONTENT,
-                    AnalyticsConstants.PARAM_CONTENT_TYPE,
-                    "choose",
-                )
-            }
-
             R.id.menu_open_with -> {
                 documentFragment?.openWith(this)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
index 9c0df3c4e1b0..7e8de18e11dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
-    <item
-        android:id="@+id/menu_open"
-        android:icon="@drawable/ic_folder_open"
-        android:title="@string/menu_open"
-        app:showAsAction="always"
-        tools:ignore="AlwaysShowAction" />
-
     <item
         android:id="@+id/menu_edit"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_edit"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 70b18724dc2a..89ca418f4e06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <string name="dialog_uploading_message_appendix">Uploaded files are private and automatically deleted after 24 hours.</string>
     <string name="dialog_upload_file">We aren\'t able to open this document, because we don\'t support its format. Do you want to upload it to our server temporarily, so we can display it for you anyway? Uploaded files are private and automatically deleted after 24 hours.</string>
     <string name="menu_search">Search in document</string>
-    <string name="menu_open">Open document</string>
     <string name="menu_open_with">Open with...</string>
     <string name="menu_share">Share document</string>
     <string name="menu_edit">Edit document</string>