diff --git a/app/controllers/form_field_values_controller.rb b/app/controllers/form_field_values_controller.rb
index 51a2ea46d..8daab0737 100644
--- a/app/controllers/form_field_values_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/form_field_values_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class FormFieldValuesController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :check_forms_enabled
   before_action :load_form_response
   before_action :load_form_field
   before_action :check_create_permissions
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ class FormFieldValuesController < ApplicationController
     render_403 unless can_submit_form_response?(@form_response)
   end
 
+  def check_forms_enabled
+    render_404 unless Form.forms_enabled?
+  end
+
   def log_form_field_value_create_activity
     step = @form_response.step
     protocol = step.protocol
diff --git a/app/controllers/form_fields_controller.rb b/app/controllers/form_fields_controller.rb
index 09e34c386..12e62d793 100644
--- a/app/controllers/form_fields_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/form_fields_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class FormFieldsController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :check_forms_enabled
   before_action :load_form
   before_action :load_form_field, only: %i(update destroy)
   before_action :check_manage_permissions, only: %i(create update destroy reorder)
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ class FormFieldsController < ApplicationController
     params.require(:form_field).permit(:name, :description, { data: [:type, :unit, :time, :range, validations: {}, options: []] }, :required, :allow_not_applicable, :uid)
   end
 
+  def check_forms_enabled
+    render_404 unless Form.forms_enabled?
+  end
+
   def log_activity(type_of, message_items = {})
     Activities::CreateActivityService
       .call(activity_type: type_of,
diff --git a/app/controllers/forms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forms_controller.rb
index 02fec7046..583f07243 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forms_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 class FormsController < ApplicationController
   include UserRolesHelper
 
+  before_action :check_forms_enabled
   before_action :load_form, only: %i(show update publish unpublish export_form_responses)
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs_items, only: %i(index show)
   before_action :check_manage_permissions, only: :update
@@ -221,6 +222,10 @@ class FormsController < ApplicationController
     params.require(:form).permit(:name, :description)
   end
 
+  def check_forms_enabled
+    render_404 unless Form.forms_enabled?
+  end
+
   def log_activity(form, type_of, message_items = {})
     Activities::CreateActivityService
       .call(activity_type: type_of,
diff --git a/app/controllers/step_elements/form_responses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/step_elements/form_responses_controller.rb
index 272be12fb..1721e4ca4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/step_elements/form_responses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/step_elements/form_responses_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module StepElements
   class FormResponsesController < BaseController
+    before_action :check_forms_enabled, except: %i(destroy)
     before_action :load_form, only: :create
     before_action :load_step, only: :create
     before_action :load_form_response, except: :create
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ module StepElements
       render_404 unless @form_response
     end
 
+    def check_forms_enabled
+      render_404 unless Form.forms_enabled?
+    end
+
     def log_step_form_activity(element_type_of, message_items = {})
       message_items[:my_module] = @protocol.my_module.id if @protocol.in_module?
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/left_menu_bar_helper.rb b/app/helpers/left_menu_bar_helper.rb
index abe0060ef..22ce21335 100644
--- a/app/helpers/left_menu_bar_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/left_menu_bar_helper.rb
@@ -34,19 +34,7 @@ module LeftMenuBarHelper
         name: t('left_menu_bar.templates'),
         icon: 'sn-icon-protocols-templates',
         active: protocols_are_selected? || label_templates_are_selected? || forms_are_selected?,
-        submenu: [{
-          url: forms_path,
-          name: t('left_menu_bar.forms'),
-          active: forms_are_selected?
-        }, {
-          url: protocols_path,
-          name: t('left_menu_bar.protocol'),
-          active: protocols_are_selected?
-        }, {
-          url: label_templates_path,
-          name: t('left_menu_bar.label'),
-          active: label_templates_are_selected?
-        }]
+        submenu: template_submenu
       }, {
         url: reports_path,
         name: t('left_menu_bar.reports'),
@@ -103,4 +91,27 @@ module LeftMenuBarHelper
   def activities_are_selected?
     controller_name == 'global_activities'
   end
+
+  def template_submenu
+    submenu = [
+      {
+        url: protocols_path,
+        name: t('left_menu_bar.protocol'),
+        active: protocols_are_selected?
+      }, {
+        url: label_templates_path,
+        name: t('left_menu_bar.label'),
+        active: label_templates_are_selected?
+      }
+    ]
+
+    if Form.forms_enabled?
+      submenu.unshift({
+                        url: forms_path,
+                        name: t('left_menu_bar.forms'),
+                        active: forms_are_selected?
+                      })
+    end
+    submenu
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
index aeb20f73b..a4180f4c1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
@@ -410,14 +410,18 @@
                     emit: 'create:checklist',
                     icon: 'sn-icon sn-icon-checkllist',
                     data_e2e: `e2e-BT-protocol-step${this.step.id}-insertChecklist`
-                  },{
-                    text: this.i18n.t('protocols.steps.insert.form'),
-                    emit: 'create:form',
-                    icon: 'sn-icon sn-icon-forms',
-                    data_e2e: `e2e-BT-protocol-step${this.step.id}-insertForm`
                   }]);
         }
 
+        if (this.urls.create_form_response_url) {
+          menu = menu.concat([{
+                   text: this.i18n.t('protocols.steps.insert.form'),
+                   emit: 'create:form',
+                   icon: 'sn-icon sn-icon-forms',
+                   data_e2e: `e2e-BT-protocol-step${this.step.id}-insertForm`
+                 }]);
+        }
+
         return menu;
       },
       actionsMenu() {
diff --git a/app/models/form.rb b/app/models/form.rb
index eb2f7bd5c..f5812460a 100644
--- a/app/models/form.rb
+++ b/app/models/form.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ class Form < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def self.forms_enabled?
+    false
+  end
+
   private
 
   def update_automatic_user_assignments
diff --git a/app/serializers/step_form_response_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/step_form_response_serializer.rb
index 7bb618190..70b030f3d 100644
--- a/app/serializers/step_form_response_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/step_form_response_serializer.rb
@@ -30,19 +30,21 @@ class StepFormResponseSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
 
   def urls
     user = scope[:user] || @instance_options[:user]
+    list = {}
 
-    list = {
-      add_value: form_response_form_field_values_path(object)
-    }
+    if Form.forms_enabled?
+      list[:add_value] = form_response_form_field_values_path(object)
+      list[:submit] = submit_step_form_response_path(object.step, object) if can_submit_form_response?(user, object)
+      list[:reset] = reset_step_form_response_path(object.step, object) if can_reset_form_response?(user, object)
 
-    list[:submit] = submit_step_form_response_path(object.step, object) if can_submit_form_response?(user, object)
-    list[:reset] = reset_step_form_response_path(object.step, object) if can_reset_form_response?(user, object)
-    if can_manage_step?(user, object.step)
-      list[:move_url] = move_step_form_response_path(object.step, object)
-      list[:move_targets_url] = move_targets_step_text_path(object.step, object)
-      list[:delete_url] = step_form_response_path(object.step, object)
+      if can_manage_step?(user, object.step)
+        list[:move_url] = move_step_form_response_path(object.step, object)
+        list[:move_targets_url] = move_targets_step_text_path(object.step, object)
+      end
     end
 
+    list[:delete_url] = step_form_response_path(object.step, object) if can_manage_step?(user, object.step)
+
     list
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
index 06b3bb0f2..c08bd2278 100644
--- a/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
@@ -97,13 +97,14 @@ class StepSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
         create_table_url: step_tables_path(object),
         create_text_url: step_texts_path(object),
         create_checklist_url: step_checklists_path(object),
-        create_form_response_url: step_form_responses_path(object),
         update_asset_view_mode_url: update_asset_view_mode_step_path(object),
         update_view_state_url: update_view_state_step_path(object),
         direct_upload_url: rails_direct_uploads_url,
         upload_attachment_url: upload_attachment_step_path(object),
         reorder_elements_url: reorder_step_step_orderable_elements_path(step_id: object.id)
       })
+
+      urls_list[:create_form_response_url] = step_form_responses_path(object) if Form.forms_enabled?
     end
 
     urls_list