diff --git a/src/public/app/services/tab_context.js b/src/public/app/services/tab_context.js
index 1bde9d523..b4aee5cc1 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/tab_context.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/tab_context.js
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class TabContext extends Component {
         this.notePath = resolvedNotePath;
         this.noteId = noteId;
 
-        this.autoBookDisabled = false;
         this.textPreviewDisabled = false;
         this.codePreviewDisabled = false;
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
index e490ba466..1b373274b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
@@ -169,17 +169,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
 
         let type = note.type;
 
-        if (type === 'text' && !this.tabContext.autoBookDisabled
-            && note.hasChildren()
-            && utils.isDesktop()) {
-
-            const noteComplement = await this.tabContext.getNoteComplement();
-
-            if (utils.isHtmlEmpty(noteComplement.content)) {
-                type = 'book';
-            }
-        }
-
         if (type === 'text' && !this.tabContext.textPreviewDisabled) {
             const noteComplement = await this.tabContext.getNoteComplement();
 
@@ -308,12 +297,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         this.spacedUpdate.updateNowIfNecessary();
     }
 
-    autoBookDisabledEvent({tabContext}) {
-        if (this.isTab(tabContext.tabId)) {
-            this.refresh();
-        }
-    }
-
     textPreviewDisabledEvent({tabContext}) {
         if (this.isTab(tabContext.tabId)) {
             this.refresh();
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_list.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_list.js
index 2a050bade..f3ac4b4ba 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_list.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_list.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export default class NoteListWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
             && (
                 ['book', 'search', 'code'].includes(this.note.type)
                 || (this.note.type === 'text' && this.note.hasChildren())
-            );
+            )
+            && !this.note.hasLabel('hideChildrenOverview');
     }
 
     doRender() {
@@ -92,12 +93,6 @@ export default class NoteListWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         this.checkRenderStatus();
     }
 
-    autoBookDisabledEvent({tabContext}) {
-        if (this.isTab(tabContext.tabId)) {
-            this.refresh();
-        }
-    }
-
     notesReloadedEvent({noteIds}) {
         if (noteIds.includes(this.noteId)) {
             this.refresh();
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/book.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/book.js
index dc39368c7..921cf5796 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/book.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/book.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ const TPL = `
     <div class="note-detail-book-empty-help alert alert-warning" style="margin: 50px; padding: 20px;">
         This note of type Book doesn't have any child notes so there's nothing to display. See <a href="https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Book-note">wiki</a> for details.
     </div>
-    
-    <div class="note-detail-book-auto-help">
-        This note doesn't have any content so we display its children. 
-        <br> Click <a href="javascript:">here</a> if you want to add some text.
-    </div>
 </div>`;
 
 export default class BookTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
@@ -29,17 +24,9 @@ export default class BookTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         this.$widget = $(TPL);
         this.contentSized();
         this.$helpNoChildren = this.$widget.find('.note-detail-book-empty-help');
-
-        this.$helpAutoBook = this.$widget.find('.note-detail-book-auto-help');
-        this.$helpAutoBook.find('a').on('click', () => {
-            this.tabContext.autoBookDisabled = true;
-
-            this.triggerEvent('autoBookDisabled', {tabContext: this.tabContext});
-        });
     }
 
     async doRefresh(note) {
         this.$helpNoChildren.toggle(!this.note.hasChildren());
-        this.$helpAutoBook.toggle(this.note.type !== 'book');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.js
index c54a4efad..f18b919f8 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_code.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const TPL = `
     }
     
     .note-detail-code-editor {
-        min-height: 300px;
+        min-height: 50px;
     }
     </style>
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
index 9ea09e48d..57b1cd40d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ const TPL = `
         padding-top: 10px;
         border: 0 !important;
         box-shadow: none !important;
-        /* This is because with empty content height of editor is 0 and it's impossible to click into it */
-        min-height: 300px;
+        min-height: 50px;
     }
     </style>
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
index d5454ebad..cf06a163b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ export default class TypeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         this.$widget.scrollTop(0);
     }
 
-    autoBookDisabledEvent({tabContext}) {
-        if (this.isTab(tabContext.tabId)) {
-            this.refresh();
-        }
-    }
-
     textPreviewDisabledEvent({tabContext}) {
         if (this.isTab(tabContext.tabId)) {
             this.refresh();