diff --git a/src/Explorer/ContextMenuButtonFactory.ts b/src/Explorer/ContextMenuButtonFactory.ts
index 42e23de6c..8337ec700 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/ContextMenuButtonFactory.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/ContextMenuButtonFactory.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class ResourceTreeContextMenuButtonFactory {
     selectedCollection: ViewModels.Collection
   ): TreeNodeMenuItem[] {
     const items: TreeNodeMenuItem[] = [];
-    if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+    if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
       items.push({
         iconSrc: AddSqlQueryIcon,
         onClick: () => selectedCollection && selectedCollection.onNewQueryClick(selectedCollection, null),
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class ResourceTreeContextMenuButtonFactory {
       });
     }
 
-    if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+    if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
       items.push({
         iconSrc: AddStoredProcedureIcon,
         onClick: () => {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
index 1b9c96a0e..db1ece0ab 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                 "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
                 "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
                 "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-                "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
                 "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
                 "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
                 "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
@@ -1410,7 +1409,6 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
               "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
               "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
               "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-              "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
               "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
               "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
               "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
@@ -2186,7 +2184,6 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                 "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
                 "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
                 "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-                "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
                 "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
                 "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
                 "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
@@ -2949,7 +2946,6 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
               "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
               "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
               "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-              "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
               "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
               "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
               "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
diff --git a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.test.ts b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.test.ts
index d59df695f..60308be0a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ describe("ContainerSampleGenerator", () => {
   const createExplorerStub = (database: ViewModels.Database): Explorer => {
     const explorerStub = {} as Explorer;
     explorerStub.databases = ko.observableArray<ViewModels.Database>([database]);
-    explorerStub.isPreferredApiGraph = ko.computed<boolean>(() => false);
     explorerStub.isPreferredApiMongoDB = ko.computed<boolean>(() => false);
     explorerStub.isPreferredApiTable = ko.computed<boolean>(() => false);
     explorerStub.canExceedMaximumValue = ko.computed<boolean>(() => false);
@@ -115,7 +114,13 @@ describe("ContainerSampleGenerator", () => {
     collection.databaseId = database.id();
 
     const explorerStub = createExplorerStub(database);
-    explorerStub.isPreferredApiGraph = ko.computed<boolean>(() => true);
+    updateUserContext({
+      databaseAccount: {
+        properties: {
+          capabilities: [{ name: "EnableGremlin" }],
+        },
+      } as DatabaseAccount,
+    });
 
     const generator = await ContainerSampleGenerator.createSampleGeneratorAsync(explorerStub);
     generator.setData(sampleData);
diff --git a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.ts b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.ts
index 9e7c83fed..7d6b42453 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/ContainerSampleGenerator.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class ContainerSampleGenerator {
     }
     const promises: Q.Promise<any>[] = [];
 
-    if (this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+    if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
       // For Gremlin, all queries are executed sequentially, because some queries might be dependent on other queries
       // (e.g. adding edge requires vertices to be present)
       const queries: string[] = this.sampleDataFile.data;
diff --git a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/DataSamplesUtil.ts b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/DataSamplesUtil.ts
index 284192c0e..809964352 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/DataSamples/DataSamplesUtil.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/DataSamples/DataSamplesUtil.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ export class DataSamplesUtil {
   }
 
   public isSampleContainerCreationSupported(): boolean {
-    return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || this.container.isPreferredApiGraph();
+    return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
index e2465b6ce..474efdff2 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
@@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ export default class Explorer {
    * Compare a string with userContext.apiType instead: userContext.apiType === "Mongo"
    * */
   public isPreferredApiMongoDB: ko.Computed<boolean>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   * Compare a string with userContext.apiType instead: userContext.apiType === "Gremlin"
-   * */
-  public isPreferredApiGraph: ko.Computed<boolean>;
+
   /**
    * @deprecated
    * Compare a string with userContext.apiType instead: userContext.apiType === "Tables"
@@ -409,11 +405,6 @@ export default class Explorer {
       });
     });
 
-    this.isPreferredApiGraph = ko.computed(() => {
-      const defaultExperience = (this.defaultExperience && this.defaultExperience()) || "";
-      return defaultExperience.toLowerCase() === Constants.DefaultAccountExperience.Graph.toLowerCase();
-    });
-
     this.isPreferredApiTable = ko.computed(() => {
       const defaultExperience = (this.defaultExperience && this.defaultExperience()) || "";
       return defaultExperience.toLowerCase() === Constants.DefaultAccountExperience.Table.toLowerCase();
@@ -477,7 +468,9 @@ export default class Explorer {
 
     this.isHostedDataExplorerEnabled = ko.computed<boolean>(
       () =>
-        configContext.platform === Platform.Portal && !this.isRunningOnNationalCloud() && !this.isPreferredApiGraph()
+        configContext.platform === Platform.Portal &&
+        !this.isRunningOnNationalCloud() &&
+        userContext.apiType !== "Gremlin"
     );
     this.isRightPanelV2Enabled = ko.computed<boolean>(() => userContext.features.enableRightPanelV2);
     this.selectedDatabaseId = ko.computed<string>(() => {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentAdapter.tsx b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentAdapter.tsx
index 95b693429..65ff5e176 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentAdapter.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentAdapter.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export class CommandBarComponentAdapter implements ReactAdapter {
     const toWatch = [
       container.isPreferredApiTable,
       container.isPreferredApiMongoDB,
-      container.isPreferredApiGraph,
       container.deleteCollectionText,
       container.deleteDatabaseText,
       container.addCollectionText,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
index b8eca3193..5bf8c5885 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ export function createStaticCommandBarButtons(container: Explorer): CommandButto
       buttons.push(createDivider());
     }
 
-    const isSqlQuerySupported = userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph();
+    const isSqlQuerySupported = userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
     if (isSqlQuerySupported) {
       const newSqlQueryBtn = createNewSQLQueryButton(container);
       buttons.push(newSqlQueryBtn);
     }
 
     const isSupportedOpenQueryApi =
-      userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiMongoDB() || container.isPreferredApiGraph();
-    const isSupportedOpenQueryFromDiskApi = userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph();
+      userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiMongoDB() || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
+    const isSupportedOpenQueryFromDiskApi = userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
     if (isSupportedOpenQueryApi && container.selectedNode() && container.findSelectedCollection()) {
       const openQueryBtn = createOpenQueryButton(container);
       openQueryBtn.children = [createOpenQueryButton(container), createOpenQueryFromDiskButton(container)];
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function createStaticCommandBarButtons(container: Explorer): CommandButto
       buttons.push(createOpenQueryFromDiskButton(container));
     }
 
-    if (areScriptsSupported(container)) {
+    if (areScriptsSupported()) {
       const label = "New Stored Procedure";
       const newStoredProcedureBtn: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
         iconSrc: AddStoredProcedureIcon,
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ export function createDivider(): CommandButtonComponentProps {
   };
 }
 
-function areScriptsSupported(container: Explorer): boolean {
-  return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph();
+function areScriptsSupported(): boolean {
+  return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
 }
 
 function createNewCollectionGroup(container: Explorer): CommandButtonComponentProps {
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ function createNewSQLQueryButton(container: Explorer): CommandButtonComponentPro
 export function createScriptCommandButtons(container: Explorer): CommandButtonComponentProps[] {
   const buttons: CommandButtonComponentProps[] = [];
 
-  const shouldEnableScriptsCommands: boolean =
-    !container.isDatabaseNodeOrNoneSelected() && areScriptsSupported(container);
+  const shouldEnableScriptsCommands: boolean = !container.isDatabaseNodeOrNoneSelected() && areScriptsSupported();
 
   if (shouldEnableScriptsCommands) {
     const label = "New Stored Procedure";
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.test.ts b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.test.ts
index 98fc2890d..887f8c5bb 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.test.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as Constants from "../../Common/Constants";
-import AddCollectionPane from "./AddCollectionPane";
-import Explorer from "../Explorer";
 import { DatabaseAccount } from "../../Contracts/DataModels";
+import { updateUserContext } from "../../UserContext";
+import Explorer from "../Explorer";
+import AddCollectionPane from "./AddCollectionPane";
 
 describe("Add Collection Pane", () => {
   describe("isValid()", () => {
@@ -50,7 +51,14 @@ describe("Add Collection Pane", () => {
     });
 
     it("should be false if graph API and partition key is /id or /label", () => {
-      explorer.defaultExperience(Constants.DefaultAccountExperience.Graph.toLowerCase());
+      updateUserContext({
+        databaseAccount: {
+          properties: {
+            capabilities: [{ name: "EnableGremlin" }],
+          },
+        } as DatabaseAccount,
+      });
+
       const addCollectionPane = explorer.addCollectionPane as AddCollectionPane;
       addCollectionPane.partitionKey("/id");
       expect(addCollectionPane.isValid()).toBe(false);
@@ -60,7 +68,13 @@ describe("Add Collection Pane", () => {
     });
 
     it("should be true for any non-graph API with /id or /label partition key", () => {
-      explorer.defaultExperience(Constants.DefaultAccountExperience.DocumentDB.toLowerCase());
+      updateUserContext({
+        databaseAccount: {
+          properties: {
+            capabilities: [{ name: "EnableCassandra" }],
+          },
+        } as DatabaseAccount,
+      });
       const addCollectionPane = explorer.addCollectionPane as AddCollectionPane;
 
       addCollectionPane.partitionKey("/id");
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
index 383cecefa..1cddb72b1 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddCollectionPane.ts
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
     });
     this.partitionKey.extend({ rateLimit: 100 });
     this.partitionKeyPattern = ko.pureComputed(() => {
-      if (this.container && this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+      if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
         return "^/[^/]*";
       }
       return ".*";
     });
     this.partitionKeyTitle = ko.pureComputed(() => {
-      if (this.container && this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+      if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
         return "May not use composite partition key";
       }
       return "";
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
 
       if (currentCollections >= maxCollections) {
         let typeOfContainer = "collection";
-        if (this.container.isPreferredApiGraph() || this.container.isPreferredApiTable()) {
+        if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin" || this.container.isPreferredApiTable()) {
           typeOfContainer = "container";
         }
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
         return "e.g., address.zipCode";
       }
 
-      if (this.container && !!this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+      if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
         return "e.g., /address";
       }
 
@@ -384,17 +384,11 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
     });
 
     this.uniqueKeysVisible = ko.pureComputed<boolean>(() => {
-      if (
-        this.container == null ||
-        !!this.container.isPreferredApiMongoDB() ||
-        !!this.container.isPreferredApiTable() ||
-        userContext.apiType === "Cassandra" ||
-        !!this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()
-      ) {
-        return false;
+      if (userContext.apiType === "SQL") {
+        return true;
       }
 
-      return true;
+      return false;
     });
 
     this.partitionKeyVisible = ko.computed<boolean>(() => {
@@ -1011,7 +1005,7 @@ export default class AddCollectionPane extends ContextualPaneBase {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (this.container.isPreferredApiGraph() && (this.partitionKey() === "/id" || this.partitionKey() === "/label")) {
+    if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin" && (this.partitionKey() === "/id" || this.partitionKey() === "/label")) {
       this.formErrors("/id and /label as partition keys are not allowed for graph.");
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index a2f6f62c3..0cf982b10 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ exports[`Settings Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
       "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-      "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
       "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
@@ -1509,7 +1508,6 @@ exports[`Settings Pane should render Gremlin properly 1`] = `
       "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-      "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
       "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/UploadItemsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/UploadItemsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index c9f942b3f..64fee8529 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/UploadItemsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/UploadItemsPane/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ exports[`Upload Items Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
       "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-      "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
       "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/__snapshots__/DeleteDatabaseConfirmationPanel.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/__snapshots__/DeleteDatabaseConfirmationPanel.test.tsx.snap
index 49215da65..69fa8c792 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/__snapshots__/DeleteDatabaseConfirmationPanel.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/__snapshots__/DeleteDatabaseConfirmationPanel.test.tsx.snap
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ exports[`Delete Database Confirmation Pane submit() Should call delete database
       "isMongoIndexingEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebookEnabled": [Function],
       "isNotebooksEnabledForAccount": [Function],
-      "isPreferredApiGraph": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiMongoDB": [Function],
       "isPreferredApiTable": [Function],
       "isPublishNotebookPaneEnabled": [Function],
diff --git a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
index 43fec912f..85186f5c6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component<SplashScreenProps> {
     }
 
     if (!this.container.isDatabaseNodeOrNoneSelected()) {
-      if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+      if (userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
         items.push({
           iconSrc: NewQueryIcon,
           onClick: () => {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tree/Collection.ts b/src/Explorer/Tree/Collection.ts
index 58cffa72b..a876989e8 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tree/Collection.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tree/Collection.ts
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ export default class Collection implements ViewModels.Collection {
     } else if (userContext.apiType === "Cassandra") {
       this.onTableEntitiesClick();
       return;
-    } else if (this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+    } else if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
       this.onGraphDocumentsClick();
       return;
     } else if (this.container.isPreferredApiMongoDB()) {
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ export default class Collection implements ViewModels.Collection {
       return "Entities";
     } else if (userContext.apiType === "Cassandra") {
       return "Rows";
-    } else if (this.container.isPreferredApiGraph()) {
+    } else if (userContext.apiType === "Gremlin") {
       return "Graph";
     } else if (this.container.isPreferredApiMongoDB()) {
       return "Documents";
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tree/ResourceTreeAdapter.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tree/ResourceTreeAdapter.tsx
index 9397675ad..b3f928497 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tree/ResourceTreeAdapter.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tree/ResourceTreeAdapter.tsx
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class ResourceTreeAdapter implements ReactAdapter {
    * @param container
    */
   private static showScriptNodes(container: Explorer): boolean {
-    return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || container.isPreferredApiGraph();
+    return userContext.apiType === "SQL" || userContext.apiType === "Gremlin";
   }
 
   private buildCollectionNode(database: ViewModels.Database, collection: ViewModels.Collection): TreeNode {
diff --git a/src/RouteHandlers/TabRouteHandler.ts b/src/RouteHandlers/TabRouteHandler.ts
index fd2e38f1c..19a453c38 100644
--- a/src/RouteHandlers/TabRouteHandler.ts
+++ b/src/RouteHandlers/TabRouteHandler.ts
@@ -158,10 +158,7 @@ export class TabRouteHandler {
         databaseId,
         collectionId
       );
-      collection &&
-        collection.container &&
-        collection.container.isPreferredApiGraph() &&
-        collection.onGraphDocumentsClick();
+      userContext.apiType === "Gremlin" && collection.onGraphDocumentsClick();
     });
   }