diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 6da18493b8..73a6bbcf62 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os, glob, re
 from calibre import guess_type
 from calibre.customize import (FileTypePlugin, MetadataReaderPlugin,
     MetadataWriterPlugin, PreferencesPlugin, InterfaceActionBase, StoreBase)
-from calibre.constants import numeric_version, in_develop_mode
+from calibre.constants import numeric_version
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.archive import ArchiveExtract, KPFExtract, get_comic_metadata
 from calibre.ebooks.html.to_zip import HTML2ZIP
 
@@ -1101,9 +1101,7 @@ plugins += [ActionAdd, ActionFetchAnnotations, ActionGenerateCatalog,
         ActionCopyToLibrary, ActionTweakEpub, ActionUnpackBook, ActionNextMatch, ActionStore,
         ActionPluginUpdater, ActionPickRandom, ActionEditToC, ActionSortBy,
         ActionMarkBooks, ActionEmbed, ActionTemplateTester, ActionTagMapper, ActionAuthorMapper,
-        ActionVirtualLibrary]
-if in_develop_mode:
-    plugins.append(ActionBrowseAnnotations)
+        ActionVirtualLibrary, ActionBrowseAnnotations]
 
 # }}}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
index 9528a9149c..6ff496b317 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from PyQt5.Qt import (
 )
 from PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEnginePage
 
-from calibre.constants import in_develop_mode, isosx
+from calibre.constants import isosx
 from calibre.gui2 import elided_text
 from calibre.gui2.viewer.config import get_session_pref
 from calibre.gui2.viewer.shortcuts import index_to_key_sequence
@@ -64,26 +64,18 @@ def all_actions():
             'print': Action('print.png', _('Print book'), 'print'),
             'preferences': Action('config.png', _('Preferences'), 'preferences'),
             'metadata': Action('metadata.png', _('Show book metadata'), 'metadata'),
+            'highlight': Action('highlight.png', _('Highlight text in the book'), 'create_annotation'),
+            'toggle_highlights': Action('highlight_only_on.png', _('Browse highlights in book'), 'toggle_highlights'),
         }
-        if in_develop_mode:
-            amap['highlight'] = Action('highlight.png', _('Highlight text in the book'), 'create_annotation')
-            amap['toggle_highlights'] = Action('highlight_only_on.png', _('Browse highlights in book'), 'toggle_highlights')
         all_actions.ans = Actions(amap)
     return all_actions.ans
 
 
-if in_develop_mode:
-    DEFAULT_ACTIONS = (
-        'back', 'forward', None, 'open', 'copy', 'increase_font_size', 'decrease_font_size', 'fullscreen', 'color_scheme',
-        None, 'previous', 'next', None, 'toc', 'search', 'bookmarks', 'lookup', 'highlight', 'chrome', None,
-        'mode', 'print', 'preferences', 'metadata', 'inspector'
-    )
-else:
-    DEFAULT_ACTIONS = (
-        'back', 'forward', None, 'open', 'copy', 'increase_font_size', 'decrease_font_size', 'fullscreen', 'color_scheme',
-        None, 'previous', 'next', None, 'toc', 'search', 'bookmarks', 'lookup', 'reference', 'chrome', None,
-        'mode', 'print', 'preferences', 'metadata', 'inspector'
-    )
+DEFAULT_ACTIONS = (
+    'back', 'forward', None, 'open', 'copy', 'increase_font_size', 'decrease_font_size', 'fullscreen', 'color_scheme',
+    None, 'previous', 'next', None, 'toc', 'search', 'bookmarks', 'lookup', 'highlight', 'chrome', None,
+    'mode', 'print', 'preferences', 'metadata', 'inspector'
+)
 
 
 def current_actions():
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
index 6a29ba52ad..0931c0cdd6 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
@@ -322,12 +322,11 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
                 ac(_('Lookup/search word'), _('Lookup or search for the currently selected word'),
                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_lookup();, 'library')
             ))
-            if runtime.in_develop_mode:
-                actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(highlight_action)
-                actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(
-                    ac(_('Browse highlights'), _('Browse all highlights'),
-                        def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_highlights();, 'image')
-                )
+            actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(highlight_action)
+            actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(
+                ac(_('Browse highlights'), _('Browse all highlights'),
+                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_highlights();, 'image')
+            )
             copy_actions = E.ul()
             if self.overlay.view.currently_showing.selected_text:
                 copy_actions.appendChild(ac(_('Copy selection'), _('Copy the current selection'), def():
@@ -356,8 +355,7 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.quit();, 'remove'),
             ))
         else:
-            if runtime.in_develop_mode:
-                actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(highlight_action))
+            actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(highlight_action))
         container.appendChild(set_css(E.div(class_=MAIN_OVERLAY_TS_CLASS,  # top section
             onclick=def (evt):evt.stopPropagation();,
 
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
index 0048a35e41..4e8050c25d 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from __python__ import bound_methods, hash_literals
 
 from gettext import gettext as _
-from read_book.globals import runtime
 
 
 def parse_key_repr(sc):
@@ -329,13 +328,13 @@ def shortcuts_definition():
         _('Auto scroll slower'),
     ),
 
+    'create_annotation': desc(
+        "Ctrl+h",
+        'ui',
+        _('Create a highlight'),
+    ),
+
     }
-    if runtime.in_develop_mode:
-        ans.create_annotation = desc(
-            "Ctrl+h",
-            'ui',
-            _('Create a highlight'),
-        )
     return ans
 
 
@@ -395,12 +394,12 @@ def add_standalone_viewer_shortcuts():
         'ui',
         _('Toggle the toolbar'),
     )
-    if runtime.in_develop_mode:
-        sc['toggle_highlights'] = desc(
-            "Ctrl+Alt+h",
-            'ui',
-            _('Toggle the highlights panel')
-        )
+
+    sc['toggle_highlights'] = desc(
+        "Ctrl+Alt+h",
+        'ui',
+        _('Toggle the highlights panel')
+    )
 
 
 def create_shortcut_map(custom_shortcuts):