diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23bed39ec..84124ad57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ You can also check the
 
 - Features
   - Added a way to create a link column in table charts
+  - Hidden table columns are not forced anymore to have a single filter
 
 ### 6.1.3 - 2025-11-12
 
diff --git a/app/charts/index.ts b/app/charts/index.ts
index 2f18b8078..a33bb0a9c 100644
--- a/app/charts/index.ts
+++ b/app/charts/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
   Filters,
   GenericChartConfig,
   GenericField,
-  GenericFields,
   InteractiveFiltersConfig,
   isColorInConfig,
   isSegmentInConfig,
@@ -2959,22 +2958,6 @@ export const getFieldComponentIds = (fields: ChartConfig["fields"]) => {
   );
 };
 
-export const getGroupedFieldIds = (fields: GenericFields) => {
-  return new Set(
-    Object.values(fields).flatMap((f) =>
-      f && (f as $IntentionalAny).isGroup ? [f.componentId] : []
-    )
-  );
-};
-
-export const getHiddenFieldIds = (fields: GenericFields) => {
-  return new Set(
-    Object.values(fields).flatMap((f) =>
-      f && (f as $IntentionalAny).isHidden ? [f.componentId] : []
-    )
-  );
-};
-
 export const getFieldComponentId = (
   fields: ChartConfig["fields"],
   field: string
diff --git a/app/configurator/components/filters.tsx b/app/configurator/components/filters.tsx
index 285eea82a..364b1ddee 100644
--- a/app/configurator/components/filters.tsx
+++ b/app/configurator/components/filters.tsx
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ import {
   DRAWER_WIDTH,
 } from "@/configurator/components/drawers";
 import {
-  dimensionToFieldProps,
   MultiFilterField,
   ShowValuesMappingField,
-  SingleFilterField,
 } from "@/configurator/components/field";
 import {
   canRenderDatePickerField,
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ import {
   sortHierarchy,
 } from "@/rdf/tree-utils";
 import { interlace } from "@/utils/interlace";
-import { valueComparator } from "@/utils/sorting-values";
 import { getTimeFilterOptions } from "@/utils/time-filter-options";
 import { useEvent } from "@/utils/use-event";
 
@@ -1419,32 +1416,3 @@ const InteractiveTimeRangeToggle = () => {
     />
   );
 };
-
-export const DimensionValuesSingleFilter = ({
-  dimension,
-}: {
-  dimension: Component;
-}) => {
-  const locale = useLocale();
-  const sortedDimensionValues = useMemo(() => {
-    const values = dimension.values;
-    return [...values].sort(valueComparator(locale));
-  }, [dimension?.values, locale]);
-
-  return dimension ? (
-    <>
-      {sortedDimensionValues.map((d) => {
-        return (
-          <SingleFilterField
-            key={d.value}
-            filters={dimensionToFieldProps(dimension)}
-            label={d.label}
-            value={`${d.value}`}
-          />
-        );
-      })}
-    </>
-  ) : (
-    <Loading />
-  );
-};
diff --git a/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.spec.tsx b/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.spec.tsx
index c282d894e..b4cd059d9 100644
--- a/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.spec.tsx
+++ b/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.spec.tsx
@@ -378,72 +378,6 @@ describe("applyDimensionToFilters", () => {
   });
 
   describe("applyTableDimensionToFilters", () => {
-    it("should set single value filter for a keyDimension if hidden and not grouped", () => {
-      const initialFilters = {};
-      const expectedFilters = {
-        "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104/parametertype": {
-          type: "single",
-          value: "E.coli",
-        },
-      };
-
-      applyTableDimensionToFilters({
-        filters: initialFilters,
-        dimension: keyDimension,
-        isHidden: true,
-        isGrouped: false,
-        cubeIri: "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104",
-      });
-
-      expect(initialFilters).toEqual(expectedFilters);
-    });
-
-    it("should not modify filter for an optionalDimension if hidden and not grouped", () => {
-      const initialFilters = {
-        "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104/parametertype": {
-          type: "multi",
-          values: { "E.coli": true, Enterokokken: true },
-        },
-      } as any;
-      const expectedFilters = {
-        "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104/parametertype": {
-          type: "multi",
-          values: { "E.coli": true, Enterokokken: true },
-        },
-      };
-
-      applyTableDimensionToFilters({
-        filters: initialFilters,
-        dimension: optionalDimension,
-        isHidden: true,
-        isGrouped: false,
-        cubeIri: "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104",
-      });
-
-      expect(initialFilters).toEqual(expectedFilters);
-    });
-
-    it("should not set single value filter for a keyDimension if hidden and range", () => {
-      const initialFilters = {
-        "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104/parametertype": {
-          from: "2007-05-21",
-          to: "2020-09-28",
-          type: "range",
-        },
-      } as any;
-      const expectedFilters = { ...initialFilters };
-
-      applyTableDimensionToFilters({
-        filters: initialFilters,
-        dimension: keyDimension,
-        isHidden: true,
-        isGrouped: false,
-        cubeIri: "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104",
-      });
-
-      expect(initialFilters).toEqual(expectedFilters);
-    });
-
     it("should not modify filters for a keyDimension if not hidden and grouped", () => {
       const initialFilters = {
         "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104/parametertype": {
@@ -461,8 +395,6 @@ describe("applyDimensionToFilters", () => {
       applyTableDimensionToFilters({
         filters: initialFilters,
         dimension: keyDimension,
-        isHidden: false,
-        isGrouped: true,
         cubeIri: "https://environment.ld.admin.ch/foen/ubd0104",
       });
 
diff --git a/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.tsx b/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.tsx
index b904a97e7..7fb226c6a 100644
--- a/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.tsx
+++ b/app/configurator/configurator-state/reducer.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import { Reducer } from "use-immer";
 import {
   getChartConfigAdjustedToChartType,
   getFieldComponentIds,
-  getGroupedFieldIds,
-  getHiddenFieldIds,
 } from "@/charts";
 import {
   getChartFieldChangeSideEffect,
@@ -116,10 +114,6 @@ export const deriveFiltersFromFields = produce(
     if (draft.chartType === "table") {
       // As dimensions in tables behave differently than in other chart types,
       // they need to be handled in a different way.
-      const hiddenFieldIds = getHiddenFieldIds(draft.fields);
-      const groupedDimensionIds = getGroupedFieldIds(draft.fields);
-      const isHidden = (dim: Dimension) => hiddenFieldIds.has(dim.id);
-      const isGrouped = (dim: Dimension) => groupedDimensionIds.has(dim.id);
       draft.cubes.forEach((cube) => {
         const cubeDimensions = getCubeDimensions(dimensions, cube.iri);
         cubeDimensions.forEach((dim) => {
@@ -127,9 +121,6 @@ export const deriveFiltersFromFields = produce(
             cubeIri: cube.iri,
             filters: cube.filters,
             dimension: dim,
-            isHidden: isHidden(dim),
-            isGrouped: isGrouped(dim),
-            possibleFilter: possibleFilters?.find((f) => f.id === dim.id),
           });
         });
       });
@@ -159,52 +150,33 @@ export const deriveFiltersFromFields = produce(
   }
 );
 
-export const applyTableDimensionToFilters = (props: {
+export const applyTableDimensionToFilters = ({
+  cubeIri,
+  filters,
+  dimension,
+}: {
   cubeIri: string;
   filters: Filters;
   dimension: Dimension;
-  isHidden: boolean;
-  isGrouped: boolean;
-  possibleFilter?: PossibleFilterValue;
 }) => {
-  const { filters, dimension, isHidden, isGrouped, possibleFilter, cubeIri } =
-    props;
   const originalIri = isJoinByComponent(dimension)
     ? dimension.originalIds.find((c) => c.cubeIri === cubeIri)?.dimensionId
     : dimension.id;
   assert(originalIri !== undefined, "Dimension should have an IRI");
   const currentFilter = filters[originalIri];
-  const shouldBecomeSingleFilter = isHidden && !isGrouped;
 
   if (currentFilter) {
     switch (currentFilter.type) {
       case "single":
-        if (!shouldBecomeSingleFilter) {
-          delete filters[originalIri];
-        }
+        delete filters[originalIri];
         break;
       case "multi":
-        if (shouldBecomeSingleFilter && dimension.isKeyDimension) {
-          filters[originalIri] = {
-            type: "single",
-            value:
-              Object.keys(currentFilter.values)[0] ?? dimension.values[0].value,
-          };
-        }
-        break;
       case "range":
         break;
       default:
         const _exhaustiveCheck: never = currentFilter;
         return _exhaustiveCheck;
     }
-  } else if (shouldBecomeSingleFilter && dimension.isKeyDimension) {
-    filters[originalIri] = {
-      type: "single",
-      // TODO, possibly in case of join by dimensions, we could get a value that is not part
-      // of the full range of values
-      value: possibleFilter?.value ?? dimension.values[0].value,
-    };
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/app/configurator/table/table-chart-options.tsx b/app/configurator/table/table-chart-options.tsx
index e186c23a5..7675b9842 100644
--- a/app/configurator/table/table-chart-options.tsx
+++ b/app/configurator/table/table-chart-options.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
 } from "@/configurator/components/field";
 import {
   DimensionValuesMultiFilter,
-  DimensionValuesSingleFilter,
   TimeFilter,
 } from "@/configurator/components/filters";
 import { mapValueIrisToColor } from "@/configurator/components/ui-helpers";
@@ -340,16 +339,12 @@ export const TableColumnOptions = ({
             <legend style={{ display: "none" }}>
               <Trans id="controls.section.filter">Filter</Trans>
             </legend>
-            {component.isKeyDimension && isHidden && !isGroup ? (
-              <DimensionValuesSingleFilter dimension={component} />
-            ) : (
-              <DimensionValuesMultiFilter
-                field={component.id}
-                dimension={component}
-                colorComponent={component}
-                colorConfigPath="columnStyle"
-              />
-            )}
+            <DimensionValuesMultiFilter
+              field={component.id}
+              dimension={component}
+              colorComponent={component}
+              colorConfigPath="columnStyle"
+            />
           </ControlSectionContent>
         </ControlSection>
       ) : null}