diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/project_select.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/project_select.vue
index 31651658fe6..d899b7fbd8c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/project_select.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/project_select.vue
@@ -92,20 +92,7 @@ export default {
         {{ selectedProjectName }} <icon name="chevron-down" />
       </button>
       <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-full-width">
-        <div class="dropdown-title">
-          <span>Projects</span>
-          <button
-            aria-label="Close"
-            type="button"
-            class="dropdown-title-button dropdown-menu-close"
-          >
-            <icon
-              name="merge-request-close-m"
-              data-hidden="true"
-              class="dropdown-menu-close-icon"
-            />
-          </button>
-        </div>
+        <div class="dropdown-title">Projects</div>
         <div class="dropdown-input">
           <input class="dropdown-input-field" type="search" placeholder="Search projects" />
           <icon name="search" class="dropdown-input-search" data-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/winh-issue-boards-project-dropdown-close.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/winh-issue-boards-project-dropdown-close.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18f7da56edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/winh-issue-boards-project-dropdown-close.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Remove close icon from projects dropdown in issue boards
+merge_request: 23567
+author:
+type: changed