diff --git a/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/client/ui/forms/SmartFieldForm.java b/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/client/ui/forms/SmartFieldForm.java
index 199c7393110..1db692f2682 100644
--- a/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/client/ui/forms/SmartFieldForm.java
+++ b/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/client/ui/forms/SmartFieldForm.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010, 2025 BSI Business Systems Integration AG
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2026 BSI Business Systems Integration AG
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.context.ClientRunContexts;
 import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.job.ModelJobs;
-import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.session.ClientSessionProvider;
 import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.ui.action.menu.AbstractMenu;
 import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.ui.action.menu.IMenu;
 import org.eclipse.scout.rt.client.ui.action.menu.IMenuType;
@@ -1142,35 +1141,6 @@ protected String getConfiguredText() {
             return TEXTS.get("Wildcard");
           }
 
-          @Order(10)
-          @ClassId("b1a5915f-dabe-4ef7-9241-c541ff1ce6d8")
-          public class AutoPrefixWildcardMenu extends AbstractMenu {
-
-            private boolean m_active;
-
-            @Override
-            protected void execInitAction() {
-              m_active = ClientSessionProvider.currentSession().getDesktop().isAutoPrefixWildcardForTextSearch();
-              updateText();
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            protected String getConfiguredText() {
-              return TEXTS.get("EnableAutoPrefixWildcard");
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            protected void execAction() {
-              m_active = !m_active;
-              ClientSessionProvider.currentSession().getDesktop().setAutoPrefixWildcardForTextSearch(m_active);
-              updateText();
-            }
-
-            protected void updateText() {
-              setText(TEXTS.get(m_active ? "DisableAutoPrefixWildcard" : "EnableAutoPrefixWildcard"));
-            }
-          }
-
           @Order(20)
           @ClassId("83f6de02-6b5f-4f7b-84f5-c506b3bd78a7")
           public class ChangeWildcard1Menu extends AbstractMenu {
diff --git a/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.shared/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/shared/texts/Texts.properties b/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.shared/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/shared/texts/Texts.properties
index f8ea7cd4de9..5a4d5f161fc 100644
--- a/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.shared/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/shared/texts/Texts.properties
+++ b/code/widgets/org.eclipse.scout.widgets.shared/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/scout/widgets/shared/texts/Texts.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010, 2023 BSI Business Systems Integration AG
+# Copyright (c) 2010, 2026 BSI Business Systems Integration AG
 #
 # This program and the accompanying materials are made
 # available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ DetailsMenuMessage=The value of the selected entry is {0} and the display text i
 Dimension=Dimension
 Directory=Directory
 Disable=Disable
-DisableAutoPrefixWildcard=Disable AutoPrefixWildcard
 Disabled=Disabled
 DisabledRows=Disabled rows
 DisplayHint=Display Hint
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ Employees=Employees
 Empty=Empty
 Enable=Enable
 EnableActiveFilter=Enable active filter
-EnableAutoPrefixWildcard=Enable AutoPrefixWildcard
 EnteredUrlInvalid=The entered URL is not valid, or missing the schema (Example\: https\://).
 EventType=Event Type
 EventTypes=Event types
diff --git a/docs/modules/migration/partials/migration-guide-26.2.adoc b/docs/modules/migration/partials/migration-guide-26.2.adoc
index 73909e3e9cb..5407a3bd961 100644
--- a/docs/modules/migration/partials/migration-guide-26.2.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/migration/partials/migration-guide-26.2.adoc
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ To install the Scout SDK into your existing Eclipse IDE, use this P2 update site
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-== New Build & Runtime Requirements
-
-Scout 26.2 requires at least the following:
-
-* Build and runtime of Scout 26.2 require Java 25. The compiler target level is set to Java 21.
-* Furthermore, the build requires
-** Node: >= 24.12.0
-** Pnpm: >= 10.26.1
-
 == REST operations: Add Consumes annotation
 
 It is recommended that all REST operations which consume a request entity body message have a `Consumes` annotation set to restrict invalid input.
@@ -105,3 +96,10 @@ While Jersey, the implementation we use, does attempt to locate a `@Path` annota
 
 To ensure compliance, a test has been introduced that fails if any REST resource is missing a `@Path` annotation.
 To activate this validation for your module, extend the `AbstractRestResourceAnnotationTest` class accordingly.
+
+== Removal of autoPrefixWildcardForTextSearch on Desktop
+
+The methods `isAutoPrefixWildcardForTextSearch` and `setAutoPrefixWildcardForTextSearch` on `IDesktop` have been removed.
+They have not been used since years and were never supported in Scout JS.
+
+If you need a prefix wildcard, add it to your search texts manually where required.