diff --git a/skore/src/skore/__init__.py b/skore/src/skore/__init__.py
index 9e11fb796..cdf666230 100644
--- a/skore/src/skore/__init__.py
+++ b/skore/src/skore/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.theme import Theme
 
-from skore.project import Project, open
+from skore.project import Project
 from skore.sklearn import (
     CrossValidationReport,
     CrossValidationReporter,
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "CrossValidationReporter",
     "CrossValidationReport",
     "EstimatorReport",
-    "open",
     "Project",
     "show_versions",
     "train_test_split",
diff --git a/skore/src/skore/cli/cli.py b/skore/src/skore/cli/cli.py
index cf58c2565..0aa308a14 100644
--- a/skore/src/skore/cli/cli.py
+++ b/skore/src/skore/cli/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def argumentparser():
 
     parser.add_argument(
         "project_name",
-        help="the name or path of the project to open",
+        help="the name or path of the project to be created or opened",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/skore/src/skore/project/__init__.py b/skore/src/skore/project/__init__.py
index bce2110cd..6f8fb08a5 100644
--- a/skore/src/skore/project/__init__.py
+++ b/skore/src/skore/project/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """Alias top level function and class of the project submodule."""
 
-from .project import Project, open
+from .project import Project
 
 __all__ = [
-    "open",
     "Project",
 ]
diff --git a/skore/src/skore/project/project.py b/skore/src/skore/project/project.py
index 0ae6c8fb4..ae3d14079 100644
--- a/skore/src/skore/project/project.py
+++ b/skore/src/skore/project/project.py
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@
 logger.setLevel(INFO)
 
 
-def open(path: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = "project.skore"):
-    path = Path(path)
-    path = path.with_suffix(".skore")
-    path = path.resolve()
-
-    if not path.exists():
-        raise FileNotFoundError
-
-    return Project(path, exist_ok=True)
-
-
 class Project:
     """
     A collection of items arranged in views and stored in a storage.
diff --git a/skore/src/skore/ui/app.py b/skore/src/skore/ui/app.py
index df7ef64c3..0ce750058 100644
--- a/skore/src/skore/ui/app.py
+++ b/skore/src/skore/ui/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from starlette.types import Lifespan
 
-from skore.project import Project, open
+from skore.project import Project
 from skore.ui.dependencies import get_static_path
 from skore.ui.project_routes import router as project_router
 
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ def create_app(
 ) -> FastAPI:
     """FastAPI factory used to create the API to interact with `stores`."""
     app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
-
-    # Give the app access to the project
-    if not project:
-        project = open("project.skore")
-
     app.state.project = project
 
     # Enable CORS support on all routes, for all origins and methods.
diff --git a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py b/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 732a582ca..000000000
--- a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import subprocess
-from importlib.metadata import version
-
-import pytest
-
-
-def test_no_subcommand():
-    """If the CLI is given no subcommand, it should output the help menu."""
-    completed_process = subprocess.run(["skore"])
-
-    completed_process.check_returncode()
-
-
-def test_invalid_subcommand():
-    """If the CLI is given an invalid subcommand,
-    it should exit and warn that the subcommand is invalid."""
-    completed_process = subprocess.run(
-        ["skore", "probabl-wrong-command"], capture_output=True
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
-        completed_process.check_returncode()
-
-    assert b"invalid" in completed_process.stderr
-    assert b"probabl-wrong-command" in completed_process.stderr
-
-
-def test_version():
-    """The --version command should not fail."""
-    completed_process = subprocess.run(["skore", "--version"], capture_output=True)
-
-    completed_process.check_returncode()
-    assert f'skore {version("skore")}'.encode() in completed_process.stdout
diff --git a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_create.py b/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_create.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e249b389..000000000
--- a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_create.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import pytest
-from skore.cli.cli import cli
-from skore.exceptions import ProjectCreationError
-
-
-def test_create_project_cli_default_argument(tmp_path):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    cli("create".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "project.skore").exists()
-
-
-def test_create_project_cli_absolute_path(tmp_path):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    cli(f"create {tmp_path / 'hello.skore'}".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "hello.skore").exists()
-
-
-def test_create_project_cli_ends_in_skore(tmp_path):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    cli("create hello.skore".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "hello.skore").exists()
-
-
-def test_create_project_cli_invalid_name():
-    with pytest.raises(ProjectCreationError):
-        cli("create hello.txt".split())
-
-
-def test_create_project_cli_overwrite(tmp_path):
-    """Check the behaviour of the `overwrite` flag/parameter."""
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    cli("create".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "project.skore").exists()
-
-    # calling the same command without overwriting should fail
-    with pytest.raises(FileExistsError):
-        cli("create".split())
-
-    # calling the same command with overwriting should succeed
-    cli("create --overwrite".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "project.skore").exists()
diff --git a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_quickstart.py b/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_quickstart.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ee2eb26a3..000000000
--- a/skore/tests/integration/cli/test_quickstart.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import pytest
-from skore.cli.cli import cli
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def fake_launch(monkeypatch):
-    def _fake_launch(project_name, port, open_browser, verbose):
-        pass
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr("skore.cli.quickstart_command.__launch", _fake_launch)
-
-
-def test_quickstart(tmp_path, fake_launch):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    cli("quickstart".split())
-    assert (tmp_path / "project.skore").exists()
-
-    # calling the same command without overwriting should succeed
-    # (as the creation step is skipped)
-    cli("quickstart".split())
-
-    # calling the same command with overwriting should succeed
-    cli("quickstart --overwrite".split())