diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryType.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryType.fxml
index 43f6a88c39b..6919a33747b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryType.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryType.fxml
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@
     <content>
         <VBox prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="400.0">
             <children>
-                <TitledPane fx:id="biblatexTitlePane" animated="false" collapsible="false" text="Biblatex">
-                    <content>
-                        <FlowPane fx:id="biblatexPane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0"/>
-                    </content>
-                </TitledPane>
-                <TitledPane fx:id="biblatexSoftwareTitlePane" animated="false" collapsible="false" text="Biblatex-Software">
-                    <content>
-                        <FlowPane fx:id="biblatexSoftwarePane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0"/>
-                    </content>
-                </TitledPane>
                 <TitledPane fx:id="recommendedEntriesTitlePane" animated="false" collapsible="false" text="Recommended">
                     <content>
                         <FlowPane fx:id="recommendedEntriesPane" prefHeight="50.0" prefWidth="200.0"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryTypeView.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryTypeView.java
index aca314aabdb..b82df361511 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryTypeView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/EntryTypeView.java
@@ -51,16 +51,12 @@ public class EntryTypeView extends BaseDialog<EntryType> {
     @FXML private ButtonType generateButton;
     @FXML private TextField idTextField;
     @FXML private ComboBox<IdBasedFetcher> idBasedFetchers;
-    @FXML private FlowPane biblatexPane;
     @FXML private FlowPane recommendedEntriesPane;
     @FXML private FlowPane otherEntriesPane;
     @FXML private FlowPane customPane;
-    @FXML private FlowPane biblatexSoftwarePane;
-    @FXML private TitledPane biblatexTitlePane;
     @FXML private TitledPane recommendedEntriesTitlePane;
     @FXML private TitledPane otherEntriesTitlePane;
     @FXML private TitledPane customTitlePane;
-    @FXML private TitledPane biblatexSoftwareTitlePane;
 
     private final LibraryTab libraryTab;
     private final DialogService dialogService;
@@ -141,9 +137,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         // avoids removing and adding from the scence graph
         recommendedEntriesTitlePane.managedProperty().bind(recommendedEntriesTitlePane.visibleProperty());
         otherEntriesTitlePane.managedProperty().bind(otherEntriesTitlePane.visibleProperty());
-        biblatexTitlePane.managedProperty().bind(biblatexTitlePane.visibleProperty());
         customTitlePane.managedProperty().bind(customTitlePane.visibleProperty());
-        biblatexSoftwareTitlePane.managedProperty().bind(biblatexSoftwareTitlePane.visibleProperty());
 
         otherEntriesTitlePane.expandedProperty().addListener((obs, wasExpanded, isNowExpanded) -> {
             if (isNowExpanded) {
@@ -153,36 +147,33 @@ public void initialize() {
             }
         });
 
-        if (libraryTab.getBibDatabaseContext().isBiblatexMode()) {
-            addEntriesToPane(biblatexPane, BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL);
-            addEntriesToPane(biblatexSoftwarePane, BiblatexSoftwareEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL);
-
-            recommendedEntriesTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-            otherEntriesTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-
-            List<BibEntryType> customTypes = Globals.entryTypesManager.getAllCustomTypes(BibDatabaseMode.BIBLATEX);
-            if (customTypes.isEmpty()) {
-                customTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-            } else {
-                addEntriesToPane(customPane, customTypes);
-            }
+        boolean isBiblatexMode = libraryTab.getBibDatabaseContext().isBiblatexMode();
+        List<BibEntryType> recommendedEntries;
+        List<BibEntryType> otherEntries;
+        if (isBiblatexMode) {
+            recommendedEntries = BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.RECOMMENDED;
+            otherEntries = BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL
+                .stream()
+                .filter(e -> !recommendedEntries.contains(e))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            otherEntries.addAll(BiblatexSoftwareEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL);
         } else {
-            biblatexTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-            biblatexSoftwareTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-            addEntriesToPane(recommendedEntriesPane, BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions.RECOMMENDED);
-            addEntriesToPane(otherEntriesPane, IEEETranEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL);
-            List<BibEntryType> otherEntriesBibtex = BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL
+            recommendedEntries = BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions.RECOMMENDED;
+            otherEntries = BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL
                 .stream()
-                .filter(e -> !BibtexEntryTypeDefinitions.RECOMMENDED.contains(e))
+                .filter(e -> !recommendedEntries.contains(e))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
-            addEntriesToPane(otherEntriesPane, otherEntriesBibtex);
+            otherEntries.addAll(IEEETranEntryTypeDefinitions.ALL);
+        }
+        addEntriesToPane(recommendedEntriesPane, recommendedEntries);
+        addEntriesToPane(otherEntriesPane, otherEntries);
 
-            List<BibEntryType> customTypes = Globals.entryTypesManager.getAllCustomTypes(BibDatabaseMode.BIBTEX);
-            if (customTypes.isEmpty()) {
-                customTitlePane.setVisible(false);
-            } else {
-                addEntriesToPane(customPane, customTypes);
-            }
+        BibDatabaseMode customTypeDatabaseMode = isBiblatexMode ? BibDatabaseMode.BIBLATEX : BibDatabaseMode.BIBTEX;
+        List<BibEntryType> customTypes = Globals.entryTypesManager.getAllCustomTypes(customTypeDatabaseMode);
+        if (customTypes.isEmpty()) {
+            customTitlePane.setVisible(false);
+        } else {
+            addEntriesToPane(customPane, customTypes);
         }
 
         viewModel.idTextProperty().addListener((obs, oldValue, newValue) ->
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/types/BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/types/BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.java
index f065c0b3289..87db17e110d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/types/BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/types/BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions.java
@@ -442,4 +442,6 @@ public class BiblatexEntryTypeDefinitions {
             BOOKLET, COLLECTION, MVCOLLECTION, INCOLLECTION, SUPPCOLLECTION, MANUAL, MISC, ONLINE, PATENT, PERIODICAL,
             SUPPPERIODICAL, PROCEEDINGS, MVPROCEEDINGS, INPROCEEDINGS, REFERENCE, MVREFERENCE, INREFERENCE, REPORT, SET,
             THESIS, UNPUBLISHED, CONFERENCE, ELECTRONIC, MASTERSTHESIS, PHDTHESIS, TECHREPORT, WWW, SOFTWARE, DATASET);
+
+    public static final List<BibEntryType> RECOMMENDED = Arrays.asList(ARTICLE, BOOK, INPROCEEDINGS, REPORT, MISC);
 }