diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/BarcodeOptions.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/BarcodeOptions.vue
index 810ab30866..79de2228de 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/BarcodeOptions.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/BarcodeOptions.vue
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ const columnsAllowedAsQrValue = computed<SelectProps['options']>(() => {
   return fields.value
     ?.filter(
       (el) =>
-        el.fk_column_id &&
-        // AllowedColumnTypesForQrCode.map((el) => el.toString()).includes(metaColumnById.value[el.fk_column_id].uidt),
-        AllowedColumnTypesForQrAndBarcodes.includes(metaColumnById.value[el.fk_column_id].uidt as UITypes),
+        el.fk_column_id && AllowedColumnTypesForQrAndBarcodes.includes(metaColumnById.value[el.fk_column_id].uidt as UITypes),
     )
     .map((field) => {
       return {
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ const supportedBarcodeFormats = [
 onMounted(() => {
   // set default value
   vModel.value.fk_barcode_value_column_id = (column?.value?.colOptions as Record<string, any>)?.fk_barcode_value_column_id || ''
-  // vModel.value.meta.barcode_format = (column?.value?.colOptions as Record<string, any>)?.barcode_format || ''
 })
 
 setAdditionalValidations({
diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/columnBarcode.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/columnBarcode.spec.ts
index 18aac6e2fe..52cc5e5be2 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/columnBarcode.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/columnBarcode.spec.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,8 @@ import { GridPage } from '../pages/Dashboard/Grid';
 interface ExpectedBarcodeData {
   referencedValue: string;
   barcodeSvg: string;
-  //   barcodeSvgForModal: string;
 }
 
-// interface ExpectedBarcodeDataWithOverlay extends ExpectedBarcodeData {
-//   barcodeSvgForModal: string;
-// }
-
-// const ONE_SVG_BARCODE_HTML = `<rect x="0" y="0" width="486" height="142" style="fill:#ffffff;"></rect><g transform="translate(10, 10)" style="fill:#000000;"><rect x="0" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="6" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="12" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="22" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="26" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="34" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="44" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="50" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="58" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="66" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="74" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="82" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="88" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="96" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="106" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="110" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="116" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="122" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="132" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="138" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="150" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="154" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="160" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="164" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="176" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="182" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="190" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="198" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="206" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="214" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="220" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="228" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="234" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="242" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="248" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="252" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="264" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="270" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="278" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="286" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="294" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="302" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="308" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="316" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="326" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="330" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="336" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="342" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="352" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="358" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="370" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="374" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="380" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="384" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="396" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="404" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="410" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="418" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="428" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="436" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="440" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="450" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="458" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="462" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><text style="font: 20px monospace" text-anchor="middle" x="233" y="122">A Corua (La Corua)</text></g>`;
-
 test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
   let dashboard: DashboardPage;
   let grid: GridPage;
@@ -27,7 +20,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
   });
 
   test.describe('Barcode Column', () => {
-    const expectedBarcodeCellValues: ExpectedBarcodeData[] = [
+    const initiallyExpectedBarcodeCellValues: ExpectedBarcodeData[] = [
       {
         referencedValue: 'A Corua (La Corua)',
         barcodeSvg:
@@ -44,16 +37,12 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
       referencedValue: 'Berlin',
       barcodeSvg:
         '<rect x="0" y="0" width="222" height="142" style="fill:#ffffff;"></rect><g transform="translate(10, 10)" style="fill:#000000;"><rect x="0" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="6" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="12" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="22" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="30" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="34" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="44" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="48" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="56" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="66" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="72" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="78" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="88" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="96" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="100" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="110" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="120" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="126" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="132" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="144" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="148" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="154" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="164" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="170" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="176" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="186" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="194" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="198" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><text style="font: 20px monospace" text-anchor="middle" x="101" y="122">Berlin</text></g>',
-      // barcodeSvgForOverlay:
-      //   '<rect x="0" y="0" width="222" height="142" style="fill:#ffffff;"></rect><g transform="translate(10, 10)" style="fill:#000000;"><rect x="0" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="6" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="12" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="22" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="30" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="34" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="44" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="48" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="56" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="66" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="72" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="78" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="88" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="96" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="100" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="110" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="120" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="126" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="132" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="144" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="148" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="154" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="164" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="170" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="176" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="186" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="194" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="198" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><text style="font: 20px monospace" text-anchor="middle" x="101" y="122">Berlin</text></g>',
     };
 
     const barcodeCellValuesForIstanbul = {
       referencedValue: 'Istanbul',
       barcodeSvg:
         '<rect x="0" y="0" width="266" height="142" style="fill:#ffffff;"></rect><g transform="translate(10, 10)" style="fill:#000000;"><rect x="0" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="6" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="12" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="22" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="32" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="40" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="44" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="48" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="60" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="66" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="72" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="82" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="88" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="94" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="98" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="110" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="122" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="126" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="132" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="138" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="148" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="154" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="160" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="172" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="176" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="184" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="188" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="198" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="204" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="214" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="220" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="230" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="238" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="242" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><text style="font: 20px monospace" text-anchor="middle" x="123" y="122">Istanbul</text></g>',
-      // barcodeSvgForOverlay:
-      //   '<rect x="0" y="0" width="222" height="142" style="fill:#ffffff;"></rect><g transform="translate(10, 10)" style="fill:#000000;"><rect x="0" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="6" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="12" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="22" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="30" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="34" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="44" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="48" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="56" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="66" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="72" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="78" y="0" width="8" height="100"></rect><rect x="88" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="96" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="100" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="110" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="120" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="126" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="132" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="144" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="148" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="154" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="164" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="170" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="176" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><rect x="186" y="0" width="6" height="100"></rect><rect x="194" y="0" width="2" height="100"></rect><rect x="198" y="0" width="4" height="100"></rect><text style="font: 20px monospace" text-anchor="middle" x="101" y="122">Berlin</text></g>',
     };
 
     const barcodeCode39SvgForBerlin =
@@ -61,7 +50,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
 
     const expectedBarcodeCellValuesAfterCityNameChange = [
       barcodeCellValuesForBerlin,
-      ...expectedBarcodeCellValues.slice(1),
+      ...initiallyExpectedBarcodeCellValues.slice(1),
     ];
 
     async function barcodeColumnVerify(barcodeColumnTitle: string, expectedBarcodeCodeData: ExpectedBarcodeData[]) {
@@ -74,7 +63,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
       }
     }
     test('creation, showing, updating value and change barcode column title and reference column', async () => {
-      // Add qr code column referencing the City column
+      // Add barcode code column referencing the City column
       // and compare the base64 encoded codes/src attributes for the first 3 rows.
       // Column data from City table (Sakila DB)
       /**
@@ -94,7 +83,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
         barcodeValueColumnTitle: 'City',
       });
 
-      await barcodeColumnVerify('Barcode1', expectedBarcodeCellValues);
+      await barcodeColumnVerify('Barcode1', initiallyExpectedBarcodeCellValues);
 
       await grid.cell.fillText({ columnHeader: 'City', index: 0, text: 'Berlin' });
 
@@ -105,7 +94,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
       await barcodeGridOverlay.verifyBarcodeSvgValue(barcodeCellValuesForBerlin.barcodeSvg);
       await barcodeGridOverlay.clickCloseButton();
 
-      // Change the QR Code column title
+      // Change the barcode column title
       await grid.column.openEdit({ title: 'Barcode1' });
       await grid.column.fillTitle({ title: 'Barcode1 Renamed' });
       await grid.column.save({ isUpdated: true });
@@ -128,7 +117,7 @@ test.describe('Virtual Columns', () => {
       await dashboard.closeTab({ title: 'City' });
     });
 
-    test('deletion of the barcode column: directly and indirectly when the reference value column is deleted', async () => {
+    test('deletion of the barcode column: a) directly and b) indirectly when the reference value column is deleted', async () => {
       await dashboard.closeTab({ title: 'Team & Auth' });
 
       await dashboard.treeView.openTable({ title: 'City' });