diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/public_layout/components/pre_header.js b/app/soapbox/features/public_layout/components/pre_header.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5130f6804..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/features/public_layout/components/pre_header.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-import { IconButton } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  close: { id: 'pre_header.close', defaultMessage: 'Close' },
-});
-
-export default () => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
-  const [hidden, setHidden] = React.useState(false);
-  const siteTitle = useAppSelector((state) => state.instance.title);
-
-  const handleClose = () => {
-    localStorage.setItem('soapbox:welcome-banner', '0');
-    setHidden(true);
-  };
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    const shouldBeHidden = localStorage.getItem('soapbox:welcome-banner') === '0';
-
-    setHidden(shouldBeHidden);
-  }, []);
-
-  if (hidden) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className='bg-primary-900 z-10'>
-      <div className='max-w-7xl flex justify-between mx-auto px-2 sm:px-6 lg:px-8'>
-        <div className='h-14 flex items-center space-x-3'>
-          <p className='text-white font-semibold'>
-            <span>Welcome to {siteTitle}</span>
-          </p>
-
-          <Link className='text-sea-blue text-sm lowercase hover:underline' to='/beta'>
-            Learn More
-          </Link>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className='flex items-center'>
-          <IconButton
-            transparent
-            src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/x.svg')}
-            onClick={handleClose}
-            title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)}
-            className='bg-transparent text-white text-opacity-75'
-            iconClassName='w-5 h-5'
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.js
index 6fdae02b8..af27d453a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import { expandNotifications } from '../../actions/notifications';
 import { fetchScheduledStatuses } from '../../actions/scheduled_statuses';
 import { connectUserStream } from '../../actions/streaming';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
-// import PreHeader from '../../features/public_layout/components/pre_header';
 // import GroupSidebarPanel from '../groups/sidebar_panel';
 
 import BackgroundShapes from './components/background_shapes';
@@ -729,7 +728,6 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
           <BackgroundShapes />
 
           <div className='z-10 flex flex-col'>
-            {/* <PreHeader /> */}
             <Navbar />
 
             <SwitchingColumnsArea location={location} onLayoutChange={this.handleLayoutChange} soapbox={soapbox} features={features}>