diff --git a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.html b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.html
index e89e735b..b9df12f9 100644
--- a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.html
+++ b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.html
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
                 <img src="assets/Hazmapper-Stack@4x.png" width="250px" />
                 <div style="margin-top: 10px" id="release-version">Version 2.17</div>
             </div>
-            <div id="welcome-banner">
-                Due to a system upgrade on August 7th, 2024, in order to continue using HazMapper users must log in to the
-                <a href="{{ envService.designSafePortalUrl }}" target="_blank">DesignSafe portal</a> at least once prior to creating new
-                maps or adding map data to existing projects.
-            </div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="grid-x align-center">
diff --git a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.styl b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.styl
index 3976d72a..9220be80 100644
--- a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.styl
+++ b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.styl
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@
         padding-bottom 50px
         justify-content center
         align-items center
-      #welcome-banner
-        background-color #fff3cd
-        color #856404
-        padding 20px
-        justify-content center
-      font-size 13px
       #welcome-learn
         padding-top 30px
         
diff --git a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
index 365c78af..66f6095c 100644
--- a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
+++ b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { StreetviewAuthenticationService } from 'src/app/services/streetview-authentication.service';
 import { StreetviewService } from 'src/app/services/streetview.service';
-import { EnvService } from 'src/app/services/env.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-main-welcome',
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ export class MainWelcomeComponent implements OnInit {
     private modalService: ModalService,
     private streetviewAuthenticationService: StreetviewAuthenticationService,
     private streetviewService: StreetviewService,
-    private agaveSystemsService: AgaveSystemsService,
-    private envService: EnvService
+    private agaveSystemsService: AgaveSystemsService
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {