diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/index.html b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
index a390b79246..54d06b26a9 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/index.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
@@ -215,14 +215,6 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div id="message_feed_container">
-                    <div id="alert-bar-container" class="alert-bar-container" style='display: none;'>
-                        <div id="alert-bar" class="alert-bar">
-                            <div id="alert-bar-contents" class="alert-bar-contents">
-                                <div id="custom-alert-bar-content"></div>
-                                <i class="fa fa-remove close-alert-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
                     <div class="message_area_padder message_list" id="main_div">
                         <div class="top-messages-logo">
                             <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 773.12 773.12">