diff --git a/static/js/tutorial.js b/static/js/tutorial.js
index f38cebd4e2..0fe6dc7bad 100644
--- a/static/js/tutorial.js
+++ b/static/js/tutorial.js
@@ -202,16 +202,6 @@ function send_delayed_stream_message(stream, topic, content, delay) {
     }, delay * 1000); // delay is in seconds.
 }
 
-function hide_app_alert() {
-    $('#alert-bar-container').slideUp(100);
-}
-
-function show_app_alert(contents) {
-    $('#custom-alert-bar-content').html(contents);
-    $('#alert-bar-container').show();
-    $('#alert-bar-container .close-alert-icon').expectOne().click(hide_app_alert);
-}
-
 function disable_event_handlers() {
     $('body').css({'overflow':'hidden'}); // prevents scrolling the feed
     _.each(["keydown", "keyup", "keypress", "scroll"], function (event_name) {
@@ -354,15 +344,6 @@ function finale(skip) {
     });
     deferred_work = [];
 
-    var alert_contents;
-
-    if (page_params.prompt_for_invites) {
-        alert_contents = "<i class='icon-vector-heart alert-icon'></i>It's lonely in here! <a href='#invite-user' data-toggle='modal'>Invite some users</a>.";
-    } else {
-        alert_contents = "<i class='icon-vector-desktop alert-icon'></i>What's better than " + page_params.product_name + " in your browser? The <a href='/apps' target='_blank'>"+ page_params.product_name + " desktop app</a>!";
-    }
-    show_app_alert(alert_contents);
-
     // We start you in a narrow so it's not overwhelming.
     if (stream_data.in_home_view(page_params.notifications_stream)) {
         narrow.activate([{operator: "stream", operand: page_params.notifications_stream}]);
diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.css b/static/styles/zulip.css
index 4af2ad69f5..62b84ea08f 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.css
@@ -2406,52 +2406,6 @@ button.topic_edit_cancel {
     margin-top: 41px;
 }
 
-#home .alert-bar-container {
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 41px;
-    left: 320px;
-    z-index: 101;
-}
-
-#home .alert-bar {
-    width: 100%;
-    max-width: 1210px;
-    margin: auto;
-    text-align: center;
-}
-
-#home .alert-bar-contents {
-    background: rgba(163,211,147,0.95);
-    font-weight: 400;
-    padding: 10px 35px 10px 10px;
-    display: inline-block;
-    position: relative;
-    z-index: 101;
-}
-
-#home .alert-bar .alert-icon {
-    font-size: 20px;
-    margin-right: 10px;
-    line-height: 5px;
-}
-
-#home .alert-bar .close-alert-icon {
-    display: block;
-    height: 100%;
-    width: 28px;
-    line-height: 38px;
-    font-size: 15px;
-    opacity: 0.5;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0px;
-    right: 0px;
-}
-
-#home .alert-bar .close-alert-icon:hover {
-    opacity: 0.7;
-    cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .message-pane {
     padding-left: 0.3em;
 }