diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 6e3e8d64..2c2b4141 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@
 
   <div id='app-root'>
 
-    <div class="usa-banner-header">
-      <div class="usa-grid usa-banner-inner">
-        <img src="static/img/us_flag.png" alt="U.S. flag">
-        <p>An official website of the United States government</p>
-        <button class="usa-accordion-button usa-banner-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="gov-banner">
-          <span class="usa-banner-button-text">Here’s how you know</span>
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-
     {% block template_vars %}{% endblock %}
 
     {% include 'navigation/topbar.html' %}
diff --git a/templates/base_public.html b/templates/base_public.html
index 2b334cf0..eb70a5f9 100644
--- a/templates/base_public.html
+++ b/templates/base_public.html
@@ -16,17 +16,6 @@
 
 <div id='app-root'>
 
-  <div class="usa-banner-header">
-    <div class="usa-grid usa-banner-inner">
-      <img src="{{url_for('static', filename='img/us_flag.png')}}" alt="U.S. flag">
-      <p>An official website of the United States government</p>
-      <button class="usa-accordion-button usa-banner-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="gov-banner">
-        <span class="usa-banner-button-text">Here’s how you know</span>
-      </button>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-
   <header class="topbar topbar--public">
     <nav class="topbar__navigation">
       <a href="{{ url_for('atst.home') }}" class="topbar__link topbar__link--home">