diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/tests/test_programs.py b/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/tests/test_programs.py
index 42271d5f8eb0ba161c02ded58ad4122a8a149518..ae42b4a45e6f8be409de49b3b2aeecff9ab00342 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/tests/test_programs.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/tests/test_programs.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ from edx_oauth2_provider.tests.factories import ClientFactory
 from opaque_keys.edx import locator
 from provider.constants import CONFIDENTIAL
 
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.credentials.models import CredentialsApiConfig
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.credentials.tests.mixins import CredentialsDataMixin, CredentialsApiConfigMixin
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.programs.tests.mixins import (
     ProgramsApiConfigMixin,
     ProgramsDataMixin)
@@ -31,9 +29,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 class TestProgramListing(
         ModuleStoreTestCase,
         ProgramsApiConfigMixin,
-        ProgramsDataMixin,
-        CredentialsDataMixin,
-        CredentialsApiConfigMixin):
+        ProgramsDataMixin):
 
     """
     Unit tests for getting the list of programs enrolled by a logged in user
@@ -45,7 +41,6 @@ class TestProgramListing(
             Add a student
         """
         super(TestProgramListing, self).setUp()
-        ClientFactory(name=CredentialsApiConfig.OAUTH2_CLIENT_NAME, client_type=CONFIDENTIAL)
         ClientFactory(name=ProgramsApiConfig.OAUTH2_CLIENT_NAME, client_type=CONFIDENTIAL)
         self.student = UserFactory()
         self.create_programs_config(xseries_ad_enabled=True, program_listing_enabled=True)
@@ -144,57 +139,3 @@ class TestProgramListing(
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
         self.assertIsInstance(response, HttpResponseRedirect)
         self.assertIn('login', response.url)  # pylint: disable=no-member
-
-    def _expected_credetials_data(self):
-        """ Dry method for getting expected credentials."""
-
-        return [
-            {
-                "display_name": "Test Program A",
-                "credential_url": "http://credentials.edx.org/credentials/dummy-uuid-1/"
-            },
-            {
-                "display_name": "Test Program B",
-                "credential_url": "http://credentials.edx.org/credentials/dummy-uuid-2/"
-            }
-        ]
-
-    @httpretty.activate
-    def test_get_xseries_certificates_with_data(self):
-
-        self.create_programs_config(program_listing_enabled=True)
-        self.create_credentials_config(is_learner_issuance_enabled=True)
-
-        self.client.login(username=self.student.username, password=self.PASSWORD)
-
-        # mock programs and credentials apis
-        self.mock_programs_api()
-        self.mock_credentials_api(self.student, data=self.CREDENTIALS_API_RESPONSE, reset_url=False)
-
-        response = self.client.get(reverse("program_listing_view"))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-        for certificate in self._expected_credetials_data():
-            self.assertIn(certificate['display_name'], response.content)
-            self.assertIn(certificate['credential_url'], response.content)
-
-        self.assertIn('images/xseries-certificate-visual.png', response.content)
-
-    @httpretty.activate
-    def test_get_xseries_certificates_without_data(self):
-
-        self.create_programs_config(program_listing_enabled=True)
-        self.create_credentials_config(is_learner_issuance_enabled=True)
-
-        self.client.login(username=self.student.username, password=self.PASSWORD)
-
-        # mock programs and credentials apis
-        self.mock_programs_api()
-        self.mock_credentials_api(self.student, data={"results": []}, reset_url=False)
-
-        response = self.client.get(reverse("program_listing_view"))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-        for certificate in self._expected_credetials_data():
-            self.assertNotIn(certificate['display_name'], response.content)
-            self.assertNotIn(certificate['credential_url'], response.content)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/views.py
index 427bfa6ed3215d0246046f1ff9d1203f0654ee8e..503d4bfcc3a61cb31d34cf6377b4c8618247b170 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/learner_dashboard/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.http import Http404
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.programs.utils import get_engaged_programs
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.programs.models import ProgramsApiConfig
-from student.views import get_course_enrollments, _get_xseries_credentials
+from student.views import get_course_enrollments
 
 
 @login_required
@@ -35,6 +35,5 @@ def view_programs(request):
         'programs': programs,
         'xseries_url': marketing_root if ProgramsApiConfig.current().show_xseries_ad else None,
         'nav_hidden': True,
-        'show_program_listing': show_program_listing,
-        'credentials': _get_xseries_credentials(request.user)
+        'show_program_listing': show_program_listing
     })
diff --git a/lms/static/images/xseries-certificate-visual.png b/lms/static/images/xseries-certificate-visual.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 122a485a5a28eaf3350ab7e1fca23912c9b860c8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Binary files a/lms/static/images/xseries-certificate-visual.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 35856030534b0e058b89ee9e4c63c8bcccd365fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-;(function (define) {
-    'use strict';
-    define(['backbone',
-            'jquery',
-            'underscore',
-            'gettext',
-            'text!../../../templates/learner_dashboard/certificate.underscore'
-           ],
-         function(
-             Backbone,
-             $,
-             _,
-             gettext,
-             certificateTpl
-         ) {
-            return Backbone.View.extend({
-                el: '.certificates-list',
-                tpl: _.template(certificateTpl),
-                initialize: function(data) {
-                    this.context = data.context;
-                    this.render();
-                },
-                render: function() {
-                    if (this.context.certificatesData.length > 0) {
-                        this.$el.html(this.tpl(this.context));
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    );
-}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/sidebar_view.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/sidebar_view.js
index e2c9502556f854be1765ab963aebd538c7d9de49..3534eb3e022571bf903a936565de3d8c83b5c803 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/sidebar_view.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/sidebar_view.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
             'underscore',
             'gettext',
             'js/learner_dashboard/views/explore_new_programs_view',
-            'js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view',
             'text!../../../templates/learner_dashboard/sidebar.underscore'
            ],
          function(
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
              _,
              gettext,
              NewProgramsView,
-             CertificateView,
              sidebarTpl
          ) {
             return Backbone.View.extend({
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@
                     this.newProgramsView = new NewProgramsView({
                         context: this.context
                     });
-
-                    this.newCertificateView = new CertificateView({
-                        context: this.context
-                    });
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/certificate_view_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/certificate_view_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 92e61daa072255527050a3e23675dd0cd2bde93e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/certificate_view_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-define([
-        'backbone',
-        'jquery',
-        'js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view'
-    ], function (Backbone, $, CertificateView) {
-        
-        'use strict';
-        describe('Certificate View', function () {
-            var view = null,
-                data = {
-                    context: {
-                        certificatesData: [
-                            {
-                                "display_name": "Testing",
-                                "credential_url": "https://credentials.stage.edx.org/credentials/dummy-uuid-1/"
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "display_name": "Testing2",
-                                "credential_url": "https://credentials.stage.edx.org/credentials/dummy-uuid-2/"
-                            }
-                        ],
-                        xseriesImage: "/images/testing.png"
-                    }
-                };
-
-            beforeEach(function() {
-                setFixtures('<div class="certificates-list"></div>');
-                view = new CertificateView(data);
-                view.render();
-            });
-
-            afterEach(function() {
-                view.remove();
-            });
-
-            it('should exist', function() {
-                expect(view).toBeDefined();
-            });
-
-            it('should load the certificates based on passed in certificates list', function() {
-                var $certificates = view.$el.find('.certificate-box');
-                expect($certificates.length).toBe(2);
-
-                $certificates.each(function(index, el){
-                    expect($(el).html().trim()).toEqual(data.context.certificatesData[index].display_name);
-                    expect($(el).attr('href')).toEqual(data.context.certificatesData[index].credential_url);
-                });
-                expect(view.$el.find('.title').html().trim()).toEqual('XSeries Program Certificates:');
-                expect(view.$el.find('img').attr('src')).toEqual('/images/testing.png');
-            });
-
-             it('should display no certificate box if certificates list is empty', function() {
-                var $certificate;
-                view.remove();
-                setFixtures('<div class="certificates-list"></div>');
-                view = new CertificateView({
-                    context: {certificatesData: []}
-                });
-                view.render();
-                $certificate = view.$el.find('.certificate-box');
-                expect($certificate.length).toBe(0);
-            });
-        });
-    }
-);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/sidebar_view_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/sidebar_view_spec.js
index 14f57bd91ffc0704278de444a9a9950d800a71db..295d25c3beb0e8da8afe6b4eed72332e9a965011 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/sidebar_view_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/sidebar_view_spec.js
@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@ define([
         describe('Sidebar View', function () {
             var view = null,
                 context = {
-                    xseriesUrl: 'http://www.edx.org/xseries',
-                    certificatesData: [
-                        {
-                            "display_name": "Testing",
-                            "credential_url": "https://credentials.stage.edx.org/credentials/dummy-uuid-1/"
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    xseriesImage: '/image/test.png'
+                    xseriesUrl: 'http://www.edx.org/xseries'
                 };
 
             beforeEach(function() {
@@ -45,23 +38,17 @@ define([
                 expect($sidebar.find('.program-advertise .ad-link a').attr('href')).toEqual(context.xseriesUrl);
             });
 
-            it('should load the certificates based on passed in certificates list', function() {
-                expect(view.$('.certificate-box').length).toBe(1);
-            });
-
             it('should not load the xseries advertising if no xseriesUrl passed in', function(){
                 var $ad;
                 view.remove();
                 view = new SidebarView({
                     el: '.sidebar',
-                    context: {certificatesData: []}
+                    context: {}
                 });
                 view.render();
                 $ad = view.$el.find('.program-advertise');
                 expect($ad.length).toBe(0);
-                expect(view.$('.certificate-box').length).toBe(0);
             });
-
         });
     }
 );
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
index f25edd870b63f0f120234a880b6799ddf762d8fb..0287a265e7a6bc392dc285c554bcc9913145f76e 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
@@ -754,8 +754,7 @@
         'lms/include/js/spec/markdown_editor_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/learner_dashboard/collection_list_view_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/learner_dashboard/sidebar_view_spec.js',
-        'lms/include/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js',
-        'lms/include/js/spec/learner_dashboard/certificate_view_spec.js'
+        'lms/include/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js'
     ]);
 
 }).call(this, requirejs, define);
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_build-lms-v1.scss b/lms/static/sass/_build-lms-v1.scss
index bfa3ea5859e03ee1600d7f4b635cf72fc91ad2f5..ae3dbb281f873900c5b0bd682787921b2ddbd37c 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_build-lms-v1.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_build-lms-v1.scss
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 @import "views/financial-assistance";
 @import 'views/bookmarks';
 @import 'course/auto-cert';
-@import 'xseries_certificates';
 @import 'views/program-list';
 @import 'views/api-access';
 
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_xseries_certificates.scss b/lms/static/sass/_xseries_certificates.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cc9dab92408fef3b2cdbd4f7f099f3a77a18f9e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lms/static/sass/_xseries_certificates.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-@mixin xseries-certificate-container {
-  border: 1px solid $gray-l3;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  padding: $baseline;
-  background: $gray-l6;
-  margin-top: $baseline;
-  .title{
-    @extend %t-title6;
-    @extend %t-weight3;
-    margin-bottom:$baseline;
-    color: $gray;
-  }
-  .certificate-box{
-    padding-top: $baseline;
-    display: block;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss b/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
index 5373f38001c9420853ba972018cf0dcce5a505dd..f20dee0a73c0177ba48248da6cf2aa9f48d53706 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ $pl-button-color: #0079bc;
 .sidebar{
   @include outer-container;
   @include span-columns(12);
-  float: right !important;
-  margin-bottom: $baseline;
-  .certificate-container{
-    @include xseries-certificate-container();
-  }
   .program-advertise{
     padding: $baseline;
     background-color: $body-bg;
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/certificate.underscore b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/certificate.underscore
deleted file mode 100644
index b1b6a9c3fc243902cae318278023ba9f3917d0a7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/certificate.underscore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<div class="certificate-container">
-    <p class="title"><%- gettext('XSeries Program Certificates') %>:</p>
-    <img src="<%- xseriesImage %>" alt="">
-    <% _.each(certificatesData, function(certificate){ %>
-        <a class="certificate-box" href="<%- gettext(certificate.credential_url) %>"><%- gettext(certificate.display_name) %></a>
-    <% }); %>
-</div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
index 3a7221e95d7376be0459c8c8004fbfcd30fda054..d563522aa2eef8e94192b783563b7444263a3d15 100644
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
+++ b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import (
 <%static:require_module module_name="js/learner_dashboard/program_list_factory" class_name="ProgramListFactory">
 ProgramListFactory({
     programsData: ${programs | n, dump_js_escaped_json},
-    certificatesData: ${credentials | n, dump_js_escaped_json},
-    xseriesUrl: '${xseries_url | n, js_escaped_string}',
-    xseriesImage: '${static.url('images/xseries-certificate-visual.png')}'
+    xseriesUrl: '${xseries_url | n, js_escaped_string}'
 });
 </%static:require_module>
 </%block>
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/sidebar.underscore b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/sidebar.underscore
index c93b1b2f32208384164e4f499c3131c537cbab3d..6ddfcc18a5df4c6e124f3ae1bdc3932cac057a15 100644
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/sidebar.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/sidebar.underscore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <div class="program-advertise"></div>
-<div class="certificates-list"></div>
+<div class="certificate-container"></div>