diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_activate_account.py b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_activate_account.py
index 30cd2e1a7a1511ab0b37b8f404cf8a8124b67228..62430bf432468c67b963480851e966dd935aec8a 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_activate_account.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_activate_account.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class TestActivateAccount(TestCase):
     def test_activation_without_keys(self, mock_segment_identify):
         self.assert_no_tracking(mock_segment_identify)
 
-    @override_settings(FEATURES=dict(settings.FEATURES, DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR=True))
     def test_account_activation_message(self):
         """
         Verify that account correct activation message is displayed.
@@ -149,33 +148,6 @@ class TestActivateAccount(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('dashboard'))
         self.assertNotContains(response, expected_message, html=True)
 
-    @override_settings(FEATURES=dict(settings.FEATURES, DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR=False))
-    def test_account_activation_message_disabled(self):
-        """
-        Verify that old account activation message is displayed when
-        DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR is disabled.
-        """
-        # Log in with test user.
-        self.login()
-        expected_message = render_to_string(
-            'registration/activate_account_notice.html',
-            {'email': self.user.email}
-        )
-
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('dashboard'))
-        self.assertContains(response, expected_message, html=True)
-
-        # Now make sure account activation message goes away when user activated the account
-        self.user.is_active = True
-        self.user.save()
-        self.login()
-        expected_message = render_to_string(
-            'registration/activate_account_notice.html',
-            {'email': self.user.email}
-        )
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('dashboard'))
-        self.assertNotContains(response, expected_message, html=True)
-
     def test_account_activation_notification_on_logistration(self):
         """
         Verify that logistration page displays success/error/info messages
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
index 78e2b4bd2c609df6d33a6ff6ae3a69417753522d..3c211245bef2b778198536709774e3a3b6da4a6c 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
@@ -602,16 +602,9 @@ def student_dashboard(request):
     )
     course_optouts = Optout.objects.filter(user=user).values_list('course_id', flat=True)
 
+    # Display activation message in sidebar
     sidebar_account_activation_message = ''
-    banner_account_activation_message = ''
-    display_account_activation_message_on_sidebar = configuration_helpers.get_value(
-        'DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR',
-        settings.FEATURES.get('DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR', False)
-    )
-
-    # Display activation message in sidebar if DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR
-    # flag is active. Otherwise display existing message at the top.
-    if display_account_activation_message_on_sidebar and not user.is_active:
+    if not user.is_active:
         sidebar_account_activation_message = render_to_string(
             'registration/account_activation_sidebar_notice.html',
             {
@@ -620,11 +613,6 @@ def student_dashboard(request):
                 'activation_email_support_link': activation_email_support_link
             }
         )
-    elif not user.is_active:
-        banner_account_activation_message = render_to_string(
-            'registration/activate_account_notice.html',
-            {'email': user.email}
-        )
 
     enterprise_message = get_dashboard_consent_notification(request, user, course_enrollments)
 
@@ -794,7 +782,6 @@ def student_dashboard(request):
         'course_entitlement_available_sessions': course_entitlement_available_sessions,
         'unfulfilled_entitlement_pseudo_sessions': unfulfilled_entitlement_pseudo_sessions,
         'course_optouts': course_optouts,
-        'banner_account_activation_message': banner_account_activation_message,
         'sidebar_account_activation_message': sidebar_account_activation_message,
         'staff_access': staff_access,
         'errored_courses': errored_courses,
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 2725704eccb70eb7c0c6ddd2d42bbb461cfb8284..f0045cbdb5a49cabfac8043a66b76936a7267981 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -375,9 +375,6 @@ FEATURES = {
     # See LEARNER-493
     'ENABLE_ONE_CLICK_PROGRAM_PURCHASE': False,
 
-    # Whether to display account activation notification on dashboard.
-    'DISPLAY_ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_MESSAGE_ON_SIDEBAR': False,
-
     # Allow users to change their email address.
     'ALLOW_EMAIL_ADDRESS_CHANGE': True,
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/registration/activate_account_notice.html b/lms/templates/registration/activate_account_notice.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b809943ebe2f1bafe4ae990d5386b0abfbcdc5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lms/templates/registration/activate_account_notice.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<%page expression_filter="h"/>
-<%!
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
-%>
-<div class="wrapper-msg urgency-high">
-  <div class="msg">
-    <div class="msg-content">
-      <h2 class="title">${_("You're almost there!")}</h2>
-      <div class="copy">
-        <p class='activation-message'>${Text(_(
-          "There's just one more step: Before you "
-          "enroll in a course, you need to activate "
-          "your account. We've sent an email message to "
-          "{email_start}{email}{email_end} with "
-          "instructions for activating your account. If "
-          "you don't receive this message, check your "
-          "spam folder."
-          )).format(
-            email_start=HTML("<strong>"),
-            email_end=HTML("</strong>"),
-            email=email,
-        )}
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
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