diff --git a/app/views/root/_promo_banner.html.erb b/app/views/root/_promo_banner.html.erb
index 2af05b160..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/app/views/root/_promo_banner.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/root/_promo_banner.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<!--[if gt IE 7]><!-->
-<div id="global-bar" data-module="global-bar" class="dont-print">
-  <div class="global-bar-message-container">
-    <p class="global-bar-message">The government has published its plan for the UK leaving the EU. <a href="https://www.planforbritain.gov.uk" rel="external noreferrer">Read about the Plan for Britain</a>.</p>
-    <a href="#hide-message"
-       class="dismiss"
-       role="button"
-       aria-controls="global-bar">Hide&nbsp;message</a>
-  </div>
-</div>
-<!--<![endif]-->
diff --git a/test/integration/notifications_test.rb b/test/integration/notifications_test.rb
index be47284e8..34d6e77a5 100644
--- a/test/integration/notifications_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/notifications_test.rb
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@ class NotificationsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
       refute page.has_selector? ".global-bar-message"
     end
-
-    should "display if the Emergency Banner is not enabled" do
-      EmergencyBanner::Display.any_instance.stubs(:enabled?).returns(false)
-      visit "/templates/wrapper.html.erb"
-
-      assert page.has_selector? ".global-bar-message"
-    end
   end
 
   context "banner files" do