diff --git a/readthedocs/builds/views.py b/readthedocs/builds/views.py
index 4be37d268b3..c6335fe36f7 100644
--- a/readthedocs/builds/views.py
+++ b/readthedocs/builds/views.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 from readthedocs.core.utils import trigger_build
 from readthedocs.projects.models import Project
 
-from redis import Redis, ConnectionError
-
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -67,12 +65,6 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context['versions'] = Version.objects.public(user=self.request.user, project=self.project)
         context['build_qs'] = self.get_queryset()
 
-        try:
-            redis = Redis.from_url(settings.BROKER_URL)
-            context['queue_length'] = redis.llen('celery')
-        except ConnectionError:
-            context['queue_length'] = None
-
         return context
 
 
diff --git a/readthedocs/templates/builds/build_list.html b/readthedocs/templates/builds/build_list.html
index 7f4445c7c9f..77da12d8e4b 100644
--- a/readthedocs/templates/builds/build_list.html
+++ b/readthedocs/templates/builds/build_list.html
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@
 {% block content %}
 
 
-<!-- BEGIN queue depth warning -->
-{% if queue_length > 10 %}
-<div>
-  <p>
-  {% blocktrans with queue_length as queue_length %}
-    Whoa! The build queue is {{ queue_length }} tasks long, new builds may take a while.
-  {% endblocktrans %}
-  </p>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-
-
 <div id="build_list">
 
         {% autopaginate build_qs 15 %}