diff --git a/frontend/components/Announcement.tsx b/frontend/components/Announcement.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4380b08e0..000000000
--- a/frontend/components/Announcement.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-
-const issueIcon =
-  'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'
-const infoIcon =
-  'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'
-const closeIcon =
-  'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'
-
-export interface AnnouncementProps {
-  type: 'issue' | 'notice'
-  title?: string
-  // message: string
-}
-
-const COLORS = {
-  issue: '#EF4B5F',
-  notice: '#209CEE',
-}
-
-const useDismiss = (key: string) => {
-  const dismissKey = `dismissed-${key}`
-  const [dismissed, setDismissed] = useState(() => true)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setDismissed(window.localStorage.getItem(dismissKey) === 'true')
-  }, [])
-  const dismiss = () => {
-    window.localStorage.setItem(dismissKey, 'true')
-    setDismissed(true)
-  }
-  return { dismissed, dismiss }
-}
-
-const useIsClamped = (ref: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>) => {
-  const [isClamped, setIsClamped] = useState(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleResize = () => {
-      if (!ref.current) {
-        return
-      }
-      const { clientHeight, scrollHeight } = ref.current
-      setIsClamped(clientHeight < scrollHeight)
-    }
-    handleResize()
-    window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize)
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize)
-  }, [ref])
-
-  return isClamped
-}
-
-/**
- *
- * Temporary hard-coded announcement banner for maintenance (231014)
- */
-export const Announcement: React.FC<AnnouncementProps> = ({
-  type,
-  title,
-  // message,
-}) => {
-  const { dismissed, dismiss } = useDismiss(
-    `org.pennlabs.announcements.outage.231014`,
-  )
-  const textRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  const isClamped = useIsClamped(textRef)
-  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
-
-  const icon = type === 'issue' ? issueIcon : infoIcon
-
-  if (dismissed) return null
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <style jsx>
-        {`
-          .announcement-text {
-            font-size: 18px;
-            display: -webkit-box;
-            overflow: hidden;
-          }
-          @media (max-width: 768px) {
-            .announcement-text {
-              font-size: 16px;
-              -webkit-line-clamp: ${expanded ? 'unset' : 2};
-              -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-            }
-          }
-        `}
-      </style>
-      <div
-        style={{
-          fontFamily: `BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif`,
-          display: `flex`,
-          overflow: `hidden`,
-          borderRadius: `8px`,
-          border: `1px solid ${COLORS[type]}`,
-          backgroundColor: `#fff`,
-        }}
-      >
-        <div
-          style={{
-            display: 'flex',
-            alignItems: 'center',
-            justifyContent: 'center',
-            width: '32px',
-            backgroundColor: COLORS[type],
-          }}
-        >
-          <img
-            src={icon}
-            style={{
-              width: '20px',
-              height: '20px',
-              transform: 'translate3d(0, -3px, 0)',
-            }}
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          style={{
-            flex: 1,
-            display: 'flex',
-            padding: '16px 8px 16px 16px',
-            boxSizing: 'border-box',
-          }}
-        >
-          <div
-            style={{
-              flex: 1,
-            }}
-            ref={textRef}
-          >
-            {title && (
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  fontWeight: 600,
-                  padding: '8px 12px',
-                  color: COLORS[type],
-                }}
-              >
-                {title}
-              </div>
-            )}
-            <div className="announcement-text">
-              🔧 We're performing essential maintenance over Fall Break weekend.
-              Please expect possible service interruptions until Sunday. We
-              greatly appreciate your understanding.{' '}
-              <a
-                href="mailto:contact@pennlabs.org"
-                style={{
-                  color: COLORS[type],
-                  marginRight: '4px',
-                }}
-              >
-                Contact us
-              </a>{' '}
-              for assistance.
-            </div>
-            {isClamped && (
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  display: 'flex',
-                  alignItems: 'center',
-                  justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-                  padding: '4px 12px',
-                }}
-              >
-                <button
-                  style={{
-                    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-                    border: 'none',
-                    color: COLORS[type],
-                    cursor: 'pointer',
-                    fontSize: '14px',
-                    fontWeight: 600,
-                    padding: 0,
-                    margin: 0,
-                    textDecoration: 'underline',
-                  }}
-                  onClick={() => setExpanded(true)}
-                >
-                  Read more
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-          <div>
-            <button
-              style={{
-                backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-                border: 'none',
-                cursor: 'pointer',
-                padding: '8px',
-                margin: 0,
-              }}
-              onClick={dismiss}
-            >
-              <img
-                src={closeIcon}
-                style={{
-                  width: '16px',
-                  height: '16px',
-                }}
-              />
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/frontend/pages/_app.tsx b/frontend/pages/_app.tsx
index c1648f5be..cd34ce3a4 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import 'react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.min.css'
 import { AppProps } from 'next/app'
 import { ReactElement } from 'react'
 
-import { Announcement } from '~/components/Announcement'
 import RouteProgressBar from '~/components/RouteProgressBar'
 
 const App = ({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps): ReactElement => {
@@ -14,18 +13,6 @@ const App = ({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps): ReactElement => {
     <>
       <Component {...pageProps} />
       <RouteProgressBar />
-      <div
-        style={{
-          zIndex: 10000,
-          position: 'fixed',
-          top: 0,
-          left: 0,
-          right: 0,
-          padding: 20,
-        }}
-      >
-        <Announcement type="issue" title="Weekend Maintenance Alert" />
-      </div>
     </>
   )
 }