diff --git a/helpdesk/settings.py b/helpdesk/settings.py
index 775f59e0..64c4992b 100644
--- a/helpdesk/settings.py
+++ b/helpdesk/settings.py
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ HELPDESK_SHOW_CHANGE_PASSWORD = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_SHOW_CHANGE_PASSWORD
 # allow user to override default layout for 'followups' - work in progress.
 HELPDESK_FOLLOWUP_MOD = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_FOLLOWUP_MOD', False)
 
-# show custom welcome message in dashboard?
-HELPDESK_CUSTOM_WELCOME = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_CUSTOM_WELCOME', False)
-
 # auto-subscribe user to ticket if (s)he responds to a ticket?
 HELPDESK_AUTO_SUBSCRIBE_ON_TICKET_RESPONSE = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_AUTO_SUBSCRIBE_ON_TICKET_RESPONSE', False)
 
diff --git a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
index a10c2756..6895c223 100644
--- a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
+++ b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 {% block helpdesk_body %}
 
 <div class="alert alert-warning">
-{% if helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_CUSTOM_WELCOME %}
 <p>{% trans "Welcome to your Helpdesk Dashboard! From here you can quickly see tickets submitted by you, tickets you are working on, and those tickets that have no owner." %}</p>
-{% else %}
-<p>{% trans "Welcome to your Helpdesk Dashboard! From here you can quickly see your own tickets, and those tickets that have no owner." %}</p>
-{% endif %}
 </div>
 
 <table class="table table-hover table-bordered">