diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
index c9409db4..53a2e48d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
       <%= govuk_back_link(href: yield(:back_link_url)) if content_for?(:back_link_url) %>
       <%= yield(:breadcrumbs) if content_for?(:breadcrumbs) %>
       <main class="govuk-main-wrapper" id="main-content" role="main">
-        <% if FeatureFlags::FeatureFlag.active?(:downtime_banner) %>
-          <%= govuk_notification_banner title_text: "Important", text: "We will not reply to queries from 23 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 due to Christmas and New Year holidays." %>
-        <% end %>
         <%= render(FlashMessageComponent.new(flash: flash)) %>
         <%= yield :content %>
       </main>