diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 3e21aa937..bcfa62864 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/chromium.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/registration.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/expire.js"></script>
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/react_wrapper_view.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/whisper_view.js"></script>
diff --git a/background_test.html b/background_test.html
index 2e04c0cab..b70961c69 100644
--- a/background_test.html
+++ b/background_test.html
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/chromium.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/registration.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/expire.js"></script>
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/react_wrapper_view.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/views/whisper_view.js"></script>
diff --git a/js/expire.js b/js/expire.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f4ecdb8b..000000000
--- a/js/expire.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/* global semver, log */
-// eslint-disable-next-line func-names
-(function() {
-  'use strict';
-
-  // hold last result
-  let expiredVersion = null;
-
-  let nextWaitSeconds = 5;
-  const checkForUpgrades = async () => {
-    try {
-      window.libsession.Utils.UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache();
-    } catch (e) {
-      // give it a minute
-      log.warn('Could not check to see if newer version is available cause our pubkey is not set');
-      nextWaitSeconds = 60;
-      setTimeout(async () => {
-        await checkForUpgrades();
-      }, nextWaitSeconds * 1000); // wait a minute
-      return;
-    }
-    let latestVersionWithV;
-    try {
-      latestVersionWithV = await window.Fsv2.getLatestDesktopReleaseFileToFsV2();
-      if (!latestVersionWithV) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid latest version. Scheduling retry...');
-      }
-      const latestVer = semver.clean(latestVersionWithV);
-      if (semver.valid(latestVer)) {
-        const ourVersion = window.getVersion();
-        if (latestVer === ourVersion) {
-          log.info('You have the latest version', latestVer);
-          // change the following to true ot test/see expiration banner
-          expiredVersion = false;
-        } else {
-          // expire if latest is newer than current
-          expiredVersion = semver.gt(latestVer, ourVersion);
-          if (expiredVersion) {
-            log.info('There is a newer version available', latestVer);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      window.log.warn('Failed to fetch latest version');
-      log.warn('Could not check to see if newer version is available', latestVersionWithV);
-    }
-    // wait an hour before retrying
-    // do this even if we did not get an error before (to be sure to pick up a new release even if
-    // another request told us we were up to date)
-
-    nextWaitSeconds = 3600;
-    setTimeout(async () => {
-      await checkForUpgrades();
-    }, nextWaitSeconds * 1000);
-    // no message logged means serverRequest never returned...
-  };
-
-  // don't wait for this to finish
-  checkForUpgrades();
-
-  window.extension = window.extension || {};
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-  const resolveWhenReady = (res, rej) => {
-    if (expiredVersion !== null) {
-      return res(expiredVersion);
-    }
-    function waitForVersion() {
-      if (expiredVersion !== null) {
-        return res(expiredVersion);
-      }
-      log.info(`Delaying sending checks for ${nextWaitSeconds}s, no version yet`);
-      setTimeout(waitForVersion, nextWaitSeconds * 1000);
-      return true;
-    }
-    waitForVersion();
-    return true;
-  };
-
-  // just get current status
-  window.extension.expiredStatus = () => expiredVersion;
-  // actually wait until we know for sure
-  window.extension.expiredPromise = () => new Promise(resolveWhenReady);
-  window.extension.expired = cb => {
-    if (expiredVersion === null) {
-      // just give it another second
-      log.info(`Delaying expire banner determination for ${nextWaitSeconds}s`);
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        window.extension.expired(cb);
-      }, nextWaitSeconds * 1000);
-      return;
-    }
-    // yes we know
-    cb(expiredVersion);
-  };
-})();
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 5818b0412..e0f5e683c 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/database.js" data-cover></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/storage.js" data-cover></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/libtextsecure.js" data-cover></script>
-  <!-- needs the network comms libraries to work -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/expire.js" data-cover></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/expiring_messages.js" data-cover></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/notifications.js" data-cover></script>
diff --git a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
index a2d21d170..934cf0346 100644
--- a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { LeftPaneMessageSection } from './session/LeftPaneMessageSection';
 import { LeftPaneContactSection } from './session/LeftPaneContactSection';
 import { LeftPaneSettingSection } from './session/LeftPaneSettingSection';
 import { SessionTheme } from '../state/ducks/SessionTheme';
-import { SessionExpiredWarning } from './session/network/SessionExpiredWarning';
 import { getFocusedSection } from '../state/selectors/section';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { getLeftPaneLists } from '../state/selectors/conversations';
@@ -24,11 +23,7 @@ export type RowRendererParamsType = {
   style: Object;
 };
 
-type Props = {
-  isExpired: boolean;
-};
-
-const InnerLeftPaneMessageSection = (props: { isExpired: boolean }) => {
+const InnerLeftPaneMessageSection = () => {
   const showSearch = useSelector(isSearching);
   const searchTerm = useSelector(getQuery);
 
@@ -38,15 +33,12 @@ const InnerLeftPaneMessageSection = (props: { isExpired: boolean }) => {
   // tslint:disable: use-simple-attributes
 
   return (
-    <>
-      {props.isExpired && <SessionExpiredWarning />}
-      <LeftPaneMessageSection
-        conversations={lists?.conversations || []}
-        contacts={lists?.contacts || []}
-        searchResults={searchResults}
-        searchTerm={searchTerm}
-      />
-    </>
+    <LeftPaneMessageSection
+      conversations={lists?.conversations || []}
+      contacts={lists?.contacts || []}
+      searchResults={searchResults}
+      searchTerm={searchTerm}
+    />
   );
 };
 
@@ -54,11 +46,11 @@ const InnerLeftPaneContactSection = () => {
   return <LeftPaneContactSection />;
 };
 
-const LeftPaneSection = (props: { isExpired: boolean }) => {
+const LeftPaneSection = () => {
   const focusedSection = useSelector(getFocusedSection);
 
   if (focusedSection === SectionType.Message) {
-    return <InnerLeftPaneMessageSection isExpired={props.isExpired} />;
+    return <InnerLeftPaneMessageSection />;
   }
 
   if (focusedSection === SectionType.Contact) {
@@ -70,7 +62,7 @@ const LeftPaneSection = (props: { isExpired: boolean }) => {
   return null;
 };
 
-export const LeftPane = (props: Props) => {
+export const LeftPane = () => {
   const theme = useSelector(getTheme);
 
   return (
@@ -79,7 +71,7 @@ export const LeftPane = (props: Props) => {
         <ActionsPanel />
 
         <div className="module-left-pane">
-          <LeftPaneSection isExpired={props.isExpired} />
+          <LeftPaneSection />
         </div>
       </div>
     </SessionTheme>
diff --git a/ts/components/session/SessionInboxView.tsx b/ts/components/session/SessionInboxView.tsx
index dd9305b63..9357b30bc 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/SessionInboxView.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/SessionInboxView.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { TimerOptionsArray, TimerOptionsState } from '../../state/ducks/timerOpt
 
 type State = {
   isInitialLoadComplete: boolean;
-  isExpired: boolean;
 };
 
 export class SessionInboxView extends React.Component<any, State> {
@@ -42,19 +41,9 @@ export class SessionInboxView extends React.Component<any, State> {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       isInitialLoadComplete: false,
-      isExpired: false,
     };
 
     void this.setupLeftPane();
-
-    // not reactified yet. this is a callback called once we were able to check for expiration of this Session version
-    window.extension.expired((expired: boolean) => {
-      if (expired) {
-        this.setState({
-          isExpired: true,
-        });
-      }
-    });
   }
 
   public render() {
@@ -78,7 +67,7 @@ export class SessionInboxView extends React.Component<any, State> {
   }
 
   private renderLeftPane() {
-    return <LeftPane isExpired={this.state.isExpired} />;
+    return <LeftPane />;
   }
 
   private async setupLeftPane() {
diff --git a/ts/components/session/network/SessionExpiredWarning.tsx b/ts/components/session/network/SessionExpiredWarning.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index bc20f1660..000000000
--- a/ts/components/session/network/SessionExpiredWarning.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import styled, { DefaultTheme } from 'styled-components';
-
-const SessionExpiredWarningContainer = styled.div`
-  background: ${props => props.theme.colors.destructive};
-  color: black;
-  padding: ${props => props.theme.common.margins.sm};
-  margin: ${props => props.theme.common.margins.xs};
-`;
-
-const SessionExpiredWarningLink = styled.a`
-  color: black;
-`;
-
-export const SessionExpiredWarning = () => {
-  return (
-    <SessionExpiredWarningContainer>
-      <div>{window.i18n('expiredWarning')}</div>
-      <SessionExpiredWarningLink
-        href={'https://getsession.org'}
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
-      >
-        {window.i18n('upgrade')}
-      </SessionExpiredWarningLink>
-    </SessionExpiredWarningContainer>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index 9e25d58d5..c4a8c17ea 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ declare global {
       conversationKey: string;
       messageId?: string | undefined;
     }) => Promise<void>;
-    extension: {
-      expired: (boolean) => void;
-      expiredStatus: () => boolean;
-    };
     LokiPushNotificationServer: any;
     globalOnlineStatus: boolean;
     confirmationDialog: any;