diff --git a/src/app/Coriolis.jsx b/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
index c90049ad..47485ae4 100644
--- a/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
+++ b/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export default class Coriolis extends React.Component {
       route: {},
       sizeRatio: Persist.getSizeRatio()
     };
-    // this._getAnnouncements();
     Router('', (r) => this._setPage(ShipyardPage, r));
     Router('/import?', (r) => this._importBuild(r));
     Router('/import/:data', (r) => this._importBuild(r));
@@ -127,16 +126,6 @@ export default class Coriolis extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  async _getAnnouncements() {
-    try {
-      const announces = await request.get('https://api.orbis.zone/announcements')
-        .query({ coriolis: true });
-      this.setState({ announcements: announces.body });
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err)
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Updates / Sets the page and route context
    * @param {[type]} page  The page to be shown