diff --git a/ietf/templates/base.html b/ietf/templates/base.html
index e0cffc2ab..c84f06389 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/base.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/base.html
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@
 	          | {{revision_date}} |
 	        {% endif %}
 	        <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/newticket">Report a bug</a>
-	        {% if messages %}
-	          <ul class="messages">
-		    {% for message in messages %}
-		      <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
-		    {% endfor %}
-	          </ul>
-	        {% endif %}
 	      </p>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>