diff --git a/addons/mail/__openerp__.py b/addons/mail/__openerp__.py
index 8af27a4f011..0a3b34bf163 100644
--- a/addons/mail/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/mail/__openerp__.py
@@ -64,6 +64,5 @@ Main Features
         'static/src/xml/systray.xml',
         'static/src/xml/thread.xml',
         'static/src/xml/chat_window.xml',
-        'static/src/xml/announcement.xml',
     ],
 }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/announcement.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/announcement.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 61e6ac1159d..00000000000
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/announcement.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-odoo.define('mail.announcement', function (require) {
-"use strict";
-
-var core = require('web.core');
-var Model = require('web.DataModel');
-var session = require('web.session');
-var WebClient = require('web.WebClient');
-
-var QWeb = core.qweb;
-
-WebClient.include({
-    show_application: function() {
-        return $.when(this._super.apply(this, arguments)).then(this.proxy('show_announcement_bar'));
-    },
-    _ab_location: function(dbuuid) {
-        return _.str.sprintf('https://services.openerp.com/openerp-enterprise/ab/css/%s.css', dbuuid);
-    },
-    show_announcement_bar: function() {
-        if (session.get_cookie('ab') === 'c') {
-            return;
-        }
-        var self = this;
-        var config_parameter = new Model('ir.config_parameter');
-        $(QWeb.render('WebClient.announcement_bar')).prependTo($('body'));
-        var $bar = $('#announcement_bar_table');
-
-        return config_parameter.call('get_param', ['database.uuid', false]).then(function(dbuuid) {
-            if (!dbuuid) {
-                return;
-            }
-            var $link = $bar.find('.url a');
-            $link.attr('href', _.str.sprintf('%s/%s', $link.attr('href'), dbuuid));
-            var $css = $('<link />').attr({
-                rel : 'stylesheet',
-                type: 'text/css',
-                media: 'screen',
-                href: self._ab_location(dbuuid)
-            });
-            $css.on('load', function() {
-                var close = function() {
-                    var ttl = 7*24*60*60;
-                    session.set_cookie('ab', 'c', ttl);
-                    $bar.slideUp();
-                    setTimeout(function () {
-                        $('.openerp_webclient_container').css('height', 'calc(100% - 34px)');                            
-                    }, 400);
-                };
-                /*
-                    We need a timeout of at least 350ms because the announcement bar appears
-                    with an animation of 350ms and the computed height might be wrong if we don't wait
-                */
-                setTimeout(function(){
-                    var height = $('#announcement_bar_table').outerHeight() 
-                                + $('#oe_main_menu_navbar').outerHeight();
-                    $('.openerp_webclient_container').css('height', 'calc(100% - ' + height + 'px)');
-                    $bar.find('.close').on('click', close);
-                    self.trigger('ab_loaded', $bar);
-                }, 400);
-            });
-
-            $('head').append($css);
-        }).fail(function(result, ev){
-            ev.preventDefault();
-        });
-    }
-});
-
-});
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/less/announcement.less b/addons/mail/static/src/less/announcement.less
deleted file mode 100644
index 6efcfb69adb..00000000000
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/less/announcement.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-.openerp .annoucement_bar {
-    display: none;
-}
-
-#announcement_bar_table > table {
-	width: 100%;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/announcement.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/announcement.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 46397861992..00000000000
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/announcement.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<templates id="template" xml:space="preserve">
-    <t t-name="WebClient.announcement_bar">
-        <div class="openerp" id="announcement_bar_table">
-            <table class="oe_webclient">
-                <tr>
-                    <td colspan="2" class="announcement_bar">
-                        <span class="message"></span>
-                        <span class="url">
-                            <a href="https://services.openerp.com/openerp-enterprise/ab/register" target="_blank"></a>
-                        </span>
-                        <span class="close"></span>
-                    </td>
-                </tr>
-            </table>
-        </div>
-    </t>
-</templates>
diff --git a/addons/mail/views/mail_templates.xml b/addons/mail/views/mail_templates.xml
index 8afb474e9f2..666adf1400a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/views/mail_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/views/mail_templates.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
         <template id="assets_backend" name="mail assets" inherit_id="web.assets_backend">
             <xpath expr="." position="inside">
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/many2many_tags_email.js"></script>
-                <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/announcement.js"></script>
 
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js"></script>
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/systray.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/mail/static/src/js/window_manager.js"></script>
 
-                <link rel="stylesheet" href="/mail/static/src/less/announcement.less"/>
                 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less" type="text/less"/>
                 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/mail/static/src/less/chat_window.less" type="text/less"/>
                 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/mail/static/src/less/composer.less" type="text/less"/>