diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index b7c650a5e..0b8813002 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 //= require check_all_none
 //= require comments
 //= require foundation_extras
-//= require ie_alert
 //= require location_changer
 //= require moderator_comment
 //= require moderator_debates
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ var initialize_modules = function() {
   App.FoundationExtras.initialize();
   App.LocationChanger.initialize();
   App.CheckAllNone.initialize();
-  App.IeAlert.initialize();
   App.AdvancedSearch.initialize();
   App.RegistrationForm.initialize();
   App.Suggest.initialize();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ie_alert.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ie_alert.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f447d8c9..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ie_alert.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-(function() {
-  "use strict";
-  App.IeAlert = {
-    set_cookie_and_hide: function(event) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      $.cookie("ie_alert_closed", "true", {
-        path: "/",
-        expires: 365
-      });
-      $(".ie-callout").remove();
-    },
-    initialize: function() {
-      $(".ie-callout-close-js").on("click", function(event) {
-        App.IeAlert.set_cookie_and_hide(event);
-      });
-    }
-  };
-}).call(this);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
index 568e36891..9c3780f56 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
@@ -223,17 +223,6 @@ button,
   color: $check;
 }
 
-.ie-callout {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-
-  .close {
-    font-size: rem-calc(34);
-    top: 20%;
-  }
-}
-
 .menu.simple {
   border-bottom: 1px solid $border;
   clear: both;
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 8cdffdce9..58cffe017 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -17,34 +17,11 @@
 
     <div class="wrapper <%= yield(:wrapper_class) %>">
       <%= render "layouts/header", with_subnavigation: true %>
-
-      <% if request.headers["User-Agent"] =~ /MSIE/ && cookies["ie_alert_closed"] != "true" %>
-      <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-        <div data-alert class="callout primary ie-callout" data-closable>
-          <button class="close-button ie-callout-close-js"
-                  aria-label="<%= t("application.close") %>" type="button" data-close>
-            <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-          </button>
-          <h2><%= t("layouts.application.ie_title") %></h2>
-          <p>
-            <%= sanitize(t("layouts.application.ie",
-                           chrome: link_to(t("layouts.application.chrome"),
-                                           "https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/",
-                                           title: t("shared.target_blank"),
-                                           target: "_blank"),
-                           firefox: link_to(t("layouts.application.firefox"),
-                                            "https://www.mozilla.org/firefox",
-                                            title: t("shared.target_blank"),
-                                            target: "_blank"))) %>
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      <![endif]-->
-      <% end %>
-
       <%= render "layouts/flash" %>
 
       <%= yield %>
     </div>
+
     <div class="footer">
       <%= render Layout::FooterComponent.new %>
     </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/en/general.yml b/config/locales/en/general.yml
index 8c2bd991f..0be47b5a9 100644
--- a/config/locales/en/general.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en/general.yml
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ en:
   geozones:
     none: All city
   layouts:
-    application:
-      chrome: Google Chrome
-      firefox: Firefox
-      ie: We have detected that you are browsing with Internet Explorer. For an enhanced experience, we recommend using %{firefox} or %{chrome}.
-      ie_title: This website is not optimised for your browser
     dashboard:
       proposal_header:
         published: Published
diff --git a/config/locales/es/general.yml b/config/locales/es/general.yml
index f2f25146c..e40c5b43d 100644
--- a/config/locales/es/general.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es/general.yml
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ es:
   geozones:
     none: Toda la ciudad
   layouts:
-    application:
-      chrome: Google Chrome
-      firefox: Firefox
-      ie: Hemos detectado que estás navegando desde Internet Explorer. Para una mejor experiencia te recomendamos utilizar %{firefox} o %{chrome}.
-      ie_title: Esta web no está optimizada para tu navegador
     dashboard:
       proposal_header:
         published: Publicada
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index f47bafa8d..e13a80f99 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     Capybara::Webmock.stop
   end
 
-  config.after(:each, :page_driver) do
-    page.driver.reset!
-  end
-
   config.before(:each, type: :system) do |example|
     driven_by :headless_chrome
     Capybara.default_set_options = { clear: :backspace }
diff --git a/spec/system/home_spec.rb b/spec/system/home_spec.rb
index 053cef2ee..0fb882e75 100644
--- a/spec/system/home_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/home_spec.rb
@@ -105,39 +105,6 @@ describe "Home" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "IE alert", :no_js do
-    scenario "IE visitors are presented with an alert until they close it", :page_driver do
-      # Selenium API does not include page request/response inspection methods
-      # so we must use Capybara::RackTest driver to set the browser's headers
-      Capybara.current_session.driver.header(
-        "User-Agent",
-        "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)"
-      )
-
-      visit root_path
-      expect(page).to have_xpath(ie_alert_box_xpath)
-      expect(page.driver.request.cookies["ie_alert_closed"]).to be nil
-
-      # faking close button, since a normal find and click
-      # will not work as the element is inside a HTML conditional comment
-      page.driver.browser.set_cookie("ie_alert_closed=true")
-
-      visit root_path
-      expect(page).not_to have_xpath(ie_alert_box_xpath)
-      expect(page.driver.request.cookies["ie_alert_closed"]).to eq("true")
-    end
-
-    scenario "non-IE visitors are not bothered with IE alerts", :page_driver do
-      visit root_path
-      expect(page).not_to have_xpath(ie_alert_box_xpath)
-      expect(page.driver.request.cookies["ie_alert_closed"]).to be nil
-    end
-
-    def ie_alert_box_xpath
-      "/html/body/div[@class='wrapper ']/comment()[contains(.,'ie-callout')]"
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "Menu button" do
     scenario "is not present on large screens" do
       visit root_path