diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/account/preferences/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/account/preferences/index.js
index 7c169ae75..c2b150b08 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/account/preferences/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/account/preferences/index.js
@@ -54,26 +54,6 @@
     function enableDependant(dependant) {
       dependant.checkboxpicker().prop('disabled', false);
     }
-
-    // Initialize system messages
-    var system_message_notification = $('[name="system_message_notification"]');
-    system_message_notification
-      .checkboxpicker({
-        onActiveCls: 'btn-toggle', offActiveCls: 'btn-toggle'
-      });
-    system_message_notification.prop('checked', true);
-    system_message_notification.prop('disabled', true);
-
-    // Initialize system messages email
-    var system_message_notification_mail = $('[name="system_message_notification_email"]');
-    system_message_notification_mail
-      .checkboxpicker({
-        onActiveCls: 'btn-toggle', offActiveCls: 'btn-toggle'
-      });
-    system_message_notification_mail.prop(
-      'checked',
-      system_message_notification_mail.attr('value') === 'true'
-    );
   }
 
   // triggers submit action when the user clicks
diff --git a/app/controllers/users/settings/account/preferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/settings/account/preferences_controller.rb
index bba93cac4..83b4927f9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/settings/account/preferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/settings/account/preferences_controller.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ module Users
           read_from_params(:assignments_notification_email) do |val|
             @user.assignments_email_notification = val
           end
-          read_from_params(:system_message_notification_email) do |val|
-            @user.system_message_email_notification = val
-          end
           if @user.save
             render json: {
               status: :ok
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0ee6b810a..ccef0f6e2 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -515,8 +515,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   # json friendly attributes
   NOTIFICATIONS_TYPES = %w(assignments_notification recent_notification
                            assignments_email_notification
-                           recent_email_notification
-                           system_message_email_notification)
+                           recent_email_notification)
 
   # declare notifications getters
   NOTIFICATIONS_TYPES.each do |name|
diff --git a/app/views/users/settings/account/preferences/index.html.erb b/app/views/users/settings/account/preferences/index.html.erb
index 3e179677c..d519e4175 100644
--- a/app/views/users/settings/account/preferences/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/settings/account/preferences/index.html.erb
@@ -94,28 +94,6 @@
                   </div>
               </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="row">
-              <div class="col-sm-12">
-                <strong><%=t 'notifications.form.system_message' %></strong>
-                <p><%=t 'notifications.form.system_message_description' %></p>
-                <div class="row">
-                  <div class="col-sm-4">
-                    <%=t 'notifications.form.notification_scinote' %>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="col-sm-8">
-                    <%= check_box_tag :system_message_notification %>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="row">
-                  <div class="col-sm-4">
-                    <%=t 'notifications.form.notification_email' %>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="col-sm-8">
-                    <%= check_box_tag :system_message_notification_email, @user.system_message_email_notification %>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
           </div>
         <% end %>
         <br>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 63ec9ca4b..538b822a2 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -3199,8 +3199,6 @@ en:
       assignments_description: 'Assignment notifications appear whenever you get assigned to a team, project, task.'
       recent_notification: 'Recent changes'
       recent_notification_description: 'Recent changes notifications appear whenever there is a change on a task you are assigned to.'
-      system_message: "What's New in SciNote"
-      system_message_description: 'You will be notified about new SciNote features, releases and improvements you can benefit from.'
     deliver:
       download_link: "Download link:"
       download_text: "Click the link to download the file."
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 4795b5a74..d63effe31 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ describe User, type: :model do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:assignments_email_notification) }
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:recent_notification) }
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:recent_email_notification) }
-    it { is_expected.to respond_to(:system_message_email_notification) }
   end
 
   describe 'user variables' do