diff --git a/app/views/layouts/site.rhtml b/app/views/layouts/site.rhtml
index 52e7b6b24..4b41e5e9e 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/site.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/site.rhtml
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@
         <%= yield :left_menu %>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="sotm" class="left_menu">
-        <div id="sotminfo">
-        Come to the second OpenStreetMap Conference, <a href="http://www.stateofthemap.org">The State of the Map</a>: 12th-13th July 2008, Limerick, Ireland.
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
       <%= yield :optionals %>
       <div id="cclogo">
         <center>