diff --git a/backend/templates/dashboard.html b/backend/templates/dashboard.html
index 7353cdf..ddab6b2 100644
--- a/backend/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/backend/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -343,19 +343,6 @@
         </section>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- ── WORKSHOP BANNER ─────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
-    <footer class="rounded-md px-8 py-6 flex items-center justify-between gap-8" style="background:#000; color:#fff;">
-        <div class="leading-tight">
-            <p class="text-2xl tracking-[0.25em] uppercase opacity-80">Access the workshop</p>
-            <p class="text-5xl font-black tracking-wider mt-2">https://aka.ms/gc-cupcake-lab</p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="text-right leading-tight">
-            <p class="text-2xl tracking-[0.25em] uppercase opacity-80">Training Key</p>
-            <p class="text-6xl font-black tracking-[0.18em] mt-2">Cupcakes</p>
-        </div>
-        <span id="live-pill" class="hidden">↻ live</span>
-    </footer>
-
     <script>
         // ── Live dashboard updater ───────────────────────────────────────
         // Polls /dashboard/data every few seconds and patches the lanes,