diff --git a/_includes/alert-banner.html b/_includes/alert-banner.html
index 405cbd8fb0..94c5ac1273 100644
--- a/_includes/alert-banner.html
+++ b/_includes/alert-banner.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {% comment %}use the variable 'message' to include markdown text to display in the alert.{% endcomment %}
 
+{% unless include.message_id == 'disabled' %}
 <header id="site-header" class="header-home">
   <div class="new-on-the-blog alert-warning" data-message_id="{{include.message_id}}">
     <p>{{include.message|markdownify}}</p>
     <span class="hide"><i class="fa fa-close"></i></span>
   </div>
 </header>
+{% endunless %}
diff --git a/_layouts/root-content-layout.html b/_layouts/root-content-layout.html
index f8d99b1427..b45513d346 100644
--- a/_layouts/root-content-layout.html
+++ b/_layouts/root-content-layout.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <div class="navigation-fade-screen"></div>
 
-{% include alert-banner.html message=site.data.messages.scam-banner message_id='scam-courses-feb-2024' %}
+{% include alert-banner.html message_id='disabled' message=site.data.messages.scam-banner %}
 
 {% include navbar-inner.html %}
 
diff --git a/_layouts/root-index-layout.html b/_layouts/root-index-layout.html
index baf0558d44..d83b64596f 100644
--- a/_layouts/root-index-layout.html
+++ b/_layouts/root-index-layout.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <div class="navigation-fade-screen"></div>
 
-{% include alert-banner.html message=site.data.messages.scam-banner message_id='scam-courses-feb-2024' %}
+{% include alert-banner.html message_id='disabled' message=site.data.messages.scam-banner %}
 
 {% include navbar-inner.html %}