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@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ additional_css:
     - frontpage.css
     - title/service-title-buttons.css
 additional_js: frontpage.js
-notification:
-  title: "DESY Services maintenance"
-  description:
-    "Scheduled downtime for DESY Helmholtz Cloud Services on Tuesday, August 30th, 4 - 5 PM, due to planned maintenance of Keycloak. Note that existing sessions will not be affected if you log in beforehand."
 excerpt:
   "HIFIS aims to provide excellent, seamlessly accessible IT services for the
   whole Helmholtz Association."