diff --git a/app/src/components/ReleaseNotes/styles.css b/app/src/components/ReleaseNotes/styles.css
index b6b8f0ba26c..ee7da8ef110 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ReleaseNotes/styles.css
+++ b/app/src/components/ReleaseNotes/styles.css
@@ -56,5 +56,7 @@
 
   & p {
     @apply --font-body-2-dark;
+
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/RobotUpdateModal.js b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/RobotUpdateModal.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 32d7c6a1c74..00000000000
--- a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/RobotUpdateModal.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import * as React from 'react'
-import {connect} from 'react-redux'
-import {push} from 'react-router-redux'
-
-import {
-  updateRobotServer,
-  restartRobotServer,
-  clearUpdateResponse,
-  makeGetRobotUpdateInfo,
-  makeGetRobotUpdateRequest,
-  makeGetRobotRestartRequest,
-  setIgnoredUpdate,
-} from '../../http-api-client'
-
-import {CURRENT_RELEASE_NOTES, getShellUpdateState} from '../../shell'
-
-import type {ShellUpdateState} from '../../shell'
-
-import {Icon} from '@opentrons/components'
-import {ScrollableAlertModal} from '../modals'
-import UpdateAppMessage from './UpdateAppMessage'
-import UpdateRobotMessage from './UpdateRobotMessage'
-import ReleaseNotes from '../ReleaseNotes'
-
-import type {State, Dispatch} from '../../types'
-import type {ViewableRobot} from '../../discovery'
-import type {
-  RobotServerUpdate,
-  RobotServerRestart,
-  RobotUpdateInfo,
-} from '../../http-api-client'
-
-type OP = {robot: ViewableRobot}
-
-type SP = {|
-  appUpdate: ShellUpdateState,
-  updateInfo: RobotUpdateInfo,
-  updateRequest: RobotServerUpdate,
-  restartRequest: RobotServerRestart,
-|}
-
-type DP = {dispatch: Dispatch}
-
-type Props = {
-  ...$Exact<OP>,
-  ...SP,
-  update: () => mixed,
-  restart: () => mixed,
-  ignoreUpdate: () => mixed,
-}
-
-const API_RELEASE_NOTES = CURRENT_RELEASE_NOTES.replace(
-  /<!-- start:@opentrons\/app -->([\S\s]*?)<!-- end:@opentrons\/app -->/,
-  ''
-)
-
-const DOWNGRADE_MSG =
-  'Your app is at an older version than your robot. You may want to downgrade your robot to ensure compatability.'
-const UPGRADE_MSG =
-  'Your robot is at an older version than your app. We recommend you upgrade your robot to ensure compatability.'
-const ALREADY_UPDATED_MSG =
-  "It looks like your robot is already up to date, but if you're experiencing issues you can re-apply the latest update."
-const RESTART_MSG =
-  'Restart your robot to finish the update. It may take several minutes for your robot to restart.'
-
-// TODO(mc, 2018-03-19): prop or component for text-height icons
-const Spinner = () => <Icon name="ot-spinner" height="1em" spin />
-
-export default connect(
-  makeMapStateToProps,
-  null,
-  mergeProps
-)(RobotUpdateModal)
-
-function RobotUpdateModal (props: Props) {
-  const {
-    updateInfo,
-    ignoreUpdate,
-    update,
-    restart,
-    updateRequest,
-    restartRequest,
-    appUpdate: {available},
-  } = props
-  const inProgress = updateRequest.inProgress || restartRequest.inProgress
-  let closeButtonText = 'not now'
-  let message
-  let button
-
-  const heading = updateInfo.type
-    ? `Version ${updateInfo.version} available`
-    : 'Robot is up to date'
-
-  let buttonAction
-  let buttonText
-  if (!updateRequest.response) {
-    buttonAction = update
-    if (updateInfo.type) {
-      message = updateInfo.type === 'upgrade' ? UPGRADE_MSG : DOWNGRADE_MSG
-      buttonText = updateInfo.type
-    } else {
-      message = ALREADY_UPDATED_MSG
-      buttonText = 'reinstall'
-    }
-  } else {
-    message = RESTART_MSG
-    buttonText = 'restart'
-    buttonAction = restart
-  }
-
-  button = inProgress
-    ? {disabled: true, children: <Spinner />}
-    : {onClick: buttonAction, children: buttonText}
-
-  return (
-    <ScrollableAlertModal
-      heading={heading}
-      buttons={[{onClick: ignoreUpdate, children: closeButtonText}, button]}
-      alertOverlay
-    >
-      {available && <UpdateAppMessage />}
-      <UpdateRobotMessage message={message} />
-      <ReleaseNotes source={API_RELEASE_NOTES} />
-    </ScrollableAlertModal>
-  )
-}
-
-function makeMapStateToProps (): (State, OP) => SP {
-  const getRobotUpdateInfo = makeGetRobotUpdateInfo()
-  const getRobotUpdateRequest = makeGetRobotUpdateRequest()
-  const getRobotRestartRequest = makeGetRobotRestartRequest()
-
-  return (state, ownProps) => ({
-    appUpdate: getShellUpdateState(state),
-    updateInfo: getRobotUpdateInfo(state, ownProps.robot),
-    updateRequest: getRobotUpdateRequest(state, ownProps.robot),
-    restartRequest: getRobotRestartRequest(state, ownProps.robot),
-  })
-}
-
-function mergeProps (stateProps: SP, dispatchProps: DP, ownProps: OP): Props {
-  const {robot} = ownProps
-  const {updateInfo} = stateProps
-  const {dispatch} = dispatchProps
-
-  const close = () => dispatch(push(`/robots/${robot.name}`))
-  let ignoreUpdate = updateInfo.type
-    ? () => dispatch(setIgnoredUpdate(robot, updateInfo.version)).then(close)
-    : close
-
-  return {
-    ...stateProps,
-    ...ownProps,
-    ignoreUpdate,
-    update: () => dispatch(updateRobotServer(robot)),
-    restart: () => {
-      dispatch(restartRobotServer(robot))
-        .then(() => dispatch(clearUpdateResponse(robot)))
-        .then(close)
-    },
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateAppMessage.js b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateAppMessage.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f0fa3d114fa..00000000000
--- a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateAppMessage.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import * as React from 'react'
-import {Link} from 'react-router-dom'
-import styles from './styles.css'
-
-export default function UpdateAppMessage () {
-  return (
-    <p className={styles.update_message}>
-      <strong>A newer version of the robot software is available.</strong> To update your robot to the latest version, please <Link to={'/menu/app/update'}>update your app software</Link> before updating your robot software.
-    </p>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobot/index.js b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobot/index.js
index 5feeafef426..76fad13763a 100644
--- a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobot/index.js
+++ b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobot/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ function UpdateRobot (props: Props) {
     return <RestartRobotModal robot={robot} />
   }
   if (updateRequest.inProgress) {
-    // TODO (ka 2018-11-27): Clarify update message with UX
     return <SpinnerModal message="Robot is updating" alertOverlay />
   } else {
     return <UpdateRobotModal robot={robot} appUpdate={appUpdate} />
diff --git a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobotMessage.js b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobotMessage.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf32c99286..00000000000
--- a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobotMessage.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import * as React from 'react'
-import styles from './styles.css'
-
-type Props = {message: React.Node}
-
-export default function UpdateRobotMessage (props: Props) {
-  return (
-    <p className={styles.update_message}>
-      {props.message}
-    </p>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/index.js b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/index.js
index 7dcc7dd4fa5..104eab07354 100644
--- a/app/src/components/RobotSettings/index.js
+++ b/app/src/components/RobotSettings/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import ControlsCard from './ControlsCard'
 import ConnectionCard from './ConnectionCard'
 import AdvancedSettingsCard from './AdvancedSettingsCard'
 import ConnectAlertModal from './ConnectAlertModal'
-import RobotUpdateModal from './RobotUpdateModal'
 
 import type {ViewableRobot} from '../../discovery'
 
@@ -44,4 +43,4 @@ export default function RobotSettings (props: Props) {
   )
 }
 
-export {ConnectAlertModal, RobotUpdateModal}
+export {ConnectAlertModal}
diff --git a/app/src/config/index.js b/app/src/config/index.js
index 7dfafa3787a..b062ed77486 100644
--- a/app/src/config/index.js
+++ b/app/src/config/index.js
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ export type Config = {
   discovery: {
     candidates: string | Array<string>,
   },
-
-  // internal development flags
-  devInternal?: {
-    newUpdateModal?: boolean,
-  },
 }
 
 type UpdateConfigAction = {|
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Robots/RobotSettings.js b/app/src/pages/Robots/RobotSettings.js
index ae6c3639438..fa42ccd007f 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Robots/RobotSettings.js
+++ b/app/src/pages/Robots/RobotSettings.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 // connect and configure robots page
 import * as React from 'react'
 import {connect} from 'react-redux'
-import {getIn} from '@thi.ng/paths'
 import {withRouter, Route, Switch, Redirect, type Match} from 'react-router'
 
-import {getConfig} from '../../config'
 import {selectors as robotSelectors, actions as robotActions} from '../../robot'
 import {CONNECTABLE, REACHABLE} from '../../discovery'
 import {
@@ -19,10 +17,7 @@ import {
 import {SpinnerModalPage} from '@opentrons/components'
 import {ErrorModal} from '../../components/modals'
 import Page from '../../components/Page'
-import RobotSettings, {
-  ConnectAlertModal,
-  RobotUpdateModal,
-} from '../../components/RobotSettings'
+import RobotSettings, {ConnectAlertModal} from '../../components/RobotSettings'
 import UpdateRobot from '../../components/RobotSettings/UpdateRobot'
 import CalibrateDeck from '../../components/CalibrateDeck'
 import ConnectBanner from '../../components/RobotSettings/ConnectBanner'
@@ -44,7 +39,6 @@ type SP = {|
   showConnectAlert: boolean,
   homeInProgress: ?boolean,
   homeError: ?Error,
-  __featureEnabled: boolean,
 |}
 
 type DP = {|dispatch: Dispatch|}
@@ -56,8 +50,6 @@ type Props = {
   closeConnectAlert: () => mixed,
 }
 
-const __FEATURE_FLAG = 'devInternal.newUpdateModal'
-
 export default withRouter(
   connect(
     makeMapStateToProps,
@@ -110,11 +102,7 @@ function RobotSettingsPage (props: Props) {
         <Route
           path={`${path}/${UPDATE_FRAGMENT}`}
           render={() => {
-            if (props.__featureEnabled) {
-              return <UpdateRobot robot={robot} appUpdate={appUpdate} />
-            } else {
-              return <RobotUpdateModal robot={robot} />
-            }
+            return <UpdateRobot robot={robot} appUpdate={appUpdate} />
           }}
         />
 
@@ -199,7 +187,6 @@ function makeMapStateToProps (): (state: State, ownProps: OP) => SP {
       homeInProgress: homeRequest && homeRequest.inProgress,
       homeError: homeRequest && homeRequest.error,
       showConnectAlert: !connectRequest.inProgress && !!connectRequest.error,
-      __featureEnabled: !!getIn(getConfig(state), __FEATURE_FLAG),
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Robots/index.js b/app/src/pages/Robots/index.js
index 75c4f6a0d41..fec1da2000f 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Robots/index.js
+++ b/app/src/pages/Robots/index.js
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 import {connect} from 'react-redux'
 import {withRouter, Route, Switch, Redirect, type Match} from 'react-router'
 import find from 'lodash/find'
-import {getIn} from '@thi.ng/paths'
 
-import {getConfig} from '../../config'
 import createLogger from '../../logger'
 
 import {
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ type SP = {
   robot: ?ViewableRobot,
   connectedName: ?string,
   appUpdate: ShellUpdateState,
-  __featureEnabled: boolean,
 }
 
 type OP = {match: Match}
@@ -40,8 +37,6 @@ type Props = SP & OP
 
 const log = createLogger(__filename)
 
-const __FEATURE_FLAG = 'devInternal.newUpdateModal'
-
 export default withRouter(
   connect(
     mapStateToProps,
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ function Robots (props: Props) {
     },
   } = props
 
-  if (appUpdate.available && !appUpdate.seen && props.__featureEnabled) {
+  if (appUpdate.available && !appUpdate.seen) {
     log.warn('App update available on load, redirecting to app update.')
     return <Redirect to={'menu/app/update'} />
   }
@@ -117,6 +112,5 @@ function mapStateToProps (state: State, ownProps: OP): SP {
     robot,
     connectedName,
     appUpdate: getShellUpdateState(state),
-    __featureEnabled: !!getIn(getConfig(state), __FEATURE_FLAG),
   }
 }