diff --git a/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx b/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
index f663c6d00..ce8ce9fda 100644
--- a/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
+++ b/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ export default function DownloadsPage(staticProps) {
         href: 'https://learn.hashicorp.com/nomad',
         label: 'View Tutorials at HashiCorp Learn',
       }}
-      merchandisingSlot={
-        <>
-          <div className={s.releaseCandidate}>
-            <p>
-              A Release Candidate for Nomad v1.1.0 is available! The release can be{' '}
-              <a href="https://releases.hashicorp.com/nomad/1.1.0-rc1/">
-                downloaded here
-              </a>
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </>
-      }
       {...staticProps}
     />
   )