diff --git a/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamBase/DiscoveryStreamBase.jsx b/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamBase/DiscoveryStreamBase.jsx
index 6c8c1103ec..75e68b2cb6 100644
--- a/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamBase/DiscoveryStreamBase.jsx
+++ b/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamBase/DiscoveryStreamBase.jsx
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ export class _DiscoveryStreamBase extends React.PureComponent {
         return (
           <DSMessage
             title={component.header && component.header.title}
-            subtitle={component.header && component.header.subtitle}
             link_text={component.header && component.header.link_text}
             link_url={component.header && component.header.link_url}
             icon={component.header && component.header.icon}
diff --git a/lib/DiscoveryStreamFeed.jsm b/lib/DiscoveryStreamFeed.jsm
index a2984d9b3c..64c50a0dae 100644
--- a/lib/DiscoveryStreamFeed.jsm
+++ b/lib/DiscoveryStreamFeed.jsm
@@ -1255,7 +1255,6 @@ defaultLayoutResp = {
           type: "Message",
           header: {
             title: "Recommended by Pocket",
-            subtitle: "",
             link_text: "How it works",
             link_url: "https://getpocket.com/firefox/new_tab_learn_more",
             icon: