diff --git a/test/api/unit/libs/payments/payments.test.js b/test/api/unit/libs/payments/payments.test.js
index dbed33741f..82fb3dabad 100644
--- a/test/api/unit/libs/payments/payments.test.js
+++ b/test/api/unit/libs/payments/payments.test.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe('payments/index', () => {
         await api.createSubscription(data);
         let msg = '\`Hello recipient, sender has sent you 3 months of subscription!\`';
 
-        expect(user.sendMessage).to.be.calledTwice;
+        expect(user.sendMessage).to.be.calledOnce;
         expect(user.sendMessage).to.be.calledWith(recipient, { receiverMsg: msg, senderMsg: msg, save: false });
       });
 
@@ -247,77 +247,6 @@ describe('payments/index', () => {
           },
         });
       });
-
-      context('Winter 2018-19 Gift-1-Get-1 Promotion', async () => {
-        it('creates a gift subscription for purchaser and recipient if none exist', async () => {
-          await api.createSubscription(data);
-
-          expect(user.items.pets['Jackalope-RoyalPurple']).to.eql(5);
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.customerId).to.eql('Gift');
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateTerminated).to.exist;
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateUpdated).to.exist;
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateCreated).to.exist;
-
-          expect(recipient.items.pets['Jackalope-RoyalPurple']).to.eql(5);
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.customerId).to.eql('Gift');
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateTerminated).to.exist;
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateUpdated).to.exist;
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateCreated).to.exist;
-        });
-
-        it('adds extraMonths to existing subscription for purchaser and creates a gift subscription for recipient without sub', async () => {
-          user.purchased.plan = plan;
-
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(0);
-
-          await api.createSubscription(data);
-
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(3);
-
-          expect(recipient.items.pets['Jackalope-RoyalPurple']).to.eql(5);
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.customerId).to.eql('Gift');
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateTerminated).to.exist;
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateUpdated).to.exist;
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.dateCreated).to.exist;
-        });
-
-        it('adds extraMonths to existing subscription for recipient and creates a gift subscription for purchaser without sub', async () => {
-          recipient.purchased.plan = plan;
-
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(0);
-
-          await api.createSubscription(data);
-
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(3);
-
-          expect(user.items.pets['Jackalope-RoyalPurple']).to.eql(5);
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.customerId).to.eql('Gift');
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateTerminated).to.exist;
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateUpdated).to.exist;
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.dateCreated).to.exist;
-        });
-
-        it('adds extraMonths to existing subscriptions for purchaser and recipient', async () => {
-          user.purchased.plan = plan;
-          recipient.purchased.plan = plan;
-
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(0);
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(0);
-
-          await api.createSubscription(data);
-
-          expect(user.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(3);
-          expect(recipient.purchased.plan.extraMonths).to.eql(3);
-        });
-
-        it('sends a private message about the promotion', async () => {
-          await api.createSubscription(data);
-          let msg = '\`Hello sender, you received 3 months of subscription as part of our holiday gift-giving promotion!\`';
-
-          expect(user.sendMessage).to.be.calledTwice;
-          expect(user.sendMessage).to.be.calledWith(user, { senderMsg: msg });
-        });
-      });
     });
 
     context('Purchasing a subscription for self', () => {
diff --git a/website/client/app.vue b/website/client/app.vue
index e9cc55a68f..bde06ec6dd 100644
--- a/website/client/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/app.vue
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ div
             span.resume(@click="resumeDamage()") {{ $t('resumeDamage') }}
           .closepadding(@click="hideBanner()")
             span.svg-icon.inline.icon-10(aria-hidden="true", v-html="icons.close")
-        .g1g1-banner.d-flex.justify-content-center.align-items-center(v-if="!giftingHidden")
-          .svg-icon.svg-gifts.left-gift(v-html="icons.gifts")
-          router-link(:to="{name: 'subscription'}") {{ $t('g1g1Announcement') }}
-          .svg-icon.svg-gifts.right-gift(v-html="icons.gifts")
-          .closepadding(@click="hideGiftingBanner()")
-            span.svg-icon.inline.icon-10(aria-hidden="true", v-html="icons.close")
         notifications-display
         app-menu
         .container-fluid
@@ -97,41 +91,6 @@ div
     flex: 1 0 auto;
   }
 
-  .g1g1-banner {
-    width: 100%;
-    min-height: 2.5rem;
-    background-color: #34b5c1;
-
-    a {
-      color: $white;
-      text-decoration: none;
-      font-weight: bold;
-    }
-
-    .closepadding {
-      margin: 11px 24px;
-      display: inline-block;
-      position: relative;
-      right: 0;
-      top: 0;
-      cursor: pointer;
-    }
-
-    .left-gift {
-      margin: auto 1rem auto auto;
-    }
-
-    .right-gift {
-      margin: auto auto auto 1rem;
-      filter: FlipH;
-      transform: scaleX(-1);
-    }
-
-    .svg-gifts {
-      width: 4.6rem;
-    }
-  }
-
   .notification {
     border-radius: 1000px;
     background-color: $green-10;
@@ -230,9 +189,8 @@ import amazonPaymentsModal from 'client/components/payments/amazonModal';
 import paymentsSuccessModal from 'client/components/payments/successModal';
 
 import spellsMixin from 'client/mixins/spells';
-import { CONSTANTS, getLocalSetting, removeLocalSetting, setLocalSetting } from 'client/libs/userlocalManager';
+import { CONSTANTS, getLocalSetting, removeLocalSetting } from 'client/libs/userlocalManager';
 
-import gifts from 'assets/svg/gifts.svg';
 import svgClose from 'assets/svg/close.svg';
 import bannedAccountModal from 'client/components/bannedAccountModal';
 
@@ -257,7 +215,6 @@ export default {
     return {
       icons: Object.freeze({
         close: svgClose,
-        gifts,
       }),
       selectedItemToBuy: null,
       selectedSpellToBuy: null,
@@ -268,8 +225,6 @@ export default {
       loading: true,
       currentTipNumber: 0,
       bannerHidden: false,
-      bannerHeight: 0,
-      giftingHidden: getLocalSetting(CONSTANTS.keyConstants.GIFTING_BANNER_DISPLAY) === 'dismissed',
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -660,10 +615,6 @@ export default {
     hideBanner () {
       this.bannerHidden = true;
     },
-    hideGiftingBanner () {
-      setLocalSetting(CONSTANTS.keyConstants.GIFTING_BANNER_DISPLAY, 'dismissed');
-      this.giftingHidden = true;
-    },
     resumeDamage () {
       this.$store.dispatch('user:sleep');
     },
diff --git a/website/client/components/payments/sendGemsModal.vue b/website/client/components/payments/sendGemsModal.vue
index a1f419fd63..4933232f98 100644
--- a/website/client/components/payments/sendGemsModal.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/payments/sendGemsModal.vue
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ b-modal#send-gems(:title="title", :hide-footer="true", size='lg', @hide='onHide(
                 label
                   input(type="radio", name="subRadio", :value="block.key", v-model='gift.subscription.key')
                   | {{ $t('sendGiftSubscription', {price: block.price, months: block.months}) }}
-          .col-md-8
-            h4 {{ $t('winterPromoGiftHeader') }}
-            p {{ $t('winterPromoGiftDetails1') }}
-            p {{ $t('winterPromoGiftDetails2') }}
 
     textarea.form-control(rows='3', v-model='gift.message', :placeholder="$t('sendGiftMessagePlaceholder')")
     //include ../formatting-help
diff --git a/website/client/components/settings/subscription.vue b/website/client/components/settings/subscription.vue
index 2768bf10a7..b76747c523 100644
--- a/website/client/components/settings/subscription.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/settings/subscription.vue
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@
           li(v-once) {{ $t('giftSubscriptionText2') }}
           li(v-once) {{ $t('giftSubscriptionText3') }}
         h4(v-once) {{ $t('giftSubscriptionText4') }}
-      .col-6
-        h2 {{ $t('winterPromoGiftHeader') }}
-        p {{ $t('winterPromoGiftDetails1') }}
-        p {{ $t('winterPromoGiftDetails2') }}
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/website/client/components/snackbars/notifications.vue b/website/client/components/snackbars/notifications.vue
index aaa33ebfdc..af44e65a39 100644
--- a/website/client/components/snackbars/notifications.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/snackbars/notifications.vue
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     z-index: 1400; // 1400 is above modal backgrounds
 
     &-top-pos {
-      &-double {
-        top: 145px;
-      }
-
       &-normal {
         top: 65px;
       }
@@ -30,7 +26,6 @@
 <script>
 import { mapState } from 'client/libs/store';
 import notification from './notification';
-import { CONSTANTS, getLocalSetting } from 'client/libs/userlocalManager';
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -44,9 +39,7 @@ export default {
     notificationsTopPos () {
       const base = 'notifications-top-pos-';
       let modifier = '';
-      if (this.userSleeping && this.giftingShown) {
-        modifier = 'double';
-      } else if (this.userSleeping || this.giftingShown) {
+      if (this.userSleeping) {
         modifier = 'sleeping';
       } else {
         modifier = 'normal';
@@ -54,10 +47,5 @@ export default {
       return `${base}${modifier}`;
     },
   },
-  data () {
-    return {
-      giftingShown: getLocalSetting(CONSTANTS.keyConstants.GIFTING_BANNER_DISPLAY) !== 'dismissed',
-    };
-  },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/website/client/libs/userlocalManager.js b/website/client/libs/userlocalManager.js
index 9d7b55e0ba..da3e30489a 100644
--- a/website/client/libs/userlocalManager.js
+++ b/website/client/libs/userlocalManager.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const CONSTANTS = {
     EQUIPMENT_DRAWER_STATE: 'equipment-drawer-state',
     CURRENT_EQUIPMENT_DRAWER_TAB: 'current-equipment-drawer-tab',
     STABLE_SORT_STATE: 'stable-sort-state',
-    GIFTING_BANNER_DISPLAY: 'gifting-banner-display',
   },
   drawerStateValues: {
     DRAWER_CLOSED: 'drawer-closed',
diff --git a/website/server/libs/payments/subscriptions.js b/website/server/libs/payments/subscriptions.js
index 228715c666..549b41d1dc 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/payments/subscriptions.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/payments/subscriptions.js
@@ -148,88 +148,55 @@ async function createSubscription (data) {
     txnEmail(data.user, emailType);
   }
 
-  if (!data.promo) {
-    analytics.trackPurchase({
-      uuid: data.user._id,
-      groupId,
-      itemPurchased,
-      sku: `${data.paymentMethod.toLowerCase()}-subscription`,
-      purchaseType,
-      paymentMethod: data.paymentMethod,
-      quantity: 1,
-      gift: Boolean(data.gift),
-      purchaseValue: block.price,
-      headers: data.headers,
-    });
-  }
+  analytics.trackPurchase({
+    uuid: data.user._id,
+    groupId,
+    itemPurchased,
+    sku: `${data.paymentMethod.toLowerCase()}-subscription`,
+    purchaseType,
+    paymentMethod: data.paymentMethod,
+    quantity: 1,
+    gift: Boolean(data.gift),
+    purchaseValue: block.price,
+    headers: data.headers,
+  });
 
-  if (!group && !data.promo) data.user.purchased.txnCount++;
+  if (!group) data.user.purchased.txnCount++;
 
   if (data.gift) {
     let byUserName = getUserInfo(data.user, ['name']).name;
 
     // generate the message in both languages, so both users can understand it
     let languages = [data.user.preferences.language, data.gift.member.preferences.language];
-    if (data.promo) {
-      let senderMsg = shared.i18n.t(`giftedSubscription${data.promo}Promo`, {
-        username: data.gift.member.profile.name,
-        monthCount: shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.key].months,
-      }, languages[0]);
+    let senderMsg = shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscriptionFull', {
+      username: data.gift.member.profile.name,
+      sender: byUserName,
+      monthCount: shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.key].months,
+    }, languages[0]);
+    senderMsg = `\`${senderMsg}\``;
 
-      senderMsg = `\`${senderMsg}\``;
-      data.user.sendMessage(data.gift.member, { senderMsg });
-    } else {
-      let senderMsg = shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscriptionFull', {
-        username: data.gift.member.profile.name,
-        sender: byUserName,
-        monthCount: shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.key].months,
-      }, languages[0]);
-      senderMsg = `\`${senderMsg}\``;
+    let receiverMsg = shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscriptionFull', {
+      username: data.gift.member.profile.name,
+      sender: byUserName,
+      monthCount: shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.key].months,
+    }, languages[1]);
+    receiverMsg = `\`${receiverMsg}\``;
 
-      let receiverMsg = shared.i18n.t('giftedSubscriptionFull', {
-        username: data.gift.member.profile.name,
-        sender: byUserName,
-        monthCount: shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.key].months,
-      }, languages[1]);
-      receiverMsg = `\`${receiverMsg}\``;
-
-      if (data.gift.message) {
-        receiverMsg += ` ${data.gift.message}`;
-        senderMsg += ` ${data.gift.message}`;
-      }
-
-      data.user.sendMessage(data.gift.member, { receiverMsg, senderMsg, save: false });
+    if (data.gift.message) {
+      receiverMsg += ` ${data.gift.message}`;
+      senderMsg += ` ${data.gift.message}`;
     }
 
+    data.user.sendMessage(data.gift.member, { receiverMsg, senderMsg, save: false });
+
     if (data.gift.member.preferences.emailNotifications.giftedSubscription !== false) {
-      if (data.promo) {
-        txnEmail(data.gift.member, 'gift-one-get-one', [
-          {name: 'GIFTEE_USERNAME', content: data.promoUsername},
-          {name: 'X_MONTHS_SUBSCRIPTION', content: months},
-        ]);
-      } else {
-        txnEmail(data.gift.member, 'gifted-subscription', [
-          {name: 'GIFTER', content: byUserName},
-          {name: 'X_MONTHS_SUBSCRIPTION', content: months},
-        ]);
-      }
+      txnEmail(data.gift.member, 'gifted-subscription', [
+        {name: 'GIFTER', content: byUserName},
+        {name: 'X_MONTHS_SUBSCRIPTION', content: months},
+      ]);
     }
 
-    if (data.gift.member._id !== data.user._id) { // If sending to a user other than yourself, don't push notify, and get bonus sub for self per holiday promo
-      let promoData = {
-        user: data.user,
-        gift: {
-          member: data.user,
-          subscription: {
-            key: data.gift.subscription.key,
-          },
-        },
-        paymentMethod: data.paymentMethod,
-        promo: 'Winter',
-        promoUsername: data.gift.member.auth.local.username,
-      };
-      await this.createSubscription(promoData);
-
+    if (data.gift.member._id !== data.user._id) { // Only send push notifications if sending to a user other than yourself
       if (data.gift.member.preferences.pushNotifications.giftedSubscription !== false) {
         sendPushNotification(data.gift.member,
           {
diff --git a/website/server/libs/slack.js b/website/server/libs/slack.js
index 141e0ab25b..b0b5bb8898 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/slack.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/slack.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function sendSubscriptionNotification ({
   let text;
   let timestamp = new Date();
   if (recipient.id) {
-    text = `${buyer.name} ${buyer.id} ${buyer.email} bought a ${months}-month gift subscription for ${recipient.name} ${recipient.id} ${recipient.email} and got a promo using ${paymentMethod} on ${timestamp}`;
+    text = `${buyer.name} ${buyer.id} ${buyer.email} bought a ${months}-month gift subscription for ${recipient.name} ${recipient.id} ${recipient.email} using ${paymentMethod} on ${timestamp}`;
   } else if (groupId) {
     text = `${buyer.name} ${buyer.id} ${buyer.email} bought a 1-month recurring group-plan for ${groupId} using ${paymentMethod} on ${timestamp}`;
   } else {