diff --git a/customize.dist/login.js b/customize.dist/login.js
index 035a11d72..8b15cdcd3 100644
--- a/customize.dist/login.js
+++ b/customize.dist/login.js
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ define([
         Exports.mergeAnonDrive = 1;
     };
 
-    var setCreateReadme = function () {
-        Exports.createReadme = 1;
-    };
-
     Exports.loginOrRegister = function (uname, passwd, isRegister, shouldImport, cb) {
         if (typeof(cb) !== 'function') { return; }
 
@@ -372,7 +368,6 @@ define([
                     proxy.curvePrivate = opt.curvePrivate;
                     proxy.login_name = uname;
                     proxy[Constants.displayNameKey] = uname;
-                    setCreateReadme();
                     if (shouldImport) {
                         setMergeAnonDrive();
                     } else {
@@ -436,9 +431,6 @@ define([
             if (Exports.mergeAnonDrive) {
                 loginOpts.mergeAnonDrive = 1;
             }
-            if (Exports.createReadme) {
-                loginOpts.createReadme = 1;
-            }
             h = Hash.getLoginURL(h, loginOpts);
 
             var parser = document.createElement('a');
diff --git a/customize.dist/messages.js b/customize.dist/messages.js
index b2a264b70..977405db1 100755
--- a/customize.dist/messages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/messages.js
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ define(req, function(AppConfig, Default, Language) {
         }
     };
 
-    messages.driveReadme = '["BODY",{"class":"cke_editable cke_editable_themed cke_contents_ltr cke_show_borders","contenteditable":"true","spellcheck":"false","style":"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"},' +
-        '[["H1",{},["'+messages.readme_welcome+'"]],["P",{},["'+messages.readme_p1+'"]],["P",{},["'+messages.readme_p2+'"]],["HR",{},[]],["H2",{},["'+messages.readme_cat1+'",["BR",{},[]]]],["UL",{},[["LI",{},["'+messages._getKey("readme_cat1_l1", ['",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.newButton+'"]],"', '",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.type.pad+'"]],"'])+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat1_l2+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages._getKey("readme_cat1_l3", ['",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.fm_unsortedName+'"]],"'])+'",["UL",{},[["LI",{},["'+messages._getKey("readme_cat1_l3_l1", ['",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.fm_rootName+'"]],"'])+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat1_l3_l2+'"]]]]]],["LI",{},["'+messages._getKey("readme_cat1_l4", ['",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.fm_trashName+'"]],"'])+'",["BR",{},[]]]]]],["P",{},[["BR",{},[]]]],["H2",{},["'+messages.readme_cat2+'",["BR",{},[]]]],["UL",{},[["LI",{},["'+messages._getKey("readme_cat2_l1", ['",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.shareButton+'"]],"', '",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.edit+'"]],"', '",["STRONG",{},["'+messages.view+'"]],"'])+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat2_l2+'"]]]],["P",{},[["BR",{},[]]]],["H2",{},["'+messages.readme_cat3+'"]],["UL",{},[["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat3_l1+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat3_l2+'"]],["LI",{},["'+messages.readme_cat3_l3+'",["BR",{},[]]]]]]],' +
-        '{"metadata":{"defaultTitle":"' + messages.driveReadmeTitle + '","title":"' + messages.driveReadmeTitle + '"}}]';
-
     return messages;
 
 });
diff --git a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
index b639eebab..04dabb02d 100644
--- a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
+++ b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
@@ -2551,16 +2551,6 @@ define([
                 console.log('onLogout: disconnect');
                 postMessage("DISCONNECT");
             });
-        }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
-            if (common.createReadme || sessionStorage.createReadme) {
-                var data = {
-                    driveReadme: Messages.driveReadme,
-                    driveReadmeTitle: Messages.driveReadmeTitle,
-                };
-                postMessage("CREATE_README", data, waitFor(function (e) {
-                    if (e && e.error) { return void console.error(e.error); }
-                }));
-            }
         }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
             if (common.migrateAnonDrive || sessionStorage.migrateAnonDrive) {
                 common.mergeAnonDrive(waitFor());
diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index b7bf479f3..0dd2b0613 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -879,38 +879,6 @@ define([
             });
         };
 
-        /**
-         * add a "What is CryptPad?" pad in the drive
-         * data
-         *   - driveReadme
-         *   - driveReadmeTitle
-         */
-        Store.createReadme = function (clientId, data, cb) {
-            require(['/common/cryptget.js'], function (Crypt) {
-                var hash = Hash.createRandomHash('pad');
-                Crypt.put(hash, data.driveReadme, function (e) {
-                    if (e) {
-                        return void cb({ error: "Error while creating the default pad:"+ e});
-                    }
-                    var href = '/pad/#' + hash;
-                    var channel = Hash.hrefToHexChannelId(href, null);
-                    var fileData = {
-                        href: href,
-                        channel: channel,
-                        title: data.driveReadmeTitle,
-                        owners: [ store.proxy.edPublic ],
-                        readme: true
-                    };
-                    Store.addPad(clientId, fileData, cb);
-                }, {
-                    metadata: {
-                        owners: [ store.proxy.edPublic ],
-                    },
-                });
-            });
-        };
-
-
         /**
          * Merge the anonymous drive into the user drive at registration
          * data
diff --git a/www/common/outer/store-rpc.js b/www/common/outer/store-rpc.js
index c4d1d1301..0ad6e3c40 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/store-rpc.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/store-rpc.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ define([
             // Ready
             CONNECT: Store.init,
             DISCONNECT: Store.disconnect,
-            CREATE_README: Store.createReadme,
             MIGRATE_ANON_DRIVE: Store.migrateAnonDrive,
             PING: function (cId, data, cb) { cb(); },
             CACHE_DISABLE: Store.disableCache,
diff --git a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
index 100ba7d72..dde533e9f 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ define([
                     var options = parsed.getOptions();
                     if (options.loginOpts) {
                         var loginOpts = Utils.Hash.decodeDataOptions(options.loginOpts);
-                        if (loginOpts.createReadme) { Cryptpad.createReadme = true; }
                         if (loginOpts.mergeAnonDrive) { Cryptpad.migrateAnonDrive = true; }
                         // Remove newPadOpts from the hash
                         delete options.loginOpts;