diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
index ce61c094bd..e549f62a23 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ void OnroadAlerts::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) {
 
 NvgWindow::NvgWindow(VisionStreamType type, QWidget* parent) : fps_filter(UI_FREQ, 3, 1. / UI_FREQ), CameraViewWidget("camerad", type, true, parent) {
   engage_img = loadPixmap("../assets/img_chffr_wheel.png", {img_size, img_size});
-  dm_img = loadPixmap("../assets/img_driver_face.png", {img_size, img_size});
 }
 
 void NvgWindow::updateState(const UIState &s) {
@@ -186,13 +185,11 @@ void NvgWindow::updateState(const UIState &s) {
   setProperty("speed", QString::number(std::nearbyint(cur_speed)));
   setProperty("maxSpeed", maxspeed_str);
   setProperty("speedUnit", s.scene.is_metric ? "km/h" : "mph");
-  setProperty("hideDM", cs.getAlertSize() != cereal::ControlsState::AlertSize::NONE);
   setProperty("status", s.status);
 
-  // update engageability and DM icons at 2Hz
+  // update engageability at 2Hz
   if (sm.frame % (UI_FREQ / 2) == 0) {
     setProperty("engageable", cs.getEngageable() || cs.getEnabled());
-    setProperty("dmActive", sm["driverMonitoringState"].getDriverMonitoringState().getIsActiveMode());
   }
 }
 
@@ -234,11 +231,6 @@ void NvgWindow::drawHud(QPainter &p) {
              engage_img, bg_colors[status], 1.0);
   }
 
-  // dm icon
-  if (!hideDM) {
-    drawIcon(p, radius / 2 + (bdr_s * 2), rect().bottom() - footer_h / 2,
-             dm_img, QColor(0, 0, 0, 70), dmActive ? 1.0 : 0.2);
-  }
   p.restore();
 }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.h
index 6ca2b3c738..e1f665149e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class NvgWindow : public CameraViewWidget {
   Q_PROPERTY(QString maxSpeed MEMBER maxSpeed);
   Q_PROPERTY(bool is_cruise_set MEMBER is_cruise_set);
   Q_PROPERTY(bool engageable MEMBER engageable);
-  Q_PROPERTY(bool dmActive MEMBER dmActive);
-  Q_PROPERTY(bool hideDM MEMBER hideDM);
   Q_PROPERTY(int status MEMBER status);
 
 public:
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ private:
   void drawText(QPainter &p, int x, int y, const QString &text, int alpha = 255);
 
   QPixmap engage_img;
-  QPixmap dm_img;
   const int radius = 192;
   const int img_size = (radius / 2) * 1.5;
   QString speed;
@@ -53,8 +50,6 @@ private:
   QString maxSpeed;
   bool is_cruise_set = false;
   bool engageable = false;
-  bool dmActive = false;
-  bool hideDM = false;
   int status = STATUS_DISENGAGED;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
index c1af4ed6f4..f7c2c90437 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void UIState::updateStatus() {
 UIState::UIState(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
   sm = std::make_unique<SubMaster, const std::initializer_list<const char *>>({
     "modelV2", "controlsState", "liveCalibration", "radarState", "deviceState", "roadCameraState",
-    "pandaStates", "carParams", "driverMonitoringState", "sensorEvents", "carState", "liveLocationKalman",
+    "pandaStates", "carParams", "sensorEvents", "carState", "liveLocationKalman",
     "wideRoadCameraState", "managerState", "navInstruction", "navRoute",
   });