diff --git a/common/params.cc b/common/params.cc
index 4b62fc97a4..2d4f62f735 100644
--- a/common/params.cc
+++ b/common/params.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"PandaHeartbeatLost", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START | CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_OFF},
     {"PandaSignatures", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"Passive", PERSISTENT},
-    {"PrimeRedirected", PERSISTENT},
     {"PrimeType", PERSISTENT},
     {"RecordFront", PERSISTENT},
     {"RecordFrontLock", PERSISTENT},  // for the internal fleet
diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index f91752479a..c6936d5d40 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ def main():
                              enable_multithread=True,
                              timeout=30.0)
       cloudlog.event("athenad.main.connected_ws", ws_uri=ws_uri)
-      params.delete("PrimeRedirected")
 
       conn_retries = 0
       cur_upload_items.clear()
@@ -735,22 +734,13 @@ def main():
       break
     except (ConnectionError, TimeoutError, WebSocketException):
       conn_retries += 1
-      params.delete("PrimeRedirected")
       params.delete("LastAthenaPingTime")
     except socket.timeout:
-      try:
-        r = requests.get("http://api.commadotai.com/v1/me", allow_redirects=False,
-                         headers={"User-Agent": f"openpilot-{get_version()}"}, timeout=15.0)
-        if r.status_code == 302 and r.headers['Location'].startswith("http://u.web2go.com"):
-          params.put_bool("PrimeRedirected", True)
-      except Exception:
-        cloudlog.exception("athenad.socket_timeout.exception")
       params.delete("LastAthenaPingTime")
     except Exception:
       cloudlog.exception("athenad.main.exception")
 
       conn_retries += 1
-      params.delete("PrimeRedirected")
       params.delete("LastAthenaPingTime")
 
     time.sleep(backoff(conn_retries))
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
index cdce7b8281..312d8d8a59 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void Sidebar::updateState(const UIState &s) {
   ItemStatus connectStatus;
   auto last_ping = deviceState.getLastAthenaPingTime();
   if (last_ping == 0) {
-    connectStatus = params.getBool("PrimeRedirected") ? ItemStatus{"NO\nPRIME", danger_color} : ItemStatus{"CONNECT\nOFFLINE", warning_color};
+    connectStatus = ItemStatus{"CONNECT\nOFFLINE", warning_color};
   } else {
     connectStatus = nanos_since_boot() - last_ping < 80e9 ? ItemStatus{"CONNECT\nONLINE", good_color} : ItemStatus{"CONNECT\nERROR", danger_color};
   }