diff --git a/src/views/submit/submit.tsx b/src/views/submit/submit.tsx
index b366687d..86a28dac 100644
--- a/src/views/submit/submit.tsx
+++ b/src/views/submit/submit.tsx
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ const useSubmitStore = create<SubmitState>((set) => ({
         onChallengeVerification: alertChallengeVerificationFailed,
         onError: (error: Error) => {
           console.error(error);
-          // TODO: remove this explanation when pubsub providers uptime is fixed:
           let errorMessage = error.message;
-          if (errorMessage === 'The challenge request has been published over the pubsub topic but no response was received') {
-            errorMessage +=
-              '. This means seedit web is currently offline, download seedit desktop which is fully peer-to-peer: https://github.com/plebbit/seedit/releases/latest';
-          }
           alert(errorMessage);
         },
       };