diff --git a/app/views/articles/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/articles/_sidebar.html.erb
index 2af17ff10..4dce740ae 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -5,19 +5,9 @@
       <%= render partial: "layouts/main_nav", locals: { context: "sidebar" } %>
       <%= render "layouts/sidebar_tags" %>
     <% end %>
-    <% cache("display-area-left-#{rand(5)}-#{user_signed_in?}", expires_in: 5.minutes) do %>
-      <% @left_sidebar_ad = DisplayAd.for_display(area: "sidebar_left", user_signed_in: user_signed_in?) %>
-      <% if @left_sidebar_ad %>
-        <%= render partial: "shared/display_ad", locals: { display_ad: @left_sidebar_ad, data_context_type: DisplayAdEvent::CONTEXT_TYPE_HOME } %>
-      <% end %>
-    <% end %>
-    <% cache("display-area-left-2-#{rand(5)}-#{user_signed_in?}", expires_in: 5.minutes) do %>
-      <% @second_left_sidebar_ad = DisplayAd.for_display(area: "sidebar_left_2", user_signed_in: user_signed_in?) %>
-      <% if @second_left_sidebar_ad %>
-        <div class="pt-4">
-          <%= render partial: "shared/display_ad", locals: { display_ad: @second_left_sidebar_ad, data_context_type: DisplayAdEvent::CONTEXT_TYPE_HOME } %>
-        </div>
-      <% end %>
-    <% end %>
+    <div class="js-display-ad-container" data-async-url="<%= billboard_path(placement_area: :sidebar_left) %>"></div>
+    <div class="js-display-ad-container pt-4" data-async-url="<%= billboard_path(placement_area: :sidebar_left_2) %>"></div>
   </aside>
 </div>
+
+<%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "billboard", defer: true %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 0ea699205..ed1f53db8 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       # temporary keeping both routes while transitioning (renaming) display_ads => billboards
       get "/display_ads/:placement_area", to: "billboards#show"
     end
-    get "/billboards/:placement_area", to: "billboards#show"
+    get "/billboards/:placement_area", to: "billboards#show", as: :billboard
     # temporary keeping both routes while transitioning (renaming) display_ads => billboards
     get "/display_ads/:placement_area", to: "billboards#show"
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/stories_index_spec.rb b/spec/requests/stories_index_spec.rb
index ce17a9719..0c133251e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/stories_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/stories_index_spec.rb
@@ -66,39 +66,32 @@ RSpec.describe "StoriesIndex" do
       expect(response.body).to include("This is a landing page!")
     end
 
-    it "renders all display_ads of different placements when published and approved" do
+    it "renders display_ads when published and approved" do
       org = create(:organization)
-      ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, organization: org, placement_area: "sidebar_left")
-      second_left_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, organization: org,
-                                           placement_area: "sidebar_left_2")
-      right_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_right",
-                                     organization: org)
+      ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_right",
+                               organization: org)
 
       get "/"
       expect(response.body).to include(ad.processed_html)
-      expect(response.body).to include(second_left_ad.processed_html)
-      expect(response.body).to include(right_ad.processed_html)
     end
 
     it "does not render display_ads when not approved" do
       org = create(:organization)
-      ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: false, organization: org)
-      right_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: false, placement_area: "sidebar_right",
-                                     organization: org)
+      ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: false, placement_area: "sidebar_right",
+                               organization: org)
 
       get "/"
       expect(response.body).not_to include(ad.processed_html)
-      expect(response.body).not_to include(right_ad.processed_html)
     end
 
-    it "renders only one display ad of placement" do
+    it "renders only one display ad per placement" do
       org = create(:organization)
-      left_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_left", organization: org)
-      second_left_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_left",
-                                           organization: org)
+      ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_right", organization: org)
+      second_ad = create(:display_ad, published: true, approved: true, placement_area: "sidebar_right",
+                                      organization: org)
 
       get "/"
-      expect(response.body).to include(left_ad.processed_html).or(include(second_left_ad.processed_html))
+      expect(response.body).to include(ad.processed_html).or(include(second_ad.processed_html))
       expect(response.body).to include("crayons-card crayons-card--secondary crayons-sponsorship").once
       expect(response.body).to include("sponsorship-dropdown-trigger-").once
     end