diff --git a/app/labor/flare_tag.rb b/app/labor/flare_tag.rb
index 303b3245e..ee587c96f 100644
--- a/app/labor/flare_tag.rb
+++ b/app/labor/flare_tag.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class FlareTag
   FLARE_TAGS = %w[explainlikeimfive
                   jokes
-                  hacktoberfest
                   watercooler
                   ama
                   techtalks
diff --git a/app/views/articles/_sidebar_additional.html.erb b/app/views/articles/_sidebar_additional.html.erb
index fe82a6d1b..608302663 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/_sidebar_additional.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/_sidebar_additional.html.erb
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       <% end %>
-      <div class="widget">
-        <header>
-          <a href="/t/hacktoberfest"><h4>#hacktoberfest</h4></a>
-        </header>
-        <div class="widget-body">
-          <div class="widget-link-list">
-            <% Article.active_threads(["hacktoberfest"], Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime, 5).each do |plucked_article| %>
-              <%= render "articles/widget_list_item", plucked_article: plucked_article, show_comment_count: true %>
-            <% end %>
-          </div>
-          <a class="cta cta-button" href="/new/hacktoberfest">POST TO #HACKTOBERFEST</a>
-          <p class="widget-subtext"><em>Let's get hacking!</em></p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
       <div class="widget">
         <header>
           <a href="/t/help"><h4>#help</h4></a>