diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/writefull-premium-promo-banner.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/writefull-premium-promo-banner.tsx
index 1d3cb72af6..dd2a33368f 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/writefull-premium-promo-banner.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/notifications/writefull-premium-promo-banner.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { sendMB } from '@/infrastructure/event-tracking'
 import customLocalStorage from '@/infrastructure/local-storage'
 import WritefullLogo from '@/shared/svgs/writefull-logo'
 import OLButton from '@/features/ui/components/ol/ol-button'
-import getMeta from '@/utils/meta'
 
 const eventSegmentation = {
   location: 'dashboard-banner',
@@ -21,11 +20,6 @@ function WritefullPremiumPromoBanner({
   setShow: (value: boolean) => void
   onDismiss: () => void
 }) {
-  // dont show the add to WF commons users since their license already includes it
-  const userAffiliations = getMeta('ol-userAffiliations') || []
-  const hasWritefullCommons = userAffiliations.some(
-    affil => affil.institution?.writefullCommonsAccount
-  )
   const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
     customLocalStorage.setItem('has_dismissed_writefull_promo_banner', true)
     setShow(false)
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ function WritefullPremiumPromoBanner({
     onDismiss()
   }, [setShow, onDismiss])
 
-  if (!show || hasWritefullCommons) {
+  if (!show) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-add-new-email.test.tsx b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-add-new-email.test.tsx
index 9f2aab9dd7..ac2886ca63 100644
--- a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-add-new-email.test.tsx
+++ b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-add-new-email.test.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const userEmailData: UserEmailData & { affiliation: Affiliation } = {
     department: 'Art History',
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: false,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 1,
       isUniversity: true,
diff --git a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-institution-and-role.test.tsx b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-institution-and-role.test.tsx
index 2fe47abfa2..6c70f44723 100644
--- a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-institution-and-role.test.tsx
+++ b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/components/emails/emails-section-institution-and-role.test.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const userData1: UserEmailData & { affiliation: Affiliation } = {
     department: null,
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: false,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 1,
       isUniversity: false,
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ const userData2: UserEmailData & { affiliation: Affiliation } = {
     department: 'Art History',
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: false,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 1,
       isUniversity: false,
diff --git a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/fixtures/test-user-email-data.ts b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/fixtures/test-user-email-data.ts
index ecec525706..66786ec1e0 100644
--- a/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/fixtures/test-user-email-data.ts
+++ b/services/web/test/frontend/features/settings/fixtures/test-user-email-data.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export const professionalUserData: UserEmailData & {
     department: 'Art History',
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: false,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 1,
       isUniversity: false,
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export const unconfirmedCommonsUserData: UserEmailData & {
     department: 'Art History',
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: true,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 1,
       isUniversity: false,
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ export const ssoUserData: UserEmailData = {
     department: 'Art History',
     institution: {
       commonsAccount: true,
-      writefullCommonsAccount: false,
       confirmed: true,
       id: 2,
       isUniversity: true,
diff --git a/services/web/types/institution.ts b/services/web/types/institution.ts
index 734ae1524c..4edba50eb9 100644
--- a/services/web/types/institution.ts
+++ b/services/web/types/institution.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Nullable } from './utils'
 
 export type Institution = {
   commonsAccount: boolean
-  writefullCommonsAccount: boolean
   confirmed: boolean
   id: number
   isUniversity: boolean