diff --git a/CHANGELOG-EE b/CHANGELOG-EE
index 2e1d0f99105cf7eeffe3a4ef901ec2cffe7b3678..ce4bdcabf6a92b101f5e0c26b12f3825bdf54298 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-EE
+++ b/CHANGELOG-EE
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ v 8.9.0 (unreleased)
   - Allow LDAP to mark users as external based on their group membership. !432
   - Instrument instance methods of Gitlab::InsecureKeyFingerprint class
 
+v 8.8.4
+  - Remove license overusage message
+
 v 8.8.3
   - Add standard web hook headers to Jenkins CI post. !374
   - Gracefully handle malformed DNs in LDAP group sync. !392
diff --git a/app/helpers/license_helper.rb b/app/helpers/license_helper.rb
index 90c0def8f926edbdbcf7282609731d45a0f7293f..41574afed9e470f541b776710b557c95c6d49210 100644
--- a/app/helpers/license_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/license_helper.rb
@@ -37,15 +37,13 @@ module LicenseHelper
 
     return unless signed_in
 
-    return unless (is_admin && (license.notify_admins? || license.warn_upgrade_license_message?)) || license.notify_users?
+    return unless (is_admin && license.notify_admins?) || license.notify_users?
 
     message = []
 
-    unless license.warn_upgrade_license_message?
-      message << "The GitLab Enterprise Edition license"
-      message << (license.expired? ? "expired" : "will expire")
-      message << "on #{license.expires_at}."
-    end
+    message << "The GitLab Enterprise Edition license"
+    message << (license.expired? ? "expired" : "will expire")
+    message << "on #{license.expires_at}."
 
     if license.expired? && license.will_block_changes?
       message << "Pushing code and creation of issues and merge requests"
@@ -67,12 +65,6 @@ module LicenseHelper
       message << "to"
       message << (license.block_changes? ? "restore" : "ensure uninterrupted")
       message << "service."
-    elsif license.warn_upgrade_license_message?
-      message << "Your GitLab license currently covers #{license.user_count}"
-      message << "users, but it looks like your site has grown to"
-      message << "#{current_active_user_count} users. Please contact"
-      message << "sales@gitlab.com to increase the number of licensed users."
-      message << "Note: This message is only visible to you as an admin."
     end
 
     message.join(" ")
diff --git a/app/models/license.rb b/app/models/license.rb
index a917985513459460159b9d9bffd96bc1d81d05ef..b788832416d75cb66cc52d25764c790a94e1f53d 100644
--- a/app/models/license.rb
+++ b/app/models/license.rb
@@ -92,22 +92,6 @@ class License < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.restrictions[:active_user_count]
   end
 
-  def current_user_count
-    Rails.cache.fetch("current_active_user_count", expires_in: 1.hour) do
-      User.active.count
-    end
-  end
-
-  def warn_upgrade_license_message?
-    restricted_user_count = user_count
-
-    return unless restricted_user_count
-
-    return false unless Time.now >= self.starts_at + 3.months
-
-    restricted_user_count && current_user_count > restricted_user_count
-  end
-
   private
 
   def reset_current
diff --git a/spec/helpers/license_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/license_helper_spec.rb
index 49786da54d72cb2fdf0786b41d871b618e76c4ae..f2a94a79cd2759d4fdee0bcd4a314d5f4125929d 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/license_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/license_helper_spec.rb
@@ -19,25 +19,5 @@ describe LicenseHelper do
         expect(license_message(signed_in: true, is_admin: false)).to eq(user_msg)
       end
     end
-
-    context 'license available' do
-      let(:license) { create(:license) }
-
-      before do
-        allow(License).to receive(:current).and_return(license)
-      end
-
-      it 'warn for overusage' do
-        allow(license).to receive(:starts_at).and_return(Time.now - 3.months)
-        allow(license).to receive(:expired?).and_return(false)
-        allow(license).to receive(:restricted?).and_return(true)
-        allow(license).to receive(:notify_admins?).and_return(true)
-        allow(license).to receive(:restrictions).and_return({ active_user_count: 50 })
-        allow(User).to receive(:active).and_return(Array.new(100))
-
-        warn_msg = 'Your GitLab license currently covers 50 users, but it looks like your site has grown to 100 users. Please contact sales@gitlab.com to increase the number of licensed users. Note: This message is only visible to you as an admin.'
-        expect(license_message(signed_in: true, is_admin: true)).to eq(warn_msg)
-      end
-    end
   end
 end