diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
index d356687000..4a1d9dd78a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
@@ -769,8 +769,6 @@ def instructor_dashboard(request, course_id):
                'plots': plots,			# psychometrics
                'course_errors': modulestore().get_item_errors(course.location),
                'instructor_tasks': instructor_tasks,
-               'djangopid': os.getpid(),
-               'mitx_version': getattr(settings, 'MITX_VERSION_STRING', ''),
                'offline_grade_log': offline_grades_available(course_id),
                'cohorts_ajax_url': reverse('cohorts', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
index b71f9a95ce..2b4ba98a6a 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ function goto( mode)
 	  ]
     </h2>
 
-  <div style="text-align:right"><span id="djangopid">${djangopid}</span>
-  | <span id="mitxver">${mitx_version}</span></div>
-
     <form name="idashform" method="POST">
     <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="${ csrf_token }">
     <input type="hidden" name="idash_mode" value="">