diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
index bcc156d6d1..3db78369e2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ def finish_auth(request):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
     return render_to_response('student_account/finish_auth.html', {
         'disable_courseware_js': True,
+        'disable_footer': True,
     })
 
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/finish_auth.html b/lms/templates/student_account/finish_auth.html
index 1fa5cd077e..1914263ecc 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/finish_auth.html
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/finish_auth.html
@@ -17,7 +17,3 @@
         <div class="loading-animation"></div>
     </div>
 </div>
-
-## This overwrites the "footer" block declared in main.html
-## with an empty block, effectively hiding the footer.
-<%block name="footer"/>