diff --git a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorMetaMTAConfigOptions.php b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorMetaMTAConfigOptions.php
--- a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorMetaMTAConfigOptions.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorMetaMTAConfigOptions.php
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@
     - Required if private reply-to addresses are configured.
     - Mail messages are sent in the language of user preference.
 
-EODOC
-));
-
-    $herald_hints_description = $this->deformat(pht(<<<EODOC
-You can disable the Herald hints in email if users prefer smaller messages.
-These are the links under the header "WHY DID I GET THIS EMAIL?". If you set
-this to `false`, they will not appear in any mail. Users can still navigate to
-the links via the web interface.
 EODOC
 ));
 
@@ -256,14 +248,6 @@
         ->setLocked(true)
         ->setDescription(pht('Domain used for reply email addresses.'))
         ->addExample('phabricator.example.com', ''),
-      $this->newOption('metamta.herald.show-hints', 'bool', true)
-        ->setBoolOptions(
-          array(
-            pht('Show Herald Hints'),
-            pht('No Herald Hints'),
-          ))
-        ->setSummary(pht('Show hints about Herald rules in email.'))
-        ->setDescription($herald_hints_description),
       $this->newOption('metamta.recipients.show-hints', 'bool', true)
         ->setBoolOptions(
           array(
diff --git a/src/applications/metamta/view/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBody.php b/src/applications/metamta/view/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBody.php
--- a/src/applications/metamta/view/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBody.php
+++ b/src/applications/metamta/view/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBody.php
@@ -151,24 +151,6 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Add a Herald section with a rule management URI and a transcript URI.
-   *
-   * @param string URI to rule transcripts.
-   * @return this
-   * @task compose
-   */
-  public function addHeraldSection($xscript_uri) {
-    if (!PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('metamta.herald.show-hints')) {
-      return $this;
-    }
-
-    $this->addLinkSection(
-      pht('WHY DID I GET THIS EMAIL?'),
-      PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI($xscript_uri));
-
-    return $this;
-  }
 
   /**
    * Add an attachment.
diff --git a/src/applications/metamta/view/__tests__/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBodyTestCase.php b/src/applications/metamta/view/__tests__/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBodyTestCase.php
--- a/src/applications/metamta/view/__tests__/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBodyTestCase.php
+++ b/src/applications/metamta/view/__tests__/PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBodyTestCase.php
@@ -10,36 +10,15 @@
   bass
   trout
 
-WHY DID I GET THIS EMAIL?
-  http://test.com/xscript/
-
 EOTEXT;
 
-    $this->assertEmail($expect, true);
+    $this->assertEmail($expect);
   }
 
-  public function testBodyRenderNoHerald() {
-    $expect = <<<EOTEXT
-salmon
-
-HEADER
-  bass
-  trout
-
-EOTEXT;
-
-    $this->assertEmail($expect, false);
-  }
-
-  private function assertEmail($expect, $herald_hints) {
-    $env = PhabricatorEnv::beginScopedEnv();
-    $env->overrideEnvConfig('phabricator.production-uri', 'http://test.com/');
-    $env->overrideEnvConfig('metamta.herald.show-hints', $herald_hints);
-
+  private function assertEmail($expect) {
     $body = new PhabricatorMetaMTAMailBody();
     $body->addRawSection('salmon');
     $body->addTextSection('HEADER', "bass\ntrout\n");
-    $body->addHeraldSection('/xscript/');
 
     $this->assertEqual($expect, $body->render());
   }