diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started_view.js
index bd45bf5d4..f3e6142cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started_view.js
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ app.views.PublisherGettingStarted = Backbone.View.extend({
 
       close.click(function() {
         if( $('.popover').length==1 ) {
-          $.get('/getting_started_completed');
+          $.get('/getting_started_completed', {success: function() {
+            $("#welcome-to-diaspora, #welcome-to-diaspora~br").remove();
+          }});
         }
         el.popover('hide');
         return false;
diff --git a/features/desktop/signs_up.feature b/features/desktop/signs_up.feature
index 1af82b89c..1ab057369 100644
--- a/features/desktop/signs_up.feature
+++ b/features/desktop/signs_up.feature
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Feature: new user registration
     And I have turned off jQuery effects
     And I wait for the popovers to appear
     And I click close on all the popovers
-    And I go to the home page
     Then I should not see "Welcome to diaspora*"
 
   Scenario: user fills in bogus data - client side validation