diff --git a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
index d51623a..5aca5b4 100644
--- a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
 
   @tracked file = null;
   @tracked uploadedPhoto = null;
-  @tracked status = '';
   @tracked error = '';
   @tracked isPublishing = false;
   @tracked isDragging = false;
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.status = 'Publishing event...';
     this.error = '';
     this.isPublishing = true;
 
@@ -191,7 +189,6 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
       this.nostrData.store.add(event);
 
       this.toast.show('Photo published successfully');
-      this.status = '';
 
       // Clear out the file so user can upload more or be done
       this.file = null;
@@ -206,7 +203,6 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       this.error = 'Failed to publish: ' + e.message;
-      this.status = '';
     } finally {
       this.isPublishing = false;
     }
@@ -222,12 +218,6 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
         </div>
       {{/if}}
 
-      {{#if this.status}}
-        <div class="alert alert-info">
-          {{this.status}}
-        </div>
-      {{/if}}
-
       {{#if this.file}}
         <div class="photo-grid">
           <PlacePhotoUploadItem
diff --git a/app/styles/app.css b/app/styles/app.css
index 1230059..3115383 100644
--- a/app/styles/app.css
+++ b/app/styles/app.css
@@ -1839,11 +1839,6 @@ button.create-place {
   color: #c00;
 }
 
-.alert-info {
-  background: #eef;
-  color: #00c;
-}
-
 .preview-group {
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }