diff --git a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
index 3f390c0c4..d4c18c186 100644
--- a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
@@ -19,23 +19,6 @@ def index
     }
   end
 
-  def finalized_notification
-    @proposal = proposal # because drapper won't set the instance variable
-
-    email_template = case @proposal.state
-      when Proposal::State::ACCEPTED
-        'accept_email'
-      when Proposal::State::REJECTED
-        'reject_email'
-      when Proposal::State::WAITLISTED
-        'waitlist_email'
-    end
-
-    markdown_string = render_to_string "staff/proposal_mailer/#{email_template}", layout: false, formats: :md
-
-    @body = Redcarpet::Markdown.new(Redcarpet::Render::HTML).render(markdown_string)
-  end
-
   def new
     if @event.closed?
       redirect_to event_path (@event)
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/finalized_notification.html.erb b/app/views/proposals/finalized_notification.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index bb382d311..000000000
--- a/app/views/proposals/finalized_notification.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<%= @body.html_safe %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 39cc67871..b9293aae9 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
       member { post :decline }
       member { post :update_notes }
       member { delete :destroy }
-      member { get :finalized_notification }
     end
 
     get 'parse_edit_field' => 'proposals#parse_edit_field', as: :parse_edit_field_proposal